Beirut: – Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has resigned, saying ‘President Michelle Aon’s demands are unacceptable. Henceforth let the only god take care of the country’. Hariri’s resignation was followed by violent protests and arson in the capital, Beirut. The Lebanese pound has fallen to record levels against the US dollar in international markets. Meanwhile, […]
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Geneva: A dangerous humanitarian crisis is looming over Lebanon, which is already reeling under an economic crisis because of the political instability. The shortage of food grains and fuels on the international level is making the situation in Lebanon more dangerous. The United Nations warned that starvation and malnutrition in Lebanon would intensify further in […]
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Riyadh/Dubai/Beirut: – Diplomatic relations between Lebanon and the Gulf states are strained. ‘The dominance of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah has made relations with Lebanon futile.’ said Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Saudi Arabian foreign minister. Following Saudi and Bahrain, the UAE and Kuwait have also expelled Lebanese ambassadors and ordered their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately. […]
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Jerusalem: – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett claimed, ‘Whichever country Iran enters is plagued with violence, poverty, instability and failure. Iran is holding the political systems of Iraq and Lebanon at ransom in the same manner. But soon, Iraq and Lebanon will free themselves from the grip of Iran.’ Over the last few days, the […]
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Dubai: – The political and economic crisis in Lebanon has taken a terrible turn. As a result, a think tank in Lebanon warned that millions of Lebanese were preparing to flee to Western or Arab countries. Meanwhile, a senior Lebanese leader appealed that a government should be formed, within a week, if the country has […]
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Beirut – Interim Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab warned, ‘Lebanon is just a few days away from a social outburst. The international community should make efforts to save Lebanon from this crisis. As the effects of the social outburst in Lebanon will be felt all around the globe.’ The world bank expressed concerns over the […]
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Beirut/Riyadh: Lebanon Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe stated in an interview that some countries from the Middle East are responsible for the rising influence of terror outfit ISIS in the Gulf. This remark by Wehbe has received severe backlash from leading countries in the Middle East; this has forced the minister to resign. Moreover, he has […]
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Beirut: The government headed by Prime Minister Hassan Diab, facing the wrath of the Lebanese population following the blast in Beirut and accused of corruption, resigned on Monday. Prime Minister Diab was criticised at this time that the corruption in Lebanon culminated into the explosion. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Diab, the demand for […]
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Beirut: – Four hundred people were injured in the police action taken to crush the public protests against the government in Lebanon. The police freely used tear gas and water cannons at this time. Incidents of angry protestors attacking the police also have been reported from some places. Meanwhile, President Aoun ordered military deployment to control the […]
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Beirut: The protests being held in Lebanon against the government since the past one and a half month flared up on Friday. Millions of protestors organised a separate Independence Day parade on the streets, boycotting the official military parade of the government. The protestors demanded the resignation of the Iran and Hezbollah supported Lebanon government […]
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