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UAE announces travel ban to Lebanon amid ongoing tensions
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a travel ban to Lebanon for Emirati citizens, due to the current security situation. The ban on travel to Lebanon aims to protect…
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Saudi Arabia asks citizens to leave Lebanon immediately
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia‘s Embassy in Lebanon has advised its citizens to evacuate Lebanon immediately. In a statement posted late Friday, August 4, on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the…
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Lebanon to begin exploratory drilling for energy deposits by end of August
Beirut: Lebanon will begin exploratory drilling in its territorial waters by the end of August to see if it has rich energy deposits, Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh announced. An…
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Armed clashes in Palestinian camp in Lebanon unacceptable: Lebanese PM
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said that the armed clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon are unacceptable as they violate the country’s sovereignty. Armed clashes between members…
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Lebanon calls on Palestinian leaders to help restore security in Lebanon’s refugee camp
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on Palestinian leaders to help restore security in the Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon after armed clashes broke out there. “We…
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5 killed in clashes inside Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
Beirut: A military officer affiliated with the Palestinian Fatah Movement was assassinated by Islamist militants along with three of his bodyguards in an ambush in southern Lebanon, media reported. Abou Ashraf al-Armoushi…
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Lebanon busts human smuggling network of Syrian, Lebanese citizens
Beirut: Lebanon’s state security has busted a human smuggling network consisting of seven Syrian and several Lebanese nationals in El Aabde in northern Lebanon, media reported. The operation arrested 79 Syrians who…
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UNIFIL urges Lebanon, Israel to avoid escalation after border clash
Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged Lebanon and Israel to stop any action that may lead to an escalation in southern Lebanon, a few hours after three Hezbollah…
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Israeli drone injures 3 Hezbollah members on Lebanese border
Beirut: An Israeli drone has attacked Hezbollah members as they were setting up a watch tower on the outskirts of Lebanon’s southern border town of Yarine, injuring three of them, Elnashra news…
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Lebanon to file complaint with UN against Israeli violations
Beirut: Lebanon has prepared to file a complaint with the United Nations Security Council against “Israel’s annexation” of the northern part of Ghajar, a disputed village on the border with Israeli-occupied Golan…
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One killed in shooting at Lebanon mosque
Beirut: A Lebanese citizen on Friday opened fire at worshipers as they were leaving a mosque in the town of Bar Elias in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, killing one and injuring several others,…
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Lebanese PM calls for quick election of new President
Beirut: Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called for the quick election of a new president to help overcome the country’s problems and support people in dealing with their daily struggles.…
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Two shot dead in disputed area in Lebanon
Beirut: Two men were shot dead in a disputed area in northern Lebanon, the Lebanese Army announced in a statement, confirming earlier media reports. The two youth, Haitham Tawk and Malek Tok,…
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Hunger strike in jail deteriorates Hannibal Gaddafi’s health
Hannibal Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was taken to a hospital in Lebanon this week as his health deteriorated during a hunger strike in Jail. Gaddafi has been…
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UK court orders British firm to pay Rs 8 cr to Beirut explosion victims
Beirut: A London court has ordered a British firm to pay more than 800,000 pounds (Rs 8,30,36,734) in damages to some of the victims of the Beirut explosion, Reuters reported. British-registered chemical trading…