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Plus-size model says Qatar Airways didn’t let her fly ‘for being too fat for her seat’
A Brazilian plus-size model of Lebanese origin was prevented from boarding a Qatar Airways flight allegedly because she was “too fat”, as she could not sit in the economy class seat. 38-year-old…
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Lebanon tennis champion refuses to face Israeli rival
Beirut: A 36-year-old Lebanese international tennis champion, Mohamed Ataya, have withdrawn from the final of the Cyprus International Championship for refusing to confront an Israeli player and rejecting normalization. The Islamic Action…
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511 Syrian refugees in Lebanon repatriated
Beirut: Lebanon on Thursday announced that it had secured the voluntary return of 511 Syrian refugees, in coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In a statement, the Lebanese…
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UN appeals $13M to support Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Friday appealed to donors for USD 13 million in funding to continue its support for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. UNRWA…
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Lebanon detects first case of cholera since 1993
Beirut: The Lebanese Health Ministry announced the detection of a case of Cholera, the first such infection since the last outbreak in 1993. The Ministry noted that the infection was detected in…
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Lebanon: Banks reopen after people protest armed with guns
Beirut: Lebanese banks reopened on Monday, after being closed for the past week, due to escalating security concerns after a series of incidents involved people seeking to access their savings by entering…
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IMF urges Lebanon to restore confidence in financial sector
Beirut: The IMF mission chief for Lebanon urged the country to take measures to restore its financial confidence. Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, who led an IMF delegation to Beirut on a three-day visit,…
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Woman holds up Lebanon bank to withdraw own savings for her sister’s cancer treatment
Beirut: A Lebanese woman on Wednesday held up a BLOM BANK branch in the capital, Beirut, and was able to take about 20,000 dollar with toy gun of her own money to…
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Lebanon on brink of becoming failed state amid economic, social fiasco
Beirut: Lebanon is facing a full economic meltdown and is virtually on a precipice economically, politically and socially. Although it cannot yet be described as a failed state, it is on the…
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Saudi Arabia to send back ambassador to Lebanon
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday the return of its ambassador to Lebanon, in a positive sign of a thaw in their tense ties. The move came after Lebanese Prime…
