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IRGC Retracts Statements Confirming Death of Leader Kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps retracted its confirmation of the killing of the military attaché, Ahmad Motevaselian, who disappeared in Beirut 41 years ago. IRGC spokesman Ramezan Sharif said they still have no reliable information regarding the condition and fate of Motevaselian and his companions, who were kidnapped in northern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatari Envoy Visits Lebanon to Discuss Presidential Elections

Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi met on Monday in Beirut with Lebanese officials and a number of party leaders to discuss the means to find a solution to the presidential vacuum in the country. While information noted that the Qatari envoy carried an initiative…

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Lebanon’s Rahi, Audeh Slam Politicians for Failing to Elect New President

Lebanon’s Christian religious leaders slammed on Sunday politicians for failing to elect a new president, amid a vacuum that has continued for five months and despite recent attempts to revive efforts to agree on a candidate. During the Palm Sunday mass, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi called on politicians to “destroy…

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Analysis: Saudi prince pivots to peace after years of war

In the years since Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman catapulted to power, it’s hard to find a controversy in the Middle East that doesn’t somehow involve the 37-year-old heir to the throne

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Paris Court to Debate French Seizures of Salameh Assets

AThe Paris Court of Appeal will debate on Tuesday the validity of a large number of seizures made on the real estate and banking assets in Europe of the governor of Lebanon's central bank, Riad Salameh, who is suspected of having acquired them through massive misappropriation of Lebanese public funds.…

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Lebanon Sees Signs of New Wave of Syrian Displacement

Lebanese authorities have recorded a new influx of Syrian refugees crossing into Lebanon from neighboring Syria through the porous illegal border crossings between the two countries. On a daily basis, authorities return close to 30 families caught crossing illegally from Syria, while other families manage to flee through overlapping border…

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EU Official Says Major Aid to Lebanon Depends on IMF Deal

A European Union official visiting Lebanon said Friday that the international body will increase its humanitarian assistance to the crisis-struck country, but that more significant long-term aid depends on reforms and a deal with the International Monetary Fund. EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said at a press conference…

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EU official says major aid to Lebanon depends on IMF deal

A European Union official visiting Lebanon says the international body will boost its humanitarian assistance to the crisis-stricken country, but that more significant long-term aid depends on reforms and a deal with the International Monetary Fund

The Independent UK

‘Clown Me In’ Spreads Humanitarian Messages in Lebanon Through Comic Relief

The Lebanon-based “Clown Me In” association believes that comic relief is the optimal way to heal communities, as it brings people from different backgrounds together and strengthens their solidarity with each other. Based on this principle, the association is hosting a theatrical performance titled “Send Me Where They Need Love”…

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Telecom Workers’ Strike Threatens to Isolate Lebanon

A strike by the workers and employees of the Lebanese Telecommunications Authority (Ogero) threatens to isolate Lebanon and lead to an Internet blackout. In crisis-hit Lebanon, the telecommunications sector suffers from a shortage of diesel fuel and the inability to secure maintenance parts and other services. Workers in the country…

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UNIFIL Complains About ‘Lack of Clarity’ of Blue Line Border between Lebanon, Israel

Major General Aroldo Lazaro, Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), urged on Thursday Lebanon and Israel to continue to coordinate their movement near the Blue Line with the international force. The Blue Line marks the border between the two neighbors. Chairing…

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US Sees Appeasing Impact of Saudi-Iran Agreement on Lebanon, Region

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf said that the Saudi-Iran agreement showed to have an “appeasing effect” on the situation in Lebanon and the region in general. In telephone remarks made to Asharq al-Awsat on Thursday, Leaf said that Lebanon’s officials lack a sense of…

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Lebanon Abruptly Nixes Plan for $122M Airport ‘Terminal 2’

A contract for a new terminal at cash-strapped Lebanon's main airport was cancelled following criticism that no public bidding was held for the $122 million project, Lebanon’s caretaker transportation minister said Thursday. Lebanon’s government last week announced the plan to construct terminal at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport and said…

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Lebanon has 'no other way out' than IMF deal, U.S. official says

Lebanon has no alternative for economic recovery but to make progress on a deal with the International Monetary Fund, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.

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US Official: Lebanon Has 'No Other Way Out' of Crisis than IMF Deal

Lebanon has no alternative for economic recovery but to make progress on a deal with the International Monetary Fund, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf said in an online briefing on Thursday. Leaf, who visited Lebanon and other countries in the region in recent weeks,…

The Independent UK

Top UN court rejects Iranian bid to free assets frozen by US

The United Nations’ top court has rejected Tehran’s legal bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen by U.S. authorities to be paid in compensation to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Iran

The Independent UK

Lebanon abruptly nixes plan for $122M airport 'Terminal 2'

Lebanon’s caretaker transportation minister says the contract for a new terminal at the country's main airport is cancelled, following an uproar over the lack of public bidding for the $122 million project

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Israel pauses its political crisis, for now

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

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After timezone fiasco, Lebanese ask for real change

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Lebanese say they want real action from their government, but don’t expect it.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hezbollah Admits Impasse with Bassil

Hezbollah has most likely reached the conclusion that it was not possible to reach an understanding with the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil, over the election of Marada Movement chief Sleiman Franjieh as Lebanon’s president. Communication between the two sides has sharply declined over the recent…

France 24

Poverty on the rise in Lebanon amid deep economic crisis

Lebanon has been drowning in a series of crises since 2019. The economic, banking and political systems are in tailspin and the national currency has lost 98 percent of its value. With inflation in three-figure percentages for the third year running, eight out of 10 inhabitants now live under the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands of Prisoners in Lebanon at Risk of Starvation

Prisoners in crisis-hit Lebanon are not only deprived of their freedom - due to the constant postponement of trials as a result of judicial strikes – but also face a shortage of medical supplies, lack of hygiene, and an increasing risk of starvation. In fact, the prisons’ food crisis is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gemayel: Hezbollah Will Not be Able to Impose a President on the Lebanese

The head of the Lebanese Kataeb party, MP Sami Gemayel, announced turning the page on a disagreement between him and the political aide to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, MP Ali Hassan Khalil, declaring his acceptance of the apology after a verbal dispute between the two earlier this week. On the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'I wanted to Express my Sadness over my Country,' Marylin Nooman to Asharq Al-Awsat

Surprise and fascination with the voice of Marylin Nooman appeared on the faces of The Voice France’s jurists. They were all listening to her with admiration and asking: “Who is this contestant? Where did she came from?” When she sang Serge Lama’s “Je Suis Malade” in Arabic lyrics, they knew…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bou Saab to Asharq Al-Awsat: Bassil's Reaction to Mikati's Decision on DST was Unconsidered

The Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Elias Bou Saab, expressed his “dissatisfaction with the repercussions” that resulted from caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s "ill-conceived" decision to postpone the Daylight Savings Time (DST). “Prime Minister Mikati bears the main responsibility for the decision.

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