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Lebanese Officials Renew Commitment to Taif Accord on 33rd Anniversary of its Signing

The Saudi embassy in Lebanon organized on Saturday a conference to mark the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the Taif Accord that helped end the 1975-90 Lebanese civil war. Signed in 1989, the agreement, which was sponsored by Saudi Arabia, helped consolidate mutual coexistence in Lebanon and preserve its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scores of Syrian Refugees Head Home from Lebanon

Scores of Syrian refugees headed home Saturday from eastern Lebanon in the second convoy in less than two weeks as Beirut attempts to organize a mass refugee return to the war-torn country. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the “voluntary return” Saturday included 330 Syrians who left from the eastern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scores of Syrian refugees head home from crisis-hit Lebanon

Scores of Syrian refugees have headed home from eastern Lebanon in the second convoy in less than two weeks as Beirut attempts to organize a mass refugee return to the war-torn country

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Australia's 48-4 victory over Lebanon is the moment their World Cup campaign hit the point of no return

The Kangaroos' big win over Lebanon was more of what we've come to expect from the Rugby League World Cup but now there's no going back for Australia, for better or for worse, writes Nick Campton.

ABC News

Josh Addo-Carr scores five tries as Australia breeze into semi-finals

Addo-Carr has scored 10 in just three World Cup matches.

The Independent UK

Josh Addo-Carr scores five tries in Australia’s World Cup rout of Lebanon

Josh Addo-Carr scored five tries as Australia thrashed Lebanon 48-4 in the quarter-finals of the Rugby League World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Addo-Carr gets five as 'Roos thump Lebanon

Lebanon's Rugby League World Cup campaign is over, suffering a 48-4 defeat at the hands of Australia in Huddersfield.

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Australia 48-4 Lebanon: Rugby League World Cup quarter-final – as it happened

Australia cruised into the semi-finals of the rugby league world cup with a routine victory over Lebanon

The Guardian - AU

Michael Cheika unfazed by dual-code coaching issues as Argentina-Lebanon fixture clash averted

Michael Cheika is ready for a late-night dash from Lebanon’s Rugby League World Cup camp to Argentina’s Test clash with England at Twickenham.

Evening Standard

Clubless Jy Hitchcox reflects on surreal Australia call-up before World Cup quarter-final

EXCLUSIVE: The winger is on the lookout for a new club, gets a surprise chance to help the world champions in their preparations for the quarter-final against Lebanon

Daily Mirror

Kőrösi: Cholera in Lebanon Won’t Become Epidemic

The number of cholera cases in Lebanon has exceeded 1,400 with over 17 deaths according to the latest official figures, while the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, said Wednesday in a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat he was very confident that cholera will not become a major…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cricket: The unlikely sport helping Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Syrian children in Lebanon pick up sport not traditionally played in the Arab world as part of educational project.

Al Jazeera

US Sanctions Oil Smuggling Network Supporting Iran's Quds Force

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an international oil smuggling network it accused of supporting Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force, as Washington seeks to increase pressure on Tehran. In a statement, the US Treasury Department said it designated members of the network that facilitated oil trades and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots

Thousands of cholera cases have swept across Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq in recent weeks

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Lebanon's World Cup quarterfinal clash with Australia is last stand of tournament's battlers

It has been a tough World Cup for the minnow nations, but Lebanon will be aiming to strike one last blow for the battlers when they take on the Kangaroos.

ABC News

Nathan Cleary beat Daly Cherry-Evans to be the Kangaroos halfback at the Rugby League World Cup. Here's how it changes things

After weeks of speculation, Mal Meninga has made a decision on his halfback battle. Find out how it will change the game for Australia in the knockout rounds.

AAP

Penrith link sways Meninga's Cleary call

Mal Meninga says Nathan Cleary's connection with his Penrith teammates was the catalyst for him winning the Kangaroos' World Cup halfback race.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Steps Back from Plan to Slash Official Exchange Rate

Lebanon has stepped back from plans to slash its 25-year-old official exchange rate with one closer to the market rate, ministerial and political sources said Thursday, amid fears of a backlash from the public. Caretaker Finance Minister Youssef Khalil told Reuters on Sept. 28 the state would re-peg the dollar…

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A Mixed Bag: The Bennett-Lapid Government’s Mideast Policies

The most controversial foreign policy initiative was Israel’s recent accord with Lebanon demarcating Mediterranean Sea gas fields.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Reducing Chances of Electing a President, Berri Abandons Dialogue

The chances for Lebanon to find consensus on a successor to Michel Aoun, whose term in office ended on Monday, have dropped after Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri canceled a previous invitation for major political parties to meet and try to reach an agreement on a presidential candidate. The head of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon-Israel Deal a Landmark but with Limits, Experts Say

US mediators tried for more than a decade to broker a maritime border agreement between Lebanon and Israel.

The Independent UK

Lebanon-Israel deal a landmark but with limits, experts say

The recent maritime border deal between Lebanon and Israel allocates rights to off-shore natural gas drilling and has been hailed as a game changer

Bangkok Post

Captagon connection: How Syria became a narco state

BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon: A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon.

Reuters

Analysis-Arabs view revived Netanyahu with concern but as balance against Iran

Benjamin Netanyahu's likely return to power will fuel concern about deepening tensions with Arab neighbours, but Gulf states which forged ties with Israel under his leadership will see him as a regional balance against Iranian power.

The Guardian - AU

Job-juggling rugby coach Michael Cheika: ‘It’s just about time management’

The Lebanon and Argentina coach on his unique situation, overseeing both a league and union match inside three days and using Middle Eastern mezze to promote inclusion

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