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Hospitals in Lebanon face shutdown risks amid foreign currency shortage: R
Updated : 14 hours, 29 min ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon's syndicate of private hospitals warned on Thursday that many Lebanese hospitals are facing the risk of shutting down because of a shortage of foreign currency to buy equipment and medicines, the Elnashra news website reported.
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UN mission urges Lebanon, Israel to resolve rifts through tripartite meeti
Updated : 6 days, 18 hours ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday called on Lebanon and Israel to use the tripartite meetings to find win-win solutions to the contentious issues along their border.
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World Bank, UN grant 10 million USD to mitigate impacts of Beirut port bla
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A new 10 million U.S. dollars grant will help Lebanon mitigate the environmental and health impacts of the Beirut port explosions on the neighboring population and support Beirut's reconstruction, the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Lebanon holds parliamentary election amid economic crisis
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanon opened polling stations for the country's general elections on Sunday amid a severe economic crisis.
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IMF urges Lebanon to implement "agreed-upon" reforms
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is willing to help Lebanon overcome its severe crisis, said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, emphasizing the importance of implementing reforms in a timely manner.
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Lebanon arrests 2 human smugglers, 23 illegal Syrian immigrants
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Two human smugglers and 23 Syrian nationals planning to leave for Cyprus by sea were arrested in northern Lebanon on Sunday, the National News Agency reported.
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Lebanon cracks human smuggling network
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Lebanese army on Friday cracked a human smuggling network in Tripoli while it was attempting to smuggle 85 people by sea, the National News Agency reported.
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Lebanon president urges stronger security against violent crime surge
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Wednesday called for stronger security efforts against the risks of a deteriorating security situation amid a nationwide economic collapse.
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Lebanon's deputy PM declares country's bankruptcy, talks with IMF
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami on Monday announced "the bankruptcy of the state and the Central Bank of Lebanon," al-Jadeed local TV channel reported.
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UN urges Lebanese govt to rebuild education system
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 2 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Najat Rochdi on Saturday urged the Lebanese government to work to rebuild the country's education system.
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West should not overlook issue of Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Arab League
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The world community should not neglect providing assistance to Lebanon, which has received hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees over the past decade, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Monday.
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Egyptian court sentences 10 members of Muslim Brotherhood to death for pla
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], January 30 (ANI/ Sputnik) : Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution sentenced to death 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (a terrorist group banned in Russia) for forming an armed group to attack law enforcement officers and destroy infrastructure, Egypt's Middle East
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