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Lebanon’s new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. He pledged to work on economic reforms and attempt to secure reconstruction funds after last year’s war between Israel and Hezbollah. CBC | World News
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Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon’s president after position left vacant since 2022
Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys U.S. approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel. CBC | World News
Read More »Lebanon’s 19-year-old soccer sensation in coma after Israeli strikes
Leading Lebanese soccer player Celine Haidar is in a medically induced coma after she was critically wounded in an Israeli strike near her home in Beirut’s southern suburbs, her international championship prospects on hold. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Israel continues strikes on Gaza, issues warning for Lebanon’s south coast
The Israeli army issued an urgent warning Monday for people to stay off the beach or on boats on Lebanon’s coast. Earlier on Monday, the Israeli military struck at Al-Aqsa hospital in Gaza. CBC | World News
Read More »He lost his home and job, she sent her kids to Syria: Stories of some of Lebanon’s nearly 1 million displaced
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Read More »More than 150 injured after police, protesters clash in Lebanon’s capital
Riot police fired tear gas and sprayed water cannons near parliament in Lebanon’s capital Saturday to disperse thousands of protesters after riots broke out during a march against the ruling elite amid a severe economic crisis. CBC | World News
Read More »Lebanon’s religious leaders back protests against corruption, as demonstrations grow
Anti-government rallies in Lebanon received major support Wednesday from the country’s Christian and Muslim leaders who described the weeklong protests as “a historic and exceptional popular uprising” against corruption and mismanagement and appealed to the government to meet the demands of the people. CBC | World News
Read More »Lebanon’s anti-government protests gain momentum, enter 4th day
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered for another march on Sunday in major cities and towns across Lebanon, demanding an end to corruption and the rule of the country’s political elite. CBC | World News
Read More »Lebanon’s influential Hezbollah leader says he’s against government resignation
Lebanon’s influential Hezbollah leader says he is against the government’s resignation as nationwide protests gained momentum on their third day, calling for the removal of the country’s political elite. CBC | World News
Read More »France intervenes in bid to end Lebanon’s political crisis
Lebanon’s president says he hopes the crisis over Saad al-Hariri’s resignation as prime minister will soon end, with Hariri planning to leave Saudi Arabia for France this weekend. CBC | World News
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