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US pressures Lebanon to issue cabinet decision to disarm Hezbollah before talks continue
Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Hezbollah before ...
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US reportedly dissatisfied with Lebanon's response to Barrack paper
Cabinet will hold a session next Tuesday to discuss the state's monopoly on arms, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's office said. The ministers will also discuss the November ceasefire and Israel's ...
First group of Syrian refugees returns home from Lebanon under new UN plan
The first group of Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon on Tuesday under a new plan the United Nations developed with ...
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On first visit to Paris, Lebanon's Salam secures $88M reconstruction pledge
During discussions with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that Beirut must implement ...
With Trump pressure and a 'new Lebanon,' can Hezbollah's shadow economy be dismantled?
However, the U.S. under President Donald Trump's administration is placing renewed pressure on Lebanon's new government to ...
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President Aoun, PM Salam hold talks on Parliament session, Algeria visit
President Joseph Aoun received Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Baabda Palace on Tuesday, where the two discussed the country's ...
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Report: Lebanon warned of escalation in August if it doesn't act on arms monopoly
The August deadline mentioned by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack turned out to be related to putting the issue of monopolizing arms in the hands of the state on Cabinet’s agenda, Al-Jadeed television reported.
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Salam says reassured by Macron's 'commitment to assisting Lebanon'
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held talks Thursday in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron after which he thanked France for "its continued support for Lebanon and its security, sovereignty and ...
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Lebanon dismantles 'major' Captagon factory
Lebanon's army says it has dismantled a major Captagon factory after finding a 300-metre tunnel used to deliver and store materials for the lab. The military said the site in Yammouneh, about 25km ...
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Lebanon receives US response over Hezbollah disarmament as 12 killed by Israeli attacks on Bekaa Valley
Lebanese officials have received a response to their proposal to US special envoy Thomas Barrack over the disarmament of Hezbollah, as at least 12 people were killed when Israel launched air strikes ...
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Lebanon ‘united in grief’ as mother Fairuz attends Ziad Rahbani’s funeral
It felt like all of Lebanon came out to pay their respects to Ziad Rahbani, the Lebanese composer who died at the weekend, at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in his hometown of Mhaydseh, ...
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Lebanese president says Hezbollah disarmament will come through ...
In this photo released by the Lebanese Government press office, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, left, meets with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 14 ...