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Israel hits back with artillery fire after rocket strike by Lebanon
The Israeli military said it struck Lebanon with artillery fire early Monday after a rocket was fired into Israel. The army said the rocket landed in an open area in northern Israel, causing no damage or injuries. But shortly after, it said it struck the sources of the projectile launched and an infrastructure target in southern Lebanon. It said routine activity in northern Israel was continuing. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Israel and Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group are bitter enemies that fought an inconclusive month-long war in 2006. The border area has remained tense but mostly quiet since then. Small Palestinian groups are also active in Lebanon and have been suspected in several rocket attacks in recent years. The rocket fire came at a time of heightened tensions in Israel following a string of deadly attacks inside Israel, arrest raids in the occupied West Bank and rocket attacks into Israel launched from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. It has bee
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Pope Francis to visit Lebanon in June during economic crisis
Francis' trip will be the first visit by a Pope to the Mediterranean nation since 2012, when Pope Benedict XVI paid a three-day visit to Lebanon
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US to allow Lebanon to import energy through Syria: Lebanese FM
The US will allow Lebanon to import natural gas and electricity from Egypt and Jordan through Syria, without being subject to restrictions imposed by the US Caesar Act, Abdallah Bou Habib said
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Lebanese leaders exchange barbs as country sinks into political crisis
Lebanon's president and prime minister-designate accused one another of obstruction, negligence and insolence in a war or words that has for months obstructed the formation of a new government
Lebanon establishment tasks Mustapha Adib with forming new govt
Mustapha Adib, an academic and Lebanon's ambassador to Germany, has received 90 nominations from parliamentarians so far
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United Nations resolution being voted on would cut Lebanon peacekeepers
The draft urges freedom of movement for UNIFIL and unimpeded access to all parts of the Blue Line, and condemns "in the strongest terms" all attempts to restrict UN troop movements
Lebanon parliament approves emergency, grants sweeping powers to army
The cabinet had declared a two-week state of emergency on August 5, the day after the Beirut blast that left at least 200 dead and some 6,000 injured
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Lebanese PM steps down as Beirut explosion triggers massive public fury
In a brief televised speech, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Monday that he is taking a step back so he can stand with the people and fight the battle for change alongside them
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Latest LIVE: Five Indians suffered injuries in Lebanon blast, says MEA
As many as 666 villages have been affected by floods across 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh, and major rivers are flowing above danger mark. Stay tuned for latest news live updates
Negligence of port officials probed in Beirut blast amid public anger
Public anger mounted against the ruling elite that is being blamed for the chronic mismanagement and carelessness that led to the disaster
In pics: Massive explosion hits Beirut, world reacts with shock
Initially, video taken by residents showed a fire raging at the port, sending up a giant column of smoke, illuminated by flashes of what appeared to be fireworks
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More than 70 dead, thousands injured as massive explosion rocks Beirut
The sudden devastation overwhelmed a country already struggling with both the coronavirus pandemic and an economic crisis
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Crisis-hit Lebanon forms govt led by Hassan Diab with Hezbollah's support
The heavily indebted state has been without an effective government since Saad al-Hariri quit as premier in October
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As the decade closes, power of protest endures, wins important fights
If we are back where we started the decade, we know the task, we have the tools - and like the protesters, we know the value of sticking to it
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Lebanon's Hezbollah says govt should not resign as protests spread
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned that the group's ministers would not allow poorer Lebanese to bear the brunt of an economic overhaul through higher taxes that would cause a social explosion
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Lebanon crisis: PM Saad Hariri suspends resignation, vows to protect nation
Lebanon has been thrown into turmoil by Hariri's shock announcement from Saudi that he was stepping down
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Lebanon's Hariri arrives in Paris as Emmanuel Macron plays mediator
Hariri's resignation on Nov 4 threw Lebanon into political crisis
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Why Lebanon is facing another crisis - and what Saudi Arabia stands to lose
Relevant to all this is that the Saudi government is under serious internal and external pressure
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