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Saudi Arabia, France pledge $30m for Lebanon aid and development

France and Saudi Arabia announced a joint development fund for crisis-hit Lebanon Tuesday, pledging an initial $30 million to support food security and the country's crippled health sector, a French embassy statement said.

Reuters

Lebanon Tells Military to Probe Deadly Migrant Boat Capsize

Lebanon's government Tuesday tasked the armed forces with investigating how an overpacked migrant boat capsized, a tragedy some survivors have blamed on the military. At least six people were killed late Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea off the northern port city of Tripoli in the country's deadliest such maritime incident…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon tasks military with probing migrant boat sinking

Lebanon's information minister says the military will investigate the deadly sinking of a migrant boat amid allegations by survivors that the navy was responsible

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Lebanese cabinet orders military to investigate deadly migrant boat capsize

Lebanon's cabinet ordered the military court on Tuesday to investigate the capsize of a migrant boat after colliding with a naval vessel giving chase, with at least six dead and dozens missing.

Reuters

Lebanese youths seek a brighter future abroad amid economic, political crises

Almost three years into Lebanon’s trifecta of economic, social and political crises, Lebanese youths are desperate to move abroad. For them, leaving the country means finding better opportunities for the future. Studies show that this belief is on the rise among youth – and this, in turn, is expected to…

France 24

Lebanon boat survivors wait for news of missing loved ones

At least six people drowned on Saturday after a boat carrying migrants sank shortly after leaving Tripoli’s shore.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon buries dead in migrant boat sinking that killed 7

Funerals have been held across northern Lebanon for seven people killed when a tiny boat packed with migrants sunk over the weekend as the Lebanese navy tried to force it back to shore

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Death Toll in Lebanon Migrant Shipwreck Rises to Seven as Search Continues

The Lebanese army found another body from a migrant shipwreck in the sea off Lebanon's northern coast overnight, a port official told Reuters on Monday, bringing the death toll up to seven as rescue efforts continue. Late on Saturday a small dinghy carrying around 60 people sunk off the coast…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Funerals held in Lebanon's Tripoli after migrant shipwreck, dozens still missing

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Reuters

Israeli forces fire artillery shells into southern Lebanon

Israel says the move came after a rocket was fired from southern Lebanon, landing in an open area across the border.

Al Jazeera

Israel announces retaliatory strike on southern Lebanon after rocket fire

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.

France 24

Israel Retaliates after Projectile Fired from Lebanon

A projectile was fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, prompting a retaliation, the Israeli Army said early Monday. The projectile fell in an open field near a kibbutz, Israel's army said in a statement, which made no mention of casualties. "In response to the projectile launched from Lebanon into northern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Projectile fired from Lebanon at Israel hits vacant area - Israeli military

A projectile was fired from Lebanon at Israel on Monday and fell in an open area, the Israeli military said.

Reuters

Hezbollah Opens Workshops to Repair Drones in Homs Countryside

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has recently established workshops in Syria to manufacture artillery, rockets, and landmines and repair drones and various kinds of weapons, said sources in the southeastern countryside of Homs. Sources said the workshops were established under the supervision of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) experts in a fortified depot…

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Vatican Committee Visits Beirut to Complete Preparations for Pope's Visit

Pope Francis' visit to Lebanon on June 12-13 is of great importance to many Lebanese who see it as a gateway to hope after all the difficulties that the country has experienced since 2019. Preparations are underway for the Pontiff's visit, in coordination between Lebanese and Vatican officials. In mid-April,…

Reuters

Lebanese army finds eight bodies in sea off Tripoli - state news agency

Lebanese army boats have found eight bodies in the sea off the coast of the northern port city of Tripoli, the state news agency NNA reported on Sunday.

France 24

Several dead, dozens rescued after migrant boat capsizes off Lebanon

Lebanese troops have retrieved at least six corpses after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the eastern Mediterranean on Saturday, state media reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat

One Dead, More than 40 Rescued after Boat Sinks Off Lebanon

One child has died but more than 40 people have been rescued following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli on Saturday, Transport Minister Ali Hamie told Reuters. The Lebanese Red Cross said in a tweet that there were about 60 people…

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Lebanon Banking Group Rejects Latest Draft of Financial Recovery Plan

The Association of Banks in Lebanon said on Saturday it "completely rejects” the government’s latest draft of a financial recovery plan meant to pull the country out of an economic meltdown. In a statement shared with Reuters, the ABL called the plan "disastrous” and said it would leave banks and…

Al Jazeera

Lebanese opposition election candidates face threats and attacks

Opposition candidates in the upcoming election accuse supporters of traditional parties of disrupting their campaigns.

The Independent UK

France issues arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Ghosn

French prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan in 2019 for Lebanon in a gripping escape

Reuters

Carlos Ghosn says he 'smells something fishy' after French international arrest warrant

Fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn said on Friday that he "smells something fishy" before the French elections, in response to an international warrant sought by a French magistrate, Lebanon's Al Jadeed TV reported.

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Pope Says June Meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch is Off

Plans for Pope Francis to meet in June with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has backed Russia's war in Ukraine, have been suspended, the pope has told an Argentine newspaper. Reuters reported on April 11 that the Vatican was considering extending the pope's trip to Lebanon on June 12-13 by…

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Lebanese Security Forces Intensify Measures in Hezbollah Stronghold Following Spike in Crime

Lebanon’s security forces carried out a series of raids in Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahieh, the strongholds of the Shiite Hezbollah party and Amal movement, following complaints by the local population over the security situation. The security forces arrested dozens of individuals, who are wanted for theft, armed robbery and…

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Turkey Might Cooperate with Assad without Recognizing Him

Turkey said it was possible to cooperate with the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, on issues of terrorism and migrants without recognizing him. Turkey is cooperating with Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq to secure Syrian refugees' voluntary and safe return. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country does not recognize…

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