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Minister: Syria ready to repatriate refugees from Lebanon

A Syrian Cabinet minister says Syrian refugees in neighboring Lebanon can start returning home, where he says they will get all the help they need from authorities

The Independent UK

Suspect's father refuses to speak about Rushdie attack - Lebanon town mayor

The father of a man charged with attempting to murder novelist Salman Rushdie has locked himself in at his home in southern Lebanon and is refusing to speak to anyone, town mayor Ali Tehfe said on Sunday.

Reuters

Ship Carrying First Ukraine Grain Cargo Nears Syria

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartus on Sunday, two shipping sources said, after the vessel had been sailing with its transponder off. The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni set sail from Ukraine's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Bassil Seeking Lebanese President with Sizeable Parliamentary, Ministerial Support

Head of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MP Gebran Bassil stressed that he opposes vacuum in the position of president. “The country cannot tolerate such a vacuum,” he declared after holding talks with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi at his summer residence in Diman. Presidential elections are set for November with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jumblatt to Hezbollah: Lebanon’s President Should be Accepted by All Sides

The head of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, and political advisor to Hezbollah's Secretary General Hussein Khalil have discussed several problems facing Lebanon, mainly the upcoming presidential elections.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Jumblatt, Nasrallah’s Aide Stress Need to Put Aside Differences

Following a long period of political rift between the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) and Hezbollah, a meeting on Thursday brought together the PSP head, Walid Jumblatt, and the political assistant to Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Hajj Hussein Al-Khalil. The two sides emphasized the need to put aside differences and to maintain dialogue…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Extends Lebanon Fuel Deal for One Year

Iraq's government has agreed to continue supplying Lebanon's electricity company with heavy fuel oil for another year, Lebanon's caretaker prime minister said on Thursday, alleviating pressure on Lebanon's struggling power grid. Najib Mikati said he had made the request to Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who agreed to extend the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Gunman who held up Lebanon bank to withdraw own money arrested as siege ends

The armed man’s wife supported her husband’s actions, claiming he ‘did what he had to do’

The Independent UK

Gunman exits Lebanon bank, ending hostage situation

A Lebanese man who had held six people hostage at gunpoint inside a commercial bank in Beirut for around six hours exited the bank on Thursday evening, a Reuters journalist said.

Reuters

Furious man armed with shotgun threatens hostages at bank - demanding his own money

The gunman entered the Federal Bank of Lebanon in Beirut and drew his firearm when he was told he couldn't access the $200,000 (£160,000) in his bank account

Daily Mirror

Lebanese Bank Hostage Situation Ends after Partial Funds Payout

A hostage standoff in which a gunman demanded a Beirut bank let him withdraw his trapped savings so that he could pay his father's medical bills ended seven hours later with the man's surrender Thursday. No injuries were reported. Authorities said Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, a 42-year-old food-delivery driver, entered the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hostage standoff at Beirut bank ends with gunman’s surrender

Banks in Lebanon have implemented informal capital controls amid ongoing economic crisis, effectively freezing savings.

Al Jazeera

Armed man demanding frozen deposits takes hostages at Lebanese commercial bank

An armed man demanding deposits frozen by his bank took an unspecified number of hostages on Thursday at the Federal Bank of Lebanon, a security source said and Lebanese media reported.

Reuters

Lebanese Buyer Cancels Order of Ukrainian Shipment After 5-Month Delay

A Lebanese buyer refused to accept a grain cargo from Ukraine, citing a delay in delivery terms, announced the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut. The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under an UN-brokered deal, left the port of Odesa on the Black Sea in August, carrying 26,000 tons of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Lebanon seizes property of two MPs charged over Beirut blast

A Lebanese court ordered on Thursday the temporary seizure of property owned by two parliamentarians charged in connection with the deadly Beirut port blast of 2020, a judicial source said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Judge Orders Seizure of MPs' Property over Port Blast

A Lebanese judge on Wednesday ordered the temporary seizure of the property of two deputies in the case of the deadly explosion which destroyed Beirut port two years ago, a judicial source said. "Judge Najah Itani has issued a temporary seizure order worth 100 billion Lebanese pounds on the property…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Assassination of Fatah Official in Lebanon Stokes Security Fears

The assassination of a senior officer of the Fatah movement inside the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in South Lebanon has revived fears over attempts to tamper with Lebanon’s security from inside the Palestinian camps. Palestinian sources in Ain al-Hilweh stated that unidentified gunmen opened fire and shot Brigadier Saeed Alaeddine…

Asharq Al-Awsat

1st Ukraine Grain Shipment that Was Expected in Lebanon Heads to Mersin

The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, the first ship to leave Ukraine, has docked in Turkey rather than Lebanon, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The ship, which left on Aug. 1, was due to dock in the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli on Sunday.

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Nasrallah Warns Israel over Border Dispute with Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah party issued a warning Tuesday to archenemy Israel over the two countries’ maritime border dispute, saying that “any arm” that reaches to steal Lebanon’s wealth “will be cut off.” Hassan Nasrallah's remarks came amid intensified US efforts to resolve a more than a decade-old maritime…

The Independent UK

Hezbollah warns Israel over border dispute with Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has issued warning to archenemy Israel over the two countries' maritime border dispute

Reuters

Hezbollah warns Israel against targeting Palestinian militants in Lebanon

The head of Lebanon's powerful armed movement Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, warned on Tuesday against any Israeli attempts to expand their targeting of Palestinian militants to Lebanon.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Public Sector Strike Cripples Cash-Strapped Lebanon

Tarek Younes was once solidly middle class and felt he helped contribute to society as an inspector in the Lebanese government’s consumer protection agency. But the country's economic free-fall has eroded his income and civic pride. In his desperation, Younes has joined tens of thousands of public sector employees across…

The Independent UK

Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Lebanon mark festival of Ashoura

Shiites in Iraq and Lebanon have marked Ashoura with chanting, parading and beating their chests in one of the most important dates on the religious calendar

The Independent UK

Public sector strike cripples cash-strapped Lebanon

Tens of thousands of Lebanese public sector workers are on strike for a sixth week as they struggle to cope with the country's crippling economic crisis, further eroding what's left of the country's state institutions

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Officials Begin Mulling Names of Presidential Candidates

Lebanese political blocs have kicked off “cautious” efforts to discuss potential presidential candidates to succeed Michel Aoun, whose term ends in around 80 days. In general terms, the president is expected to be “open” to all parties and blocs, enjoy “internal political consensus”, and be able to address the international…

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