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Cyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese caretaker prime minister and the Cypriot president are calling on the European Union to provide financial support to help cash-strapped Lebanon stop migrants from reaching European shores. President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to Beirut Monday,...
Lebanon's billionaire prime minister denies allegations of money laundering in France
PARIS (AP) — Lebanon's billionaire caretaker prime minister has denied allegations of money laundering after a complaint was filed in France by two anti-corruption groups this week. The complaint against Najib Mikati was formally filed Tuesday with France’s National Financial...
Lebanese, French officials float a plan to rebuild Beirut port nearly 4 years after huge explosion
BEIRUT (AP) — Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world’s biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port...
Israeli airstrikes killed 10 Lebanese civilians in a single day. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate
NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — The civilian death toll from two Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon has risen to 10, Lebanese state media reported Thursday, making the previous day the deadliest in more than four months of cross-border exchanges. Israel's military said it killed a senior...
