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Iran-backed Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias in Soleimani’s wake
Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organisation Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to unite them in the face of a huge void left by
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Lebanon forms gov’t with backing of Hezbollah and allies
Lebanon formed a new government yesterday under Prime Minister Hassan Diab after the Shiite group Hezbollah and its allies agreed on a Cabinet that must urgently address an economic crisis. The heavily indebted state has been without an effective government
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Lebanese security forces, protesters clash for second night
BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas yesterday to try to break up stone-throwing protesters in Beirut, which has been rocked by some of the worst violence since unrest erupted in October. Yesterday’s confrontation broke
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Hezbollah endorsed Lebanon PM, to form new government
BEIRUT: Former minister Hassan Diab, who has the backing of Hezbollah and its allies, gained enough votes from lawmakers on Thursday to be named Lebanon’s new prime minister. President Michel Aoun hosted consultations on Thursday with deputies to pick the
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Lebanon’s Hariri says he will not be PM again
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri withdrew as a candidate for prime minister yesterday, and Shiite Hezbollah with its ally Amal moved toward nominating a former education minister for the job, two senior sources familiar with their position said. Hariri, the country’s
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Lebanon delays nomination of new PM
The nomination of Lebanon’s next prime minister has been postponed after major Christian parties said they would not support the candidacy of caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri, presenting a new impasse after weeks of political wrangling. Hariri resigned on October
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Lebanese army clashes with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut
Lebanese troops lobbed tear gas today to disperse supporters of Shi’ite groups Hezbollah and Amal who tried to storm a square in Beirut in response to a video that purportedly offended Shi’ite figures, witnesses and media reports said. Hundreds of
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Lebanese protesters clash with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut
BEIRUT: Clashes broke out between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of the Shi’ite groups Hezbollah and Amal in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, early today, as tensions escalated when demonstrators blocked a main bridge. Lebanon has faced five weeks of anti-government protests,
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First Israeli drone falls off, second one crash
BEIRUT: An Israeli drone fell in the southern suburbs of Beirut, dominated by the Iran-backed movement, and a second drone exploded near the ground before dawn on Sunday, a Hezbollah official told Reuters. The second drone caused damage when it
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