Tag: #Saad Hariri
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Crisis-Hit Lebanon Kicks off COVID Vaccinations
A crisis0hit Lebanon has kicked off its COVID vaccinations.
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Lebanon protesters reject concessions, block key roads
Beirut, Oct 25 (AFP/APP): Anti-corruption protesters cut off major roads in Lebanon for a ninth day Friday, pledging to keep paralysing the country despite an offer by the president to meet their representatives. The demonstrators, who have thronged towns and cities across Lebanon prompting the closure of banks and schools, have been demanding the removal…
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Lebanon army cracks down on protests as government bickers
Beirut, Oct 19 (AFP/APP): The Lebanese army moved to end a wave of protests against tax increases and alleged official corruption Saturday as the fragile governing coalition fractured over promised economic reforms. Troops reopened some major highways that had been blocked by protesters after firing tear gas and water cannons to disperse the huge crowd…
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Lebanon turns to neighbours for help fighting forest fires
Beirut, Oct 15 (AFP/APP): Lebanon has turned to its neighbours for help with battling forest fires that have ravaged homes and killed a volunteer firefighter in the Mediterranean country, the premier said on Tuesday. “We have contacted the Europeans who will send means of help,” Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in comments carried by national…