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U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack holds meetings with Lebanese leaders in Beirut

The US special envoy to Lebanon held more meetings with Lebanese leaders in the capital Beirut on Monday. (AP video by ...

Iraq says its tip to Lebanon leads to the destruction of an amphetamine factory

Iraq says one of Lebanon’s largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and ...

A father’s grief and a nation’s hope: Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut blast

Five years after the Beirut port explosion, families of victims are still seeking justice. The blast, caused by detonated ...
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Volunteers flock to clean up Beirut after huge explosion

BEIRUT — A citizen’s army descended on the streets of Beirut after last week’s explosion. Arriving on buses from all corners of the country and armed with brooms, thousands of volunteers ...
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Beirut explosion left 300,000 homeless, cost up to $15 billion

Two days after a massive explosion in Beirut, the death toll held at 135 people with 5,000 wounded, yet the estimate on those made homeless increased to 300,000, with losses estimated between $10 ...

Adopted from Lebanon during war, Jimmy Abdo bolstered by improbable U.S. Amateur run

Abdo advanced to the quarterfinals at the Olympic Club, 19 years after his mother traveled to war-torn Beirut to adopt him.

US envoy to discuss long-term ceasefire with Israel after Lebanon commits to disarming Hezbollah

The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon says his team will discuss a long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel. This follows ...

Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations

Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to ...