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Lebanon to send two choppers to help fight Cyprus wildfire

Lebanon is sending two helicopters to join Greek and Jordanian aircraft in helping European Union member Cyprus fight a blaze that has scorched miles of mountainous terrain, an official said Monday.

Cyprus Foreign Ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis told The Associated Press that neighboring Lebanon is expected to send a pair of choppers as the wildfire continues to reignite on several fronts.

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Mawlawi reassures Arabs after Central Security Council meeting

Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi on Monday reassured that Lebanese authorities “have taken all the necessary measures to prevent the spread of clashes to areas outside the Ain el-Helweh camp and to preserve the security of Lebanese and Arab brothers.”

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UNRWA starts cleaning Ain el-Helweh camp, hopes to open all facilities soon

UNRWA has congratulated concerned parties to their efforts in returning calm to the Ain el-Helweh camp following armed clashes that took place during the past week.

"Over the past two days, the Agency had already collected solid waste from some areas within the camp through a private contractor.

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Qaouq: Hezbollah-FPM dialogue only ray of hope in the country

Senior Hezbollah official Sheikh Nabil Qaouq on Sunday warned that “the political crisis in Lebanon is deepening the financial-economic-social crisis, while there is a political camp that is still rejecting solutions and insisting on the policy of challenge and confrontation.”

“They are betting on the weapon of foreign sanctions and are inciting to draw these sanctions against their partners in the country,” Qaouq said.

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UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman also issue Lebanon travel warnings

Bahrain has called on its citizens to leave Lebanon "for their own safety" hours after Saudi Arabia did the same without giving a reason.

Another Gulf nation, Qatar, meanwhile called on Qataris in Lebanon to “observe caution and vigilance, stay away from the areas that are witnessing the current incidents, and abide by the instructions issued by the competent local authorities.”

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Lebanon minister walks back comments that irked aid donor Kuwait

Caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam has sought to clarify comments condemned by Kuwait over aid money to rebuild Beirut's grain silos that were destroyed in the devastating port blast three years ago.

The oil-rich Gulf state in 2020 said it was ready to rebuild the storehouses, which Lebanon had constructed decades ago with a loan from Kuwait.

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Mikati reassures on security after embassies' travel warnings

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has followed up with the caretakers ministers of foreign affairs and interior on the warnings issued by the embassies of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Germany for their citizens in Lebanon, Mikati's press office said.

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Clashes damage may delay school year at Ain el-Helweh camp

Damage to the school complex in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp from recent clashes between factions could delay the start of the school year for some 6,000 children, a United Nations official said Friday.

The concern arose after heavy street battles broke out Sunday in Ain el-Helweh between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement and Islamist groups Jund al-Sham and al-Shabab al-Muslim. The clashes erupted after Fatah accused the Islamists of gunning down a Fatah military general, Abu Ashraf al Armoushi, in the camp.

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Lebanese Muay Thai fighter clenches victory on August 4, dedicates win to port victims

Muay Thai star Abdallah Ondash showed typical Lebanese fighting spirit to earn a great comeback win on his debut at world-famous martial arts organization ONE Championship, dedicating his win to the victims of the Beirut Port blast.

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Hundreds march on port blast anniversary as France, US voice stances

Lebanon marked three years since one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut with hundreds of protesters marching alongside victims' families Friday to demand long-awaited justice.

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