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World Food Program donates $5 billion to Lebanon

The United Nations World Food Program has agreed to disburse $5 billion in aid of Lebanon over the next 3 years, Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Monday.

He added that an agreement has been reached with the WFP to increase the number of Lebanese benefiting from the organization's food assistance.

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Joint parliamentary committees resume debate over capital control law

Depositors and activists rallied Monday near Parliament to protest a capital control law as joint parliamentary committees discussed it today.

The committees had convened last week to discuss the law, completing six clauses. They decided to resume the talks today, Monday.

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Report: Hezbollah sends Bassil clear signals rejecting his nomination

Hezbollah has informed Free Patriotic Movement head Jebran Bassil that it will support Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh’s presidential nomination and will “offer any facilitations that can broaden consensus over his elections,” a media report said on Sunday.

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Report: Paris, al-Rahi, Bassil may nominate Ziad Baroud

The French are seeking a new roadmap for presenting a clear initiative for Lebanon’s presidential election that would be also be accompanied by a governmental and economic initiative, a media report said on Saturday.

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Myriam Fares, Nicki Minaj, Maluma release World Cup anthem

Hip hop star Nicki Minaj has teamed up with Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma and Lebanese singer Myriam Fares for the latest addition to the official soundtrack of the World Cup in Qatar.

The single "Tukoh Taka," with lyrics in English, Spanish and Arabic, was released on Friday, two days ahead of the start of the tournament.

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Franjieh: I won't conspire against resistance nor against its rivals

Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh has stressed that he “will not conspire against the resistance nor against its rivals and enemies,” days after Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah openly announced that his party wants a president for Lebanon who “would reassure the resistance.”

“I’m ready for all possibilities. For the presidency and for failure to reach it. Others are fighting over it today as if it is a lottery prize whereas in fact it is a real ball of fire,” al-Akhbar newspaper quoted Franjieh as telling sources informed on his stance.

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Bassil denies seeking deal with Berri behind Hezbollah's back

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil's office said Friday in a statement that a meeting he had with Speaker Nabih Berri was not behind Hezbollah's back.

Al-Jadeed TV had reported Friday that Bassil had tried and failed to make a presidential deal with Berri in a meeting on Tuesday.

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Bassil says would run for presidency if candidates are 'bad'

Free Patriotic Movement Jebran Bassil would run for presidency if he finds that the chosen candidate is "a bad president."

"I will not accept to have a bad president and in that case of course I would run," Jebran said in a press interview, as he reiterated that his party is trying to reach a solution and a consensual candidate who would be able to make reforms.

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3 arrested in Bekaa over $1 million swiped from Mt. Lebanon home

Police in Lebanon, where a banking crisis has forced people to stash cash at home, said Friday that three people have been arrested after stealing over $1 million from a private residence.

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Report: France to support presidential candidate agreed-upon by Bassil, al-Rahi

France and Qatar are coordinating with Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil over the presidential file and other topics, al-Akhbar newspaper said.

The daily elaborated Friday that France would support a presidential candidate that Bassil and Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi would agree upon without announcing his name, within a framework that guarantees an exit from the political and economic crisis.

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