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SchoolTec Exhibition and Conference wraps up in Beirut amid challenging circumstances

Against the backdrop of the country's ongoing political instability and the conflict in southern Lebanon, a remarkable educational event unfolded, bringing a ray of hope to educational suppliers and institutions.

The past week saw the conclusion of the second edition of the SchoolTec Exhibition and Conference, specializing in the educational and technological supplies sector. This annual event in Lebanon underscores the critical role of the education sector as a foundational pillar of the nation's cultural identity and its regional educational prominence.

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Berri says would head dialogue initiated by National Moderation bloc

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri would head a meeting that would follow the National Moderation bloc's initiative aimed at breaking Lebanon's presidential vote deadlock.

The initiative, launched in February, calls for consultations in Parliament followed by open electoral sessions.

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Hezbollah attacks Israeli air defense center in Golan

Hezbollah attacked Monday a military base in the Golan Heights with suicide drones.

The group said it had successfully attacked "an air and missile defense base" in a barracks in the Golan Heights with four suicide drones.

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Muslims in Lebanon welcome Ramadan with mix of joy and deep concern

Muslims around the world are welcoming the arrival of Ramadan, a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, intense prayer, charity and feasts that begins for many Sunday night.

In Lebanon, Sunnis began fasting Monday after officials in Saudi Arabia saw the crescent moon on Sunday night, while some Lebanese Shiites began fasting Monday and others Tuesday.

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Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israel's Meron after deadly Khirbet Selm strike

Hezbollah on Sunday said it fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel after Israeli strikes the day before left five dead in southern Lebanon, including three of the group's members.

Hamas ally Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7.

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US Treasury official pushes Lebanon to halt flow of funding to Hamas

A top U.S. Treasury official visiting Beirut this week pressed Lebanese authorities to prevent funds from being funneled to Hamas by way of Lebanon, officials said.

Jesse Baker, deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for Asia and the Middle East in the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, met with Lebanese politicians and officials from the financial sector Thursday and Friday.

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Israel-Hezbollah conflict: Latest developments

Israeli warplanes on Saturday bombed a house in the southern town of Majdal Zoun, totally destroying it, prompting emergency crews and paramedics to head to the area, the National News Agency said.

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Jumblat ridicules Biden's 'fictitious' Gaza pier plan

Lebanon’s Druze leader Walid Jumblat on Friday criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s aid plans for the embattled Gaza Strip.

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Israel 'denies' March 15 deadline as Halevi 'orders plan' for Lebanon incursion

Israeli military officials have denied a Lebanese report that claimed that Israel would launch a major attack in Lebanon if no diplomatic deal was reached by March 15, Israel’s Channel 13 reported.

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Bassil walks fine line between supporting, opposing Hezbollah strikes on Israel

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil is walking a fine line between supporting and opposing the ongoing war in Lebanon's south.

"The Lebanese have the right to defend their country but Palestinians do not have the right to defend Palestine from Lebanon [...] and self-defense is a legitimate right but the decision to attack requires a united Lebanese stance," Bassil said in a televised interview.

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