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Al-Rahi Slams 'Selective, Vindictive, Electoral, Political and Fabricated' Judicial Measures

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday lashed out at the country's political forces for perpetuating "crises, seditions and grudges."

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Miqati Meets Emir of Qatar, Says Arabs to Restore Ties with Lebanon

Prime Minister Najib Miqati held talks Saturday in Doha with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

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UK Embassy 'Deeply Concerned' by Lebanese Banks Closure of Accounts Belonging to Britons, UK Residents

The British Embassy in Beirut has announced that it is "deeply concerned" by the closure by some Lebanese banks of certain accounts belonging to account holders in Lebanon who are nationals or residents of the United Kingdom.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Aoun and Nasrallah

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held separate meetings Friday in Lebanon with President Michel Aoun and Hizbullah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

The meeting with Aoun at the Baabda Palace was attended by the accompanying Iranian delegation, the Presidency said.

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U.N. Special Coordinator Visits Bourj al-Barajneh Camp

U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka has visited the Palestine refugee camp of Bourj al-Barajneh in Beirut's southern suburbs, accompanied by Claudio Cordone, Director of UNRWA Affairs, Lebanon.

She met with representatives of Palestinian factions in the camp and with refugee families. She also visited the UNRWA health clinic, the Women’s Programs Association and refugee shelters in the camp.

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Judge Aoun Asks Customs to Prevent 6 Banks from Sending Money Abroad

Mount Lebanon Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun on Thursday issued an order asking the Customs administration to prevent six Lebanese banks from sending money abroad, al-Jadeed TV said.

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Judge Akiki Files New Charges against Geagea over Tayyouneh Case

State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Fadi Akiki has filed new charges against Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea over the Tayyouneh clashes file, after having obtained new information.

The LF said in a statement that the detainees’ lawyers had submitted earlier this month a request to recuse Akiki "but the latter started to evade being notified."

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Mawlawi Asks Army to Guard Zouk Plant to Prevent Chemical Explosion

Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi has asked the army to send soldiers to the Zouk power plant to protect fuel tanks and expired chemical materials that “could cause an explosion,” a day after Cabinet tasked the army with safeguarding the site.

“The plant’s current security situation is not appropriate due to the presence of holes in the electronic fence and the absence of any guards, which would allow individuals to enter into its premises, where hydrogen and fuel oil tanks and some expired dangerous materials are present,” Mawlawi said in a statement.

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Iranian FM Arrives in Beirut for Talks with Lebanese Leaders

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived Thursday in Beirut for talks with Lebanese leaders.

Abdollahian expressed his country's willingness to provide aid to Lebanon in different fields, especially in the economic and commercial sectors.

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U.S. Provides $64 Million in Emergency Food Assistance for Vulnerable Lebanese

In response to growing food security needs in Lebanon, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing nearly $64 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help feed vulnerable people in Lebanon.

"Lebanon is facing increased food insecurity amid the country’s ongoing economic crisis, as well as prolonged impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the August 2020 Beirut port blast," The U.S Embassy in Beirut said.

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