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Lebanon forms new government

​Secretary-General of Lebanon's Council of Ministers Fouad Fleifel announced Sunday night the decrees of the formation of the new cabinet headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

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Ramadan full of heartbreak, pain for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

​Suheila Idriss, a Syrian woman who fled her devastated town in Aleppo and took refuge in the plains of Marjeyoun in South Lebanon, feels confused and puzzled every day while preparing the traditional iftar for her family.

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Aussie investigative news crew returns home after release from Lebanese prison

​The Australian investigative news team detained in Lebanon for its involvement in a child "abduction" attempt has arrived back in Australia overnight, after cutting a deal to secure their release earlier this week.

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Chinese blue helmets consistent contributor to peace in Middle East

Chinese military officer Peng Shoucong is probably one of the most recognized foreign faces in Lebanese villages near the notoriously dangerous Blue Line -- a UN-controlled demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel.

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Majority of Syrian refugees in Lebanon live in extreme poverty, UN agencies warn

About 70 percent of more than 1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon now live below the Lebanese extreme poverty line of 3.84 U.S. dollars per day, said a report released on Wednesday.

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Iran ready to work with Lebanon, neighboring countries

​Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here on Wednesday that Tehran is prepared for cooperation with the neighboring countries to achieve stability, security and growth.

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Syrian refugee children face tough times as world marks Children's Day

​Hussein Dandashi, a nine-year old Syrian refugee, was waiting outside a school in a poor district in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli for pupils to finish their school day to play soccer with them.

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Iran vows to stand by Lebanese resistance against Israeli attack

​Visiting Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian parliament Alaeddin Boroujerdi, congratulated the Shiite militant party of Hezbollah on its operation in retaliation to an Israeli airstrike.

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U.S. urges calm after latest deadly exchange of fire between Israel, Hezbollah

The United States on Wednesday called for calm after an exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel along Lebanese border left two Israeli soldiers and a UN peacekeeper dead.

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UN relief chief to visit Lebanon on Syrian crisis response

​UN relief chief Valerie Amos will visit Lebanon from Wednesday to gather support for the Lebanese government in an effort to ease Syrian crisis' impact.

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Terrorism is launching random wars on Lebanon: PM

​Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam said Wednesday that terrorism is launching on Lebanon random and chaotic wars.

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France to deliver military equipment to Lebanon after aid contract ends

France is prepared to provide weapons and military equipment to Lebanon to help its military forces combat jihadists under a 3-billion-U.S.-dollar project financed by Saudi Arabia.

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Lebanon fears Syrian gunmen opening new front in south: sources

​Lebanon fears that militants of the al-Qaeda linked group, the al-Nusra Front, would open a new front in southern Lebanon for cross-border attacks from their positions in southern Syria, a military source said on Thursday.

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Iran ready to offer Lebanon military assistance: spokeswoman

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Thursday reiterated Tehran's readiness to provide Lebanon with military assistance in its fight against terrorism, Press TV reported.

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Israeli army fires at cell that crossed Lebanon border

The Israeli military confirmed opening fire on Sunday when a cell attempted to infiltrate Israel from its northern border with Lebanon, leaving a Lebanese soldier injured, according to a statement.

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Arab-Israeli "trespasser" arrested in Lebanon

​The Lebanese army said on Thursday that it arrested an Arab citizen of Israel who had cut through the border's barbed wire to cross into Lebanon, a security source revealed to Xinhua.

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Germany urges more aid to help refugees in Lebanon

Visiting German Foreign Affairs Ministers Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday that the problem in the Syrian crisis is not refugees but rather the ongoing violence and parties that "refuse to find a solution."