Liz Sly

August 26, 2020 at 2:52 am

Israel says it hit Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after taking fire

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said it exchanged fire with Hezbollah fighters along the Lebanese border late Tuesday, a flare-up of recent tensions that led...

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August 8, 2020 at 6:24 am

‘Resign or hang’: Protesters in devastated Beirut turn fury on Lebanon’s leaders

BEIRUT - Protesters in Beirut occupied government ministries, set fires and faced off against security forces Saturday in an outpouring of anger directed at Lebanon's...

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August 7, 2020 at 3:48 am

As Beirut’s fury grows, Hezbollah leader warns against blaming Shiite militia for devastation

BEIRUT - Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah warned Friday not to hold the Shiite militia responsible for the massive blast at Beirut's port, as many Lebanese...

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August 5, 2020 at 3:48 am

Shock turns to anger following fatal blast in Beirut

BEIRUT — As dazed Lebanese picked through the wreckage inflicted by the massive explosion in their capital city on Wednesday, shock turned to anger at...

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July 19, 2020 at 2:42 pm

Lights go out on Lebanon’s economy as financial collapse accelerates VIEW

BEIRUT - Most parts of Lebanon are receiving no more than two or three hours of electricity a day. An incoming flight at Beirut's airport...

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April 19, 2020 at 1:10 pm

Stirrings of unrest could portend turmoil as economies collapse

BEIRUT -As more than half the people in the world hunker down under some form of enforced confinement, stirrings of political and social unrest are...

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March 26, 2020 at 3:26 am

Traditionally a leader in times of crisis, the U.S. is practicing self-isolation

The United States has retreated into its own form of self-isolation, with its president downplaying the severity of the threat and top American officials squabbling...

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March 8, 2020 at 7:10 am

Saudi King Salman appears in public, dispelling rumors about his health

BEIRUT - Saudi Arabia released photographs of King Salman greeting ambassadors on Sunday, demonstrating that he is alive and well after a crackdown by his...

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March 1, 2020 at 8:14 am

Turkey shoots down two Syrian warplanes in growing conflict

BEIRUT — Turkey shot down two warplanes and inflicted heavy losses on ground forces in northwestern Syria on Sunday as the two countries edged closer...

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February 7, 2020 at 6:44 am

Nearly 600,000 Syrians flee government offensive, risking ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

BEIRUT — More than half a million Syrians are surging toward the Turkish border to escape unexpectedly swift Syrian government advances into the country's last...

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