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Lebanese politicians scramble to avoid central bank vacuum
Beirut(Reuters) - Lebanese officials were in a last-minute scramble on Wednesday to avoid leaving the crisis-hit country's central bank without a leader when governor...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah sees Israel on path of ‘collapse’
Beirut (Reuters) - The Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Monday its arch-foe Israel was on a "path of collapse and fragmentation," referring to...
Sweden temporarily withdraws Iraq embassy staff after storming
Stockholm (Reuters) - Seconded staff at the Swedish embassy in Baghdad have been temporarily withdrawn for security reasons after it was stormed by Iraqis,...
Lebanon’s central bank to phase out Sayrafa exchange platform
Beirut (Reuters) - Lebanon’s central bank will decommission the controversial exchange platform known as Sayrafa after governor Riad Salameh’s 30-year tenure ends this month, one of...
Hezbollah members wounded in flare-up on Lebanon border with Israel -sources
Beirut/Jerusalem (Reuters) - Several members of Lebanon's powerful armed Hezbollah group were wounded on Wednesday in a flare-up on the southern border with Israel,...