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Lebanon launches national campaign for forest fire prevention

Xinhua 28 May 2023
BEIRUT, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon has launched a national campaign to prevent forest fires. The peak fire season in Lebanon begins in late June and lasts around 17 weeks. With Lebanon's dry season on the way and global ...
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U.N. suspends plan to change aid payments to Syrian refugees

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 28 May 2023
BEIRUT -- The United Nations announced Saturday that it will suspend a plan to begin making aid payments to Syrian refugees in crisis-wracked Lebanon in dollars, after pushback from Lebanese officials ... Some 90% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon are below the extreme poverty line, according to a U.N ... Since the collapse of Lebanon's currency, U.N.
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Clergy slammed for visit to Hezbollah ‘museum’ in Lebanon - analysis

The Jerusalem Post 28 May 2023
A controversy in Lebanon broke out over the weekend after some Christian clergy were seen visiting a site that is known as a Lebanese Hezbollah tourist attraction called the “Tourist Landmark of the Resistance,” which is located near the village of Mleeta in Lebanon ... Last week was the anniversary. .
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Lebanese detained in the UAE released after inmate’s death

Manila Standard 28 May 2023
Lebanese citizens detained in the United Arab Emirates since March have been freed, Lebanon’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement Saturday — weeks after a fellow national died in custody. Lebanon’s ambassador to Abu Dhabi informed his ministry “of ...
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'Words can't describe it': Lebanon softball team wins a Division I regional title

WCPO 27 May 2023
MASON, Ohio — The Lebanon High School softball team will make a trip to the state Final Four in Akron next week ... Next week marks Lebanon's fifth trip to the state Final Four and its first appearance since 2017 ... It was Lebanon's fourth shutout during this postseason ... Lebanon represents Southwest Ohio as the only local softball team in Akron next week.
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Lebanon vows to take steps to fix finance sector deficiencies, avoid ‘grey listing’

The Arab Weekly 27 May 2023
Lebanon will work over the next year to address “deficiencies” in policing corruption identified by a financial crime watchdog, the country’s financial intelligence unit said on Friday ... Its statement cited “recent uninformed statements and analysis that Lebanon may be listed on the ‘grey list’ this week’.”.
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Facing pushback from Lebanese officials, UN walks back plan to give aid to Syrian refugees ...

Yahoo Daily News 27 May 2023
BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations announced Saturday that it will suspend a plan to begin making aid payments to Syrian refugees in crisis-wracked Lebanon in dollars, after pushback from Lebanese officials ... Some 90% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon are below the extreme poverty line, according to a U.N ... Since the collapse of Lebanon’s currency, U.N.
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UAE frees nine Lebanese arrested over alleged Hezbollah ties

The New Arab 27 May 2023
Aboul-Fadl Chouman, a spokesperson for the relatives of the Lebanese detained in the Gulf state, said the nine were freed last week and this week, with the latest release having taken place on Thursday ... "It's unfair to detain people for weeks only to find out, in the end, that they were innocent," Chouman said.
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KSrelief inaugurates medical projects in Africa

Arab News 27 May 2023
RIYADH. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) inaugurated two volunteer medical programs in Kenya and Cameroon ... Volunteer doctors performing heart surgeries in Kenya. (SPA) ... Financed by KSrelief, the ambulance service of Subul Al-Salam Social Association in Lebanon’s Al-Minya carried out 90 missions in a week ... ....
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Medical marijuana industry concerned about its future under legalization proposal

The Keene Sentinel 27 May 2023
... is not protected under a proposal to legalize the drug for recreational use, lawmakers were told this past week ... Representatives of Temescal Wellness, which runs therapeutic marijuana dispensaries in Keene, Dover and Lebanon, did not return several requests for comment this week.
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Debt limit deadline deferred

Albany Democrat Herald 27 May 2023
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government's debt ceiling crisis seemed "very close" late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans into another frustrating week.
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World Bank approves $300 million financing to help poor people in Lebanon

The Lawton Constitution 26 May 2023
BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank approved a $300 million additional financing to Lebanon's poor, providing cash payments to help families struggling through the country’s historic economic meltdown, the institution said in a statement Friday ... Lebanon is in the throes of the worst economic and financial crisis in its modern history.
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Lebanon to take steps to fix finance sector shortfalls

The New Arab 26 May 2023
Lebanon will work over the next year to address deficiencies in policing corruption identified by a financial crime watchdog, the country's financial intelligence unit said on Friday ... Its statement cited "recent uninformed statements and analysis that Lebanon may be listed on the 'grey list' this week'.".
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Lebanon to take steps to fix finance sector shortfalls, finance intelligence unit says

Reuters 26 May 2023
The evaluation is a crucial step towards regaining or further degrading trust in Lebanon's financial system, which has been in a tailspin since 2019 ... Its statement cited "recent uninformed statements and analysis that Lebanon may be listed on the 'grey list' this week'.".
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Lebanon to take steps to fix finance sector shortfalls - Finance Intelligence Unit

Middle East Monitor 26 May 2023
Lebanon will ... The evaluation is a crucial step towards regaining or further degrading trust in Lebanon's financial system, which has been in a tailspin since 2019.

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