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Friday’s Cabinet Session chaired by Prime Minister Tammam Salam. Dalati Nohra/National News Agency

Lebanon: Cabinet Division Spreads to Development Projects on Sectarian, Regional Grounds

by Youssef Diab | Jun 25, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-A cabinet session held in Beirut Friday revealed the failure of Prime Minister Tammam Salam’s government to deal with development projects due to internal disputes that reflected the deep division of Lebanon’s political forces over several pressing...

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A picture taken on June 13, 2016 shows Lebanese forensic experts inspecting the site of an explosion at the headquarters building of BLOM BANK in the capital Beirut following a bomb blast on the evening of June 12, 2016. Patrick Baz/AFP

Hezbollah Remains Silent as Security Agencies Collect Evidence from Bank Blast Scene

by Asharq Al-Awsat and Youssef Diab | Jun 14, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-A Lebanese minister confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the bombing which targeted BLOM Bank in Beirut on Sunday evening is “closely linked to the dispute between Lebanese banks and the so-called Hezbollah, which has criticized the performance of...

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U.S. Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing at the Treasury Department Daniel Glaser meeting with the head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon. NNA

Washington Rejects to Negotiate on Anti-Hezbollah Law

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 28, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The U.S. assistant secretary for terrorist financing at the Treasury Department, Daniel Glaser, has informed Lebanese leaders about his country’s stance with regards to a law adopted by Congress that bans financial transactions with the so-called Hezbollah for...

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Syrian refugees in Lebanon. AFP

Lebanon Receives Reassurances over Ban’s Call for Naturalization of Refugees

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-After largescale criticism of a report issued by U.N. chief Bank Ki-moon ahead of a conference next September on movements of refugees and migrants, several sides stressed that Lebanon, which hosts around 1.5 million displaced Syrians, should not be concerned....

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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Tammam Salam. Reuters

Salam’s Sources Confirm Lebanon’s Commitment in Int’l Regulations to Avoid Sanctions

by Caroline Akoum | May 14, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese government is facing two choices, either to commit to the U.S. sanctions against the so-called Hezbollah or expose the country to full-scale sanctions that might threaten its banking system. The cabinet tried to cause the least damage possible...