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          Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson at the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium. The GCC accounts for $50.8 billion of the $57.2bn in the UK’s annual trade with the Middle East. Reuters

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          Protesters wave their national flag, during a mass protest in Martyr Square, Beirut, Lebanon, 22 November 2019. EPA

          Hezbollah accuses US of meddling in Lebanon's crisis

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          People protest against what they called 'America’s intervention in Lebanon’s affairs,' near the US embassy outside Beirut yesterday. AP

          Protesters decry US interference outside embassy in Beirut

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          Lebanese anti-government protesters work on constructing a sculpture of a Phoenix, set in the centre of the capital Beirut's Martyrs' Square. AFP

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          Protesters gather for a mass demonstration in Martyr Square in Beirut, Lebanon, to celebrate the 76th anniversary of its independence. EPA/ANDRE PAIN

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