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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets envoys including Yazid bin Farhan of Saudi Arabia, fourth from left, and French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian, right, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Wednesday. AFP

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Overstretched and underfunded, Lebanese armed forces are carrying out the sensitive task of disarming Hezbollah

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Lebanese singer turned militant Fadel Chaker appears in court on murder plot charges

Singer recently handed himself to authorities after 12 years on the run

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Araghchi says Iran seeks improved relations with Lebanon despite differences

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Lebanese singer Fairuz, seen here at Arena theatre in Jordan in 2004, had two sons and two daughters with Assi Rahbani. AFP

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Soldiers take members of the media on a tour to review army operations in the southern Litani region, near the border with Israel. Reuters

Israel not happy with Lebanon's progress in disarming Hezbollah

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Egypt's military increasing support to Lebanon’s army, sources say

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Israeli army fires 115 machinegun rounds near UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon

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The headquarters of the Lebanese Electricity Company (Electricite du Liban) in Beirut. EPA

Lebanon turns to Egyptian gas to ease electricity shortages

Future gas supplies would replace fuel oil at Lebanon’s 465MW Deir Ammar power plant

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Four missing trying to cross river on Syria-Lebanon border

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Lebanese leader rules out war as three killed in Israeli strikes

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Lebanon investigates ‘fake prince’ accused of selling bogus political access

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A family poses with Santa Claus at Our Lady of Lebanon church before Christmas. Photo credit: Nilanjana Gupta

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Lebanon's cabinet to discuss draft banking law

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Lebanon drafts long-awaited banking law to meet shortfalls in financial system

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam outlines the draft proposal at a press conference in Beirut. Photo: Lebanese Government Press Office

Lebanon drafts long-awaited banking law to meet shortfalls in financial system

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