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18:28 Economy UN: over 22% of Lebanon's farmland damaged, with $530m lost in the south 18:08 Security & Justice Lawyer Majd Harb accuses Hezbollah of 'poisoning the Lebanese' over Iranian medicines 17:53 Economy Qatar plan for Lebanon: two power plants and a 20-year LNG deal 17:44 Politics Lebanon and Syria to draft social-protection memorandum and discuss returns 17:44 Politics Lebanese and Israeli military delegations meet in Tampa this week 17:23 Politics Netanyahu says he does not trust Beirut to disarm Hezbollah 16:53 Security & Justice Fourteen years on, Wissam al-Hassan's assassination remains unsolved 16:53 Economy Inflation squeezes Lebanese households as World Bank sees 6.4% contraction 16:53 Politics Hezbollah unveils its own housing aid, challenging the state's role 16:29 Diaspora Houston Lebanese Festival sells out, celebrating heritage and loyalty to Lebanon 15:42 Politics Aoun tells Arab League chief Israel is not honouring the framework agreement 15:42 Politics Aoun orders tighter security and weapons confiscation, with more state forces in the south 15:26 Lebanon Army finds 13-metre tunnel in Fanar; one man arrested 15:26 Politics Barrot in Beirut: France wants no security vacuum after UNIFIL 15:26 Economy Qatar's electricity plan for Lebanon: two power plants and a 20-year LNG deal

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Economy

UN: over 22% of Lebanon's farmland damaged, with $530m lost in the south

FAO says unexploded ordnance may have contaminated soil and is discussing de-mining partnerships.

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Security & Justice

Lawyer Majd Harb accuses Hezbollah of 'poisoning the Lebanese' over Iranian medicines

A legal complaint alleges Iranian-made drugs entered Lebanon without proper testing; the claims have not been independently confirmed.

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Economy

Qatar plan for Lebanon: two power plants and a 20-year LNG deal

Reuters reports on a draft programme that could end years of blackouts, if both governments approve.

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Politics

Lebanese and Israeli military delegations meet in Tampa this week

US-hosted technical talks at CENTCOM will test the pilot zones and the army's deployment.

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Politics

Lebanon and Syria to draft social-protection memorandum and discuss returns

Ministers in Damascus say about 700,000 Syrians have gone home from Lebanon.

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Politics

Netanyahu says he does not trust Beirut to disarm Hezbollah

Israel's prime minister says troops will stay in the south until the group is disarmed, as military talks open in Tampa.

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Security & Justice

Fourteen years on, Wissam al-Hassan's assassination remains unsolved

Politicians recall the intelligence chief killed in a 2012 Beirut car bomb.

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Politics

Hezbollah unveils its own housing aid, challenging the state's role

The group offers up to $14,000 per household while the government leads official reconstruction.

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Economy

Inflation squeezes Lebanese households as World Bank sees 6.4% contraction

The bank links the slump to the March escalation and urges banking and fiscal reform.

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Diaspora

Houston Lebanese Festival sells out, celebrating heritage and loyalty to Lebanon

The American Lebanese Cultural Center's two-day festival drew crowds to Midtown Park.

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Politics

Aoun tells Arab League chief Israel is not honouring the framework agreement

Lebanon stays committed to diplomacy, the president says.

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Politics

Aoun orders tighter security and weapons confiscation, with more state forces in the south

The president says no attempt to undermine stability will be tolerated.

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Lebanon

Army finds 13-metre tunnel in Fanar; one man arrested

No weapons found; sources say it was dug in a search for gold.

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Economy

Qatar's electricity plan for Lebanon: two power plants and a 20-year LNG deal

Reuters reports a proposal that would need no upfront public spending.

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Politics

Barrot in Beirut: France wants no security vacuum after UNIFIL

Aoun, Salam and Berri discuss a new international arrangement for the south.

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Politics

Beirut asks Tehran for a new ambassador, but Iran's envoy stays

Lebanon wants a 'state-to-state' relationship with Iran; Mitri says there is no progress on exclusive state arms.

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Economy

Central bank studying higher withdrawal limits, sources say; reserve belongs to depositors

Banque du Liban sources told LBC no decision has been taken on raising monthly caps.

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Lebanon

Southern villagers fear the day after UNIFIL as France plans a new framework

Isolated communities worry about the gap when the UN force begins withdrawing on 31 December.

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Politics

Salam backs Beirut security surge and urges arrest of illegal-arms carriers

The Prime Minister says only the state decides on war and peace and that lasting stability needs its authority everywhere.

18 h ago
Economy

Qatar to fund solar plant for Lebanon at no cost to the state

Prime Minister Salam says the project will not burden the Treasury; Cabinet review to follow.

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