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Three Lebanese men died in altercations on Monday related to scarce fuel supplies, an army statement and security source said, as the country reels from a long-running economic crisis.

Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah allegedly claimed in a speech on Saturday that the investigator of the Beirut port blast was politically biased.

“In the absence of a lawyer, a Lebanese prosecutor asked central bank governor Riad Salameh for documents relating to suspicions of embezzlement, money laundering, and tax evasion,” a senior judicial source stated.

Five people were killed in an ambush on mourners during a Hezbollah militant’s funeral in a town south of Beirut on Sunday afternoon, a security source told AFP.

The US urged Lebanon’s new prime minister-designate, Najib Mikati, to form a government quicly to handle the country’s long crisis.

Michelle Chaaya, 32, was a human resources professional at a multinational firm in Lebanon until a few months ago. She now works as a bartender in Dubai, sending money to her family back home  where the financial crisis has left a lot of people destitute.

Arab News says in his first interview as Lebanon’s PM-designate, Najib Mikati promised the Lebanese people he will “tell the truth about everything.”

The UN special coordinator for Lebanon praised the role of the Lebanese Army and called for continued support to “this key institution.”

Local Lebanon news agencies have reported that Lebanese Officials have lodged a protest at the UN over Israel had violated Lebanese sovereignty by using Lebanese airspace to target Syrian territory.…

Two rockets were fired from Lebanon overnight on Tuesday setting off sirens in northern Israel but causing no damage or injuries, the Israeli military said.

The United States criticized Lebanon’s politicians Thursday for failing to form a new government that is needed to halt the country’s economic, social, and financial collapse.

Lebanon’s PM-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down after nine months in the job, citing “key differences” with the president, leaving the cash-strapped country leaderless.

The Lebanese Armed Forces stated in a statement on Sunday that ten soldiers were hurt after protestors threw stun grenades at army forces during demonstrations in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday repeated pledges to import Iranian fuel should shortages across the country persist.

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday approved a proposal to finance fuel imports at the rate of 3,900 Lebanese pounds to the dollar, instead of the previous 1,500 pound rate, amidst worsening gasoline shortages.

Israeli army carries out clean sweep at the border with Lebanon  The Israeli army carried out a large-scale security search operation at the border fence with Lebanon on Sunday night…

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