Sri Lanka’s deposed leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns from exile
[ad_1] Issued on: 02/09/2022 – 22:53 Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country Friday, an airport official said, seven weeks after...
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Iraq to supply Lebanon with fuel for another year, says Lebanon PM
[ad_1] Issued on: 12/08/2022 – 02:25 Iraq has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide Lebanon with fuel for its power plants in exchange...
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Number of displaced people passes 100 million for first time, says UN
[ad_1] Issued on: 23/05/2022 – 03:43 Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first...
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Hezbollah allies suffer losses in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, according to early results
[ad_1] Issued on: 16/05/2022 – 04:14 Iran-backed Hezbollah has been dealt a blow in Lebanon’s parliamentary election with preliminary results showing losses for some of...
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Lebanon votes in first election since Beirut blast, economic crisis
[ad_1] Issued on: 15/05/2022 – 07:05Modified: 15/05/2022 – 07:08 Polls opened on Sunday in Lebanon’s first election since the deadly Beirut port blast and the...
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Overseas Lebanese vote in key poll with high stakes for crises-hit country
[ad_1] Lebanese expats cast their ballots in France and dozens of other countries on Sunday in early voting for the May 15 parliamentary elections. Their...
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Lebanese youths seek a brighter future abroad amid economic, political crises
[ad_1] Issued on: 26/04/2022 – 08:35 Almost three years into Lebanon’s trifecta of economic, social and political crises, Lebanese youths are desperate to move abroad....
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Sri Lanka PM pleads for ‘patience’ as protests against his government mount
[ad_1] Issued on: 12/04/2022 – 04:45 Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa pleaded for “patience” Monday as thousands continued to take to the streets to...
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Tens of thousands march against beleaguered Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa
[ad_1] Issued on: 09/04/2022 – 15:44 Tens of thousands marched on beleaguered Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office on Saturday, in the biggest protest to...
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Sri Lankan president asks opposition to join unity govt amid economic crisis
[ad_1] Issued on: 04/04/2022 – 08:47Modified: 04/04/2022 – 08:49 Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called for a unity government on Monday to deal with the...
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Sri Lanka’s cabinet ministers resign amid protests, social media ban
[ad_1] Issued on: 03/04/2022 – 22:03 Sri Lanka’s entire cabinet aside from the president and his sibling prime minister resigned from their posts Sunday as...
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Sri Lankan security forces deployed in capital after a day of protests, unrest
[ad_1] Issued on: 01/04/2022 – 05:53 Security forces were deployed across the Sri Lankan capital on Friday after protesters tried to storm the president’s home...
