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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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Fadel Chaker, who surrendered to authorities in October, is facing a parallel case in a military court. Reuters

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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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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Iran's Araghchi visits Beirut and insists Tehran respects Lebanon's sovereignty

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

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

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

Prague's Savarin district to be reimagined by Arab architect Omar Koleilat

An artist-led exhibition reckons with Lebanon’s trauma

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

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 army chief accuses Israel of spreading misinformation to undermine his troops

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

A Lebanese Christmas in US keeps Maronite traditions alive

At Our Lady of Lebanon Church, families celebrate the holiday through faith, memory and traditions

Lebanon's cabinet to discuss draft banking law

Today's cartoonShadi's take on Hezbollah's disarmament process

Hezbollah disarmament south of Litani days away, says Lebanese PM

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

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Lebanon says civilian return to villages must come before broader Israel talks

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

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says proposal is 'road map to getting out of crisis'

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Lebanon says civilian return to villages must come before broader Israel talks

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