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      Aya Iskandarani

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      Aya Iskandarani is a correspondent for The National in Beirut, previously based in Abu Dhabi and Paris.
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      French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Lebanon cannot access international aid until a functioning government is formed. AFP
      Lebanese politicians blocking government formation to be banned from France

      Foreign minister did not provide any names but said Paris may implement more punitive measures

      LebanonApril 30, 2021
      Official Spokesman of the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) Captain Mohammed Al-Nujaidi said that the security pre-emptive follow-up of activities of criminal networks, which plan to smuggle narcotics into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has resulted in foiling an attempt to smuggle 2,466,563 amphetamine pills hidden in a shipment of pomegranate fruit. courtesy: SPA
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      Saudi Arabia bans Lebanese fruit and vegetable imports over drug smuggling concerns

      Saudi authorities found nearly 8 million pills hidden inside shipments of pomegranates

      Saudi ArabiaApril 23, 2021
      The social audio app Clubhouse has gained popularity in Lebanon in recent months. Reuters
      Lebanon: Hezbollah critics report threats on Clubhouse app

      Opponents of the Iran-backed group thought they had found a safe forum in the audio-only site

      LebanonApril 21, 2021
      People queue to buy bread in the city of Aleppo in Syria, where a shortage of basic goods has created demand for products smuggled from Lebanon. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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      ‘There is nothing we can’t sell’: smugglers siphon off scarce Lebanese goods to Syria

      Smuggling of billions of dollars worth of subsidised foodstuffs and fuel is making Lebanon's own crisis even worse

      LebanonApril 20, 2021
      The Beirut port was destroyed in a giant blast on August 4 last year, in the Lebanese capital. AFP
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      Beirut blast: judge frees six people detained in investigation

      Inquiry yet to produce any results, eight months after the explosion

      LebanonApril 15, 2021
      Lebanese President Michel Aoun met US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale and US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea on Thursday. AP
      US official threatens sanctions over Lebanon's failure to form cabinet

      David Hale said those obstructing cabinet formation may face 'punitive actions'

      LebanonApril 15, 2021
      Parents in Lebanon are stocking up on infant milk formula amid rising food insecurity. iStockphoto
      Lebanon faces baby milk formula shortage

      Dwindling foreign currency reserves and soaring inflation have limited imports of basic goods

      LebanonApril 12, 2021
      Pope Francis plans to visit Lebanon on his next official trip. EPA
      Hariri to visit Pope Francis in the Vatican this month

      Lebanon’s prime minister-designate is set to visit Rome on April 22

      LebanonApril 07, 2021
      A church in Beirut. Aya Iskandarani / The National
      Muted Easter celebrations for Lebanon’s Christians as poverty bites

      For the second year running, a once-colourful celebration for Lebanon’s Christians is marred by national crisis

      LebanonApril 04, 2021
      Caretaker finance minister Ghazi Wazni said he had proposed a plan to deal with Lebanon's subsidy crisis. Reuters
      Lebanon will run out of money for subsidies in May, minister says

      Lifeline for Lebanon's growing number of poor is draining scarce foreign currency reserves

      LebanonApril 03, 2021
      Demonstrators take a break from anti-government protests in front of a wall covered with caricatures of Lebanese politicians, from left, Walid Joumblatt, Michel Aoun, Gebran Bassil and Saad Hariri. Reuters
      Lebanese politicians brush off French sanctions threat

      French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian's comments have fallen on deaf ears, analysts say

      LebanonMarch 30, 2021
      Lebanese army soldiers stand guard before a visit of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to a Syrian refugee camp, in Dalhamyeh, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Friday, March 25, 2016. Tiny Lebanon, which borders Israel and Syria, is home to around half a million Palestinian refugees. With a population of 4.5 million people, Lebanon now also shelters more than 1 million registered Syrian refugees. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
      Hundreds of Syrians arbitrarily detained and tortured in Lebanon, Amnesty International says

      Refugees accused of terrorism face jail and torture on mostly 'trumped-up charges', the report said

      MENAMarch 30, 2021
      French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian blames Lebanon's political elite for the failure to form a government. Reuters
      Time to 'reinforce pressure' on Lebanese politicians, Le Drian says

      French Foreign Minister hints at sanctions as Lebanese elite fail to form government after seven months

      LebanonMarch 29, 2021
      The Lebanese government has pledged to dispose of nuclear material stored in the south of the country. Reuters
      'Nuclear' material being stored in south Lebanon, PM says

      Hazardous material has been stored in small quantities in Beirut and south Lebanon and is not dangerous, a representative said

      LebanonMarch 26, 2021
      An anti-government protester shouts slogans during a protest against the power cuts, the high cost of living and the low purchasing power of the Lebanese pound, in front of the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water in Beirut. EPA.
      Hundreds protest in Beirut as economic crisis deepens

      Protest movement tries to regain momentum ahead of 2022 elections

      LebanonMarch 19, 2021
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