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      Jamie Prentis

      Jamie Prentis

      Lebanon correspondent
      Location
      Beirut
      Jamie is a British journalist and has been a correspondent at the Beirut bureau since March 2022, where he covers Lebanese affairs and the wider region. Before that he was a reporter at the London bureau for nearly four years. Before joining The National he worked for the Libya Herald and covered the country for outlets including The Times.
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      Many Syrian refugees in informal settlements live in unhygienic settings that are conducive to the spread of cholera. Reuters
      Lebanon's cholera outbreak kills five as case numbers surge

      Health minister says the disease is spreading rapidly after another 80 cases were confirmed in the past two days

      LebanonOctober 19, 2022
      Michael Cheika was born in Australia to parents who emigrated from Lebanon. Getty Images
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      Cheika on 'no brainer' decision to lead Lebanon at World Cup

      Former Australia rugby union coach reconnecting with Lebanese roots

      LebanonOctober 19, 2022
      Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned the session until October 20 after the house failed to secure a quorum. EPA
      Lebanon's MPs again fail to elect new president as quorum not met

      Session adjourned until next Thursday, less than two weeks before President Michel Aoun's term ends

      LebanonOctober 13, 2022
      Preparations for oil and gas exploration in Lebanon would take months, officials in Beirut said. Reuters
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      Lebanon says gas exploration will take time after Israel deal

      Lebanese negotiators have signalled their support for the deal, but have yet to formally approve it

      LebanonOctober 12, 2022
      A UN peacekeeper (UNIFIL) vehicle drives near signs bearing names of cities, in Naqoura, near the Lebanese-Israeli border, southern Lebanon, October 11, 2022. REUTERS / Aziz Taher
      Play22:48:53
      Lebanon and Israel say demands met on historic maritime border deal

      Lebanese President Michel Aoun holds consultations with top officials over proposed agreement

      LebanonOctober 11, 2022
      Lebanese security troops outside a branch of Credit Libanais bank, which was held up by an angry depositor demanding access to his savings, in the capital Beirut on October 5. AFP
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      Lebanon banks shut again after new round of security incidents

      Angry depositors storm banks again this week and demand access to their own money

      LebanonOctober 06, 2022
      A Syrian refugee girl uses a broom near tents at an informal tented settlement in Akkar, Lebanon. Reuters
      Lebanon records first cholera cases since 1993

      Both infections were detected in the Akkar region on the border with Syria

      LebanonOctober 06, 2022
      An Israeli navy vessel off the coast of Rosh Hanikra, known in Lebanon as Ras Al Naqura, an area at the border between the two countries. AFP
      Lebanon proposes changes to maritime deal with Israel

      Lead envoy to negotiations suggests changes are not serious enough to derail proposed agreement

      LebanonOctober 05, 2022
      Cynthia Zarazir was accompanied by her lawyer and representatives of the Lebanese Depositors' Union. Reuters
      Lebanese MP withdraws frozen savings from Beirut bank

      The politician demanded access to her savings in order to cover part of the cost of surgery for a chronic health condition.

      LebanonOctober 05, 2022
      Members of Lebanon's security forces and emergency services arrive at a bank branch held up by an angry depositor demanding access to his savings in the southern city of Sour. AFP
      Ex-ambassador holds Lebanon bank sit-in to retrieve savings

      Three others, including one who was armed, stormed banks across Lebanon on Tuesday

      LebanonOctober 04, 2022
      Lebanese President Michel Aoun, centre, meets Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, left, and Prime Minister Najib Mikati to discuss the US proposal for the demarcation of the southern maritime border with Israel. EPA
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      Lebanon says maritime deal with Israel won't involve working relationship

      Proposed agreement would give Lebanon all of disputed Qana prospect field

      LebanonOctober 03, 2022
      A Lebanese policeman stands next to a damaged ATM machine at a Fransabank branch on Hamra Street in Beirut. EPA
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      Another Lebanon bank raided despite increased security

      Depositor makes off with $11,000 of trapped savings from Blom Bank branch in Beirut

      LebanonOctober 03, 2022
      Lebanese MP Michel Moawad (holding the brown envelope) said Thursday's session "was an important step to unify the opposition, the majority of which elected me". AFP
      Lebanese Parliament fails to elect new president in first ballot

      MP Michel Moawad receives the most votes, 36, with 63 left blank

      LebanonSeptember 29, 2022
      Lebanese President Michel Aoun's term is set to end on October 31. AFP
      Lebanon's divided Parliament starts process to pick next president

      Successful candidate unlikely to be confirmed this week

      LebanonSeptember 27, 2022
      Lebanese army troops clash with retired soldiers outside Parliament in Beirut on Monday. EPA
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      Lebanon passes budget after protest by retired servicemen

      Approved budget sets expenditure at 41 trillion Lebanese pounds

      LebanonSeptember 26, 2022
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