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Hezbollah calls for ‘unprecedented day of rage’ against Israel on Wednesday after hospital attack

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Protests are taking place in Lebanon against Israel. Hezbollah has called for large-scale demonstrations on Wednesday in what it’s calling a day of ‘unprecedented rage’. And in Beirut there are angry protests outside the US embassy. Authorities have used water cannons and fired tear gas to try and disperse crowds. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr has this update from Beirut. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #GazaCity #GazaAttack #GazaHospitalBombing #GazaHospitalAttack #GazaHospitalMassacre #AhliHospital #AhliBaptistHospital #GazaGenocide ##GazaHospitals #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaUnderAttack #Hamas #GazaDoctors […]

Why are people in Lebanon confused about what time it is? | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

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People in Lebanon are confused about what time it is, amid a row between political and religious authorities over when clocks should go forward. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Lebanese lira hits all-time low as economic crisis deepens

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Lebanon’s currency, the lira, has lost about 95 percent of its value since the start of the country’s economic meltdown in 2019. It is now trading at close to 50,000 to $1. Instead of implementing much-needed reforms, the political elite is accused of creating a confusing exchange rate system that is hurting people who rely on it the most. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #Beirut #lira #currency #economy #reforms #politics #crisis

Lebanon inflation soars as economy hit by war in Ukraine

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Global inflation has rocketed in 2022. Lebanon ranks second in a World Bank assessment of countries hit hardest by global food price inflation. That has been driven partly by the war in Ukraine. But even before this, Lebanon’s economy and currency were in freefall. Al Jazeera’s @ZeinaKhodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #inflation #economy

2022 in review: Lebanon’s political and economic turmoil

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As 2022 comes to an end, Lebanon is left without an executive authority, state institutions are collapsing and politicians have failed to mitigate the effects of an economy in freefall. Al Jazeera takes a look back at the past 12 months. Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #2022 #Politics #Economy #Turmoil #Government #Banks

Armed woman breaks into Lebanon’s BLOM Bank demanding her savings | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

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A woman broke into a Beirut bank on Wednesday waving what was later revealed to be a toy gun and demanding access to her own money so she could pay for her sister’s cancer treatment. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Hezbollah-brokered Iranian fuel arrives in crisis-hit Lebanon

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Much needed fuel has arrived in Lebanon to ease the country’s crippling shortages. The first of several truck convoys carrying Iranian fuel from Syria was arranged by the Iran-backed Hezbollah party. Importing fuel from Iran risks US action under the current sanctions. That is why the Iranian backed Lebanese armed group says it chose to offload at a port in Syria and bring the supplies through illegal crossings – so Lebanon will not have to deal with sanctions-related complications. The Biden administration, which considers Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, has chosen not to respond. Some say it is because of efforts to restart negotiations with Iran on a nuclear deal. Al […]

Lebanon reduces critical fuel subsidies amid petrol crisis

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It is hard to escape the worsening economic crisis gripping Lebanon. Jobs are scarce and food and fuel are growing ever more expensive as the currency’s value tumbles. There is a financial lifeline, though, from Lebanon’s expats. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Lebanon #EconomicCrisis

‘Little hope left’: Lebanon’s paralysis and a collapsing state

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The collapse of the Lebanese economy is rapidly accelerating. Rival politicians have so far failed to agree on the shape and make-up of a new government that would be needed to ensure international aid. And as Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, those same politicians are accused of decades of corruption that has nearly bankrupted the state. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Lebanon

Lebanon hyperinflation adds to economic crisis

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A shortage of medicine in Lebanon is worsening an economic crisis for millions. And the central bank’s warning that subsidies may soon end has provoked a rush to stockpile essential goods. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr has more from Beirut. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Lebanon