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Lebanon's Nawaf Salam to be designated PM, angering Hezbollah

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun summoned Nawaf Salam, head of the International Court of Justice, to designate him prime minister after most lawmakers

Lebanon's Nawaf Salam to be designated PM, angering Hezbollah
Economy|Election|MidEast|Political|World

Lebanese army chief edges towards presidency, Lebanese sources say

Lebanon's parliament looks set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, three senior political sources said, ending a presidential

Lebanese army chief edges towards presidency, Lebanese sources say
Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat flew from Beirut to Dubai, Lebanese officials say

Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war crimes over the bloody suppression of a revolt in

MidEast|Political|World

Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria's north, and Damascus ruled by a group

Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

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