The Lebanese army have conducted heist training for bank robberies and hostage situations following a rise in recent incidents
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Video: Change is needed in Lebanon, says parliament member
Yassine Jaber, chair of the foreign affairs committee and member of Lebanon Parliament, discusses Lebanon’s government stepping down amid a public demand for responsibility over an explosion in Beirut’s port, the possibility of political change in the country and what the political priorities should be.
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Video: Lebanon’s political structure needs to be changed, says Prince Turki Al Faisal
What happens in Lebanon affects everyone in the region, Saudi Arabian Prince Turki Al-Faisal told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the Munich Security Conference.
Beirut
220 wounded as Lebanon protesters clash with police
No progress appears to have been made towards finalising the cabinet, which protesters demand be comprised of independent experts and exclude all established political parties
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Video: Lebanon protesters hit banks in ‘week of wrath’
Banks in Beirut were targeted by demonstrators during what they have called a ‘week of wrath’, in protest against the country’s banking crisis.
Beirut
In pictures: Lebanese protesters spilled back into the streets
On Tuesday morning, dozens of protesters blocked key highways in and around Beirut with overturned rubbish bins and burning tyres.
Baby Shark
‘Baby Shark’ makes millions for family behind infectious tune
In Lebanon, it became a rallying cry after a video of protesters singing to soothe a frightened toddler went viral
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Video: IMF’s Azour on Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 targets, economy, growth for 2019, OPEC+
Jihad Azour, Middle East and central Asia director at the International Monetary Fund, discusses Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 targets, diversifying the Saudi economy outside of oil, the budget, Saudi growth for 2019, the OPEC+ agreement and Lebanon’s economy.
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Video: Lebanon’s reform package restores confidence in the country – IMF
It’s important to show the timeline and bring credibility to the implementation of the reforms, says Jihad Azour, Middle East and Central Asia director at the IMF.
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30 years on, Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing challenged
The protests sparked on October 17 have spread across the country and quickly grown into an unprecedented cross-sectarian street mobilisation against the political class