Lebanon

2023 - 10 - 18

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S'poreans advised not to travel to Lebanon, or to leave as soon as ... (The Straits Times)

Hundreds of demonstrators scuffled on Tuesday night with Lebanese security forces outside the United States Embassy in the Beirut suburb of Awkar. Militant ...

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Singaporeans advised to defer all travel to Lebanon amid volatile ... (CNA)

Singaporeans who choose to remain in Lebanon should remain vigilant, monitor local developments closely and heed the advice of the Lebanese government, said the ...

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US raises travel advisory for Lebanon to 'do not travel' (Reuters)

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday raised its travel alert for Lebanon to "do not travel," citing the security situation related to rocket, missile, ...

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State Department advises US citizens not to travel to Lebanon (The Hill)

The Biden administration is now advising U.S. citizens not to travel to Lebanon amid the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict. In a travel advisory issued Tuesday ...

US allows non-essential embassy staff to leave Lebanon | Macau ... (Macau Business)

International, MNA | The United States authorized non-essential personnel and their families to leave their embassy near Beirut on Tuesday, ...

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Amid Israel-Hamas conflict, US warns citizens not to travel to Lebanon (Business Standard)

The updated advisory issued by the US department asked its citizens to reconsider their travel plans due to terrorism, civil unrest, armed conflict and ...

Travel Advisory for Lebanon, 18 October 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore)

Singaporeans who choose to remain in Lebanon should remain vigilant, monitor local developments closely and heed the advice of the Lebanese government. They ...

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U.S. Issues 'Do Not Travel' Advisory for Lebanon (Skift)

The U.S. State Department raised its travel alert for Lebanon to "do not travel," citing the security situation between Israel and Hezbollah.

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'No work back home': Lebanon's foreign domestic workers fear Israel ... (Aljazeera.com)

In an economy that's in free fall, migrant workers are already vulnerable. A war could make things worse.

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Saudi Arabia calls on citizens to immediately leave Lebanon (Al Arabiya English)

Saudi Arabia calls on its citizens to abide by the travel advisory to Lebanon and for those in the country to immediately leave.The Saudi Embassy in.

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Is it safe to visit Lebanon? Foreign Office advice after US embassy in Beirut is set on fire (The Independent)

Lebanon sits to the north of Israel, bordering Syria to the north and the east. The capital, Beirut, sits along the Mediterranean Sea, and was a target of Israeli bombings during the Lebanon War in 2006.

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Ottawa preparing for possible evacuations from Lebanon but ... (Radio Canada International (en))

Federal government officials say Canada is preparing for a possible evacuation of citizens from Lebanon should the Israel-Hamas war escalate and spread to ...

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Saudi Arabia urges citizens to depart Lebanon 'immediately' (Hindustan Times)

The Gulf kingdom's embassy in Beirut said it was "closely following the developments" in southern Lebanon. | World News.

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State Department warns Americans not to travel to Lebanon (The Washington Post)

The State Department is warning American travelers about shelling between Israel and Hezbollah as the war surrounding Gaza escalates.

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US Embassy issues travel advisory for its citizens in Lebanon, it says… (Hindustan Times)

The embassy has issued necessary instructions and guidelines to prevent any undesirable situation for its personnel and US citizens.

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UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Lebanon (Reuters)

Britain's Foreign Office said on Wednesday that it was advising its citizens against all travel to Lebanon because of risks associated with the conflict ...

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Several diplomatic services advise their nationals to leave Lebanon ... (Crisis24)

Several diplomatic services advise their nationals to leave Lebanon as of Oct. 18 amid rising regional tensions related to Israel-Hamas war.

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'Can't stay silent any more': Rage in Lebanon over war on Gaza (Aljazeera.com)

Pro-Palestinian rallies held near US, German embassies in Lebanon to express anger at Israel's 'war crimes' in Gaza.

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Demonstrators in Lebanon protesting Gaza hospital blast clash with ... (PBS NewsHour)

The protests came as President Joe Biden made a show of solidarity with Israel during his visit there. The Hezbollah group, a key ally of Hamas, ...

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In Beirut, anger in the street amid fears of escalation with Israel (Breaking Defense)

People, carrying the Palestinian flag and banners, gather in front of the US Embassy to protest against the Israeli attacks on Gaza in Beirut, Lebanon on ...

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'All the world is blind': Hezbollah supporters take to Beirut's streets (The Guardian)

Protesters show solidarity with Palestinians after deadly hospital blast in Gaza Strip.

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'Leave immediately,' Saudi Arabia urges citizens to depart Lebanon ... (WION)

Israeli military Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi Tuesday (Oct 17) warned that his nation would retaliate aggressively should Hezbollah escalate. Saudi Arabia has ...

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2 Hezbollah members killed in clashes with Israeli forces in southern ... (Anadolu Agency)

12 Hezbollah fighters killed since outbreak of violence on Lebanese-Israeli border - Anadolu Ajansı.

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Lebanon's Hezbollah fires missiles on Israeli targets (Xinhua)

Israeli soldiers are seen at a position of a self-propelled howitzer deployed in northern Israel bordering Lebanon, on Oct. 18, 2023.

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German defence minister visits troops at UN force in Lebanon (Reuters)

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius travelled to Lebanon on Thursday to visit German soldiers serving in a U.N. peacekeeping force in the region in the ...

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Israeli border city becomes 'ghost town' amid clashes with ... (FRANCE 24)

The northern-Israeli city of Qiryat Shemona, located 3 kilometres from the border with Lebanon has become a ghost town over the past few days as residents ...

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US, UK urge citizens to leave Lebanon as tensions rise over Israel ... (The Times of Israel)

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The US and British embassies in Beirut on Thursday advised citizens to leave Lebanon while flights “remain available” as border tensions ...

Lebanon's Hezbollah says fires rockets at Israeli position (Reuters)

Lebanese group Hezbollah said it fired rockets at an Israeli position in the village of Manara on Thursday and drew an Israeli artillery barrage in response ...

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Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon (Anadolu Agency)

JERUSALEM. The Israeli army said Thursday that it had carried out overnight airstrikes on military targets belonging to the Lebanese group Hezbollah in ...

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Exclusive: Aviation war insurers cancel some cover for Israel ... (Reuters)

Aviation war insurers have given notice to cancel cover for some airlines domiciled in Israel and Lebanon because of the conflict in the region, with some ...

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3 injured in rocket strikes on Kiryat Shmona as Lebanon border ... (The Times of Israel)

The attacks came amid continuing skirmishes between the Israeli military and the Hamas and Hezbollah terror groups, amid fears a new front could be opened in ...

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Gaza waits for aid after Biden deal to allow convoy via Egypt (Financial Times)

UN expected to co-ordinate deliveries as supplies run out in besieged enclave.

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US, UK, Germany issue travel advisories for Lebanon over border ... (CNA)

Washington, London and Berlin on Thursday (Oct 19) advised their citizens to leave Lebanon as border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah intensify over ...

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Israel-Gaza war: US, UK, Germany urge citizens leave Lebanon ... (South China Morning Post)

With daily cross-border fire and the increasingly bloody conflict between Tel Aviv and Hamas, Lebanon's ambassador to Britain said the war is 'out of ...

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US, UK, Germany tell citizens to leave Lebanon as regional tensions ... (Aljazeera.com)

US, UK, and Germany advise citizens to leave Lebanon following days of protests and cross-border exchanges.

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Lebanon - Conflict Preparedness/Response - DREF Operation ... (ReliefWeb)

A series of confrontations has unfolded: Hezbollah launched rocket attacks targeting Israeli border towns from Lebanese territory. In response, Israel ...

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UN says one killed in cross-border fire in south Lebanon (FRANCE 24)

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions have been trading cross-border fire with Israel daily since Hamas launched its massive ...

Journalist killed in Israel-Lebanon crossfire in S. Lebanon (新华网)

BEIRUT, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- One journalist was killed and another injured among a group of reporters trapped Thursday night in the crossfire near a military ...

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6 journalists rescued in southern Lebanon after being trapped by ... (Anadolu Agency)

Six journalists have been rescued out of nine people stranded on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel because of Israel's continuous firing, ...

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