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Syria hands Lebanese Army a suspect in LF official's killing

The Lebanese Army said it has taken into custody a suspect in last year's killing of a Lebanese Forces official, with help from Syria's new authorities, in a case that sparked public outrage.

Pascal Sleiman, an LF coordinator in the Jbeil area, was abducted and killed in April 2024.

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British and Canadian ambassadors host reception celebrating media freedom in Lebanon

Celebrating the role of Lebanese media in reform and accountability, British Ambassador Hamish Cowell and Canadian Ambassador Stefanie McCollum co-hosted a reception to reaffirm "the essential role of a free media in Lebanon," the British embassy said.

The event brought together journalists, civil society representatives, diplomats, and advocates to recognize the "indispensable role that a free and independent press plays in holding power to account, to reaffirm its essential part in Lebanon’s reform agenda, and safeguarding democratic societies," the embassy said in a statement.

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Aoun votes in South, says there are 'guarantees' Israel won't disrupt polls

President Joseph Aoun voted Saturday in his southern hometown al-Aishiyeh in the fourth and final round of the country’s municipal and mayoral elections.

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Benjamin Hassan makes history as 1st Lebanese player in Open era to qualify for French Open

Benjamin Hassan made history Friday by becoming the first Lebanese tennis player in the Open era to qualify for the main draw of the French Open.

The 30-year-old defeated Japan's James Trotter 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the final round of qualifying.

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Only 900 speakers of the Sanna language remain. Now Cyprus' Maronites are mounting a comeback

Ash dangled precariously from Iosif Skordis' cigarette as he reminisced with fellow villagers in a language on the edge of extinction, one that partly traces its roots to the language Jesus Christ once spoke.

The 97-year-old Skordis is one of only 900 people in the world who speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic, or Sanna. Today, his village of Kormakitis is the last bastion of a language once spoken by tens of thousands of people across dozens of villages.

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Hochstein says Israel-Lebanon land border demarcation 'within reach'

Former U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein has said that a land border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel is "within reach."

Hochstein told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, in remarks published Friday, that a deal is possible "but there has to be political willingness".

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Report: Ortagus to visit Lebanon in two weeks

U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus is scheduled to visit Lebanon in two weeks, sources told LBCI television on Friday.

Al-Akhbar newspaper had reported Thursday that the presidency has been informed of the postponement of Ortagus' visit from May to June, adding that the reason might be President Joseph Aoun's busy schedule.

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Disarming Palestinian camps to start mid-June, official says after committee meeting

The disarmament of Palestinian camps in Lebanon will begin next month based on an accord with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a Lebanese government official told AFP on Friday.

The Lebanese and Palestinian sides agreed on starting a plan "to remove weapons from the camps, beginning mid-June in the Beirut camps, and other camps will follow," the source told AFP, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to brief the media.

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LF, FPM welcome Lebanese-Palestinian agreement to disarm camps

Long-time foes Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement both welcomed an agreement between Lebanese and Palestinian leaders to disarm Palestinian camps.

LF leader Samir Geagea said Thursday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has always worked towards maintaining "healthy Lebanese-Palestinian ties" and later called Abbas to discuss the latest developments with him and praise his stance on the camps' disarmament.

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Will Israel disrupt municipal vote in south Lebanon?

Conflicting reports have emerged on whether the Lebanese state has obtained U.S. guarantees that Israel would not threaten the safety of the municipal and mayoral polls that will be held Saturday in south Lebanon.

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