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Serena Williams Reportedly Marries in New Orleans

The game is love for tennis star Serena Williams and her new husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

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Again, Riyadh Asks Citizens to Leave Lebanon

Saudi Arabia has asked its citizens for the second time in less than two weeks to leave Lebanon "as soon as possible" given the tension over the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

The announcement early Saturday was posted on the Saudi embassy Twitter account. It came shortly after the embassy reported that it is closely following reports of an attack on two Saudi nationals in a Beirut neighborhood.

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Hariri's Future on Uncertain Path

Saad Hariri has seen a lot in his 47 years.

His father, Lebanon's charismatic leader and influential businessman Rafik Hariri, was assassinated in a 2005 bombing that rocked the country and thrust the young man into a political career before he was ready.

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Lavrov Warns against Foreign Interference in Lebanon

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned Friday against foreign interference in Lebanese affairs following Prime Minister Saad Hariri's resignation.

At a meeting in Russia with his Lebanese counterpart Jebran Bassil, Lavrov said that "Russia invariably stands for supporting the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Lebanon."

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Can France's Macron Bring Lebanon Back from the Brink?

French President Emmanuel Macron is trying on a new mantle: Mideast peacemaker. He's trying to defuse Lebanon's political crisis and preserve regional stability, by leveraging France's trade relations with rival players in the region and historical ties to its former protectorate.

It's a risky gambit, but Macron may be better placed than anyone right now to succeed.

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Lebanon Prime Minister Hariri 'Caught in Regional Feuds'

Saad Hariri has seen a lot in his 47 years.

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Egypt Tries to Avoid a Fight as Allies Escalate against Iran

Egypt faces high expectations from Saudi Arabia and its other Gulf Arab benefactors that it will have their back as tensions rise with their rival Iran, including throwing the weight of its military — the largest standing Arab army — into the crisis if needed.

But Egypt clearly has no desire to be dragged into a military conflict or to see the tensions spiral into another Saudi-Iran proxy battle like the many that are already tearing up the Middle East.

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Israel Fears Syria Buffer Will Put Hizbullah, Iran Close to Frontier

A map included in a preliminary agreement that seeks to establish buffer zones in southwest Syria indicates that Iran-backed forces could deploy within several kilometers of the Israeli frontier, a media report said on Wednesday.

The map of the agreement, reached between the U.S., Russia and Jordan last week, shows the buffer area nearly abutting the town of Quneitra next to the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the map on Wednesday.

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French Presidency Says Hariri to Go to France 'in Coming Days'

Prime Minister Saad Hariri will come to France "in the coming days," a source at the French presidency told the AFP news agency on Wednesday.

The development came after the presidency said in a statement that President Emmanuel Macron had "invited" Hariri and his family to France.

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Bahaa Hariri Backs Brother's Resignation, Slams Hizbullah, Iran

Prime Minister Saad Hariri's older brother broke his silence Wednesday over the premier's mysterious resignation, saying he supports his brother's decision to step down over Hizbullah's policies.

In his first public statement, Bahaa Hariri also blasted Iran, Hizbullah's regional sponsor.

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