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Cyprus gets help from Lebanon and other countries in battling huge wildfire

Aircraft from Lebanon, Jordan, Spain and Israel were on their way Thursday to help battle a huge wildfire in Cyprus that has claimed the lives of two people. Police were investigating reports that arsonists were to blame.

The flames have scorched more than 120 square kilometers (46 square miles) of forested hillsides in one of the worst such blazes in recent memory.

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Report: US paper gives Lebanon 90 days for arms handover

The U.S. paper delivered to Lebanon by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack calls for a two-stage solution for Hezbollah’s arms, a media report said.

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Barrack tells Lebanese MPs and ministers to seek peace with Israel

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has told Lebanese MPs and ministers in his meetings in Beirut that the U.S. cannot give guarantees to Lebanon in return for Hezbollah’s disarmament, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Thursday.

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What is the 'gradual' solution that Lebanon has proposed to Barrack?

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has received from Lebanon a “serious proposal” calling for a “gradual” solution for the thorny issue of Hezbollah’s arms, media reports said on Thursday.

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Aoun: Lebanon is fine, no return to rhetoric of war

President Joseph Aoun said Thursday that Lebanon is “at a pivotal crossroads, which might be fateful,” adding that “our unity, cooperation and solidarity are essential in order for us to confront all challenges.”

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Israeli troops make 800-meter incursion into Houla

Israeli troops made an 800-meter incursion into Houla at dawn Thursday and blew up a livestock room facing the al-Abbad Israeli military post, the National News Agency said.

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Georges Abdallah says 'struggle' helped him endure French prison

Sitting near a poster of Che Guevara inside his French prison cell before his release this week, pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah said the "struggle" kept him going during his four decades behind bars.

A court last week ordered the 74-year-old -- who was jailed over the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats in Paris -- be released from the Lannemezan prison in southern France on Friday.

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EU announces new €12.5M project to support Lebanese Army

The European Union on Wednesday announced a new €12.5 million project to support the Lebanese Army in "leading recovery efforts, enhancing security and helping communities in Southern Lebanon rebuild."

The project will be implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

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Berri says 'optimistic' after 'excellent' meeting with Barrack

Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed his optimism in the wake of his meeting with visiting U.S. envoy Tom Barrack.

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Geagea meets Jumblat in Clemenceau

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea, who rarely leaves his Maarab headquarters, on Wednesday held a meeting in Clemenceau with Druze leader Walid Jumblat.

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