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A police officer walks at the scene after the bombing of the Copernic street synagogue, in Paris, that killed 4 people on This Oct. 3, 1980. A Lebanese-Canadian academic and lone suspect in a 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue will go on trial Monday April 3, 2023, nearly 43 years after four people were killed and dozens wounded in the unclaimed attack. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)

Lone suspect in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing goes on trial

By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny - Associated Press

Protesters stand next to burning tires set on fire to block a main road, after the Lebanese pound hit a record low against the dollar on the black market, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon’s caretaker PM warns of chaos as currency plunges

By FAY ABUELGASIM - Associated Press

Canadian ordered to stand trial in France for 1980 bombing

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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020 file photo, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, speaks during a press conference after his government was announced, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon. Diab said Tuesday, Dec. 29 he was shocked to learn that he was being charged of negligence in the Aug. 4 port explosion, saying that he did his utmost duty during the short term in office after which he learned about the chemicals that had been stored at the port for more than six years. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanese PM slams ‘diabolical’ move to charge him over blast

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020 file photo, outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, speaks during a press conference after his government was announced, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon. On Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, the Lebanese prosecutor probing this summer's port explosion in Beirut filed charges against Diab, and three former ministers, Lebanon's official news agency said. All four were charged with negligence leading to deaths over the Aug. 4 explosion at Beirut port, which killed more than 200 people and injured thousands. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanon’s PM refuses further questioning over port blast

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

An anti-government protester holds a national flag, as she passes in front of Lebanese army soldiers during a protest against rising prices and worsening economic and financial conditions, in Zalka, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Lebanon is passing through its worst economic and financial crisis in decades made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s outgoing PM rejects end to subsidies amid crisis

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

People clash with police during a protest against the political elites and the government after this week's deadly explosion at Beirut port which devastated large parts of the capital and killed more than 150 people, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

World donors demand change before money to rebuild Beirut

By SARAH EL DEEB and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

In this photo released by Lebanon's government, Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti, holds a news conference following the meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, at the Lebanese foreign ministry, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday July 23, 2020. Hitti resigned on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, becoming the first Cabinet minister to defect from his post amid the severe economic and financial crisis striking the country. (Dalati Nohra via AP)

Lebanese foreign minister quits over lack of will to reform

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

A Lebanese army soldier throws a tear gas canister towards anti-government protesters in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Hundreds took part in the funeral of a young man killed in riots overnight in Tripoli that were triggered by the crash of Lebanon's national currency that sent food prices soaring. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese PM says Cabinet will seek IMF financial assistance

By ZEINA KARAM and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Lebanese riot police stand guard in front of a bank entrance, after the anti-government protesters try to destroy banks windows during a protest against the Lebanese central bank's governor Riad Salameh and against the deepening financial crisis, at Hamra trade street, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Lebanese Government, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, center, meets with Prime Minister Hassan Diab, right, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 7, 2020. Lebanon appears to be heading toward its first default in paying back Eurobonds worth $1.2 billion that mature in two days as the country passes through its worst economic and financial crisis in decades, a Lebanese official said Saturday. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Government via AP)

Crisis-hit Lebanon to default on $1.2 billion loan payment

By BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Anti-government demonstrators throw stones toward riot police during a protest against a parliament session for a vote of confidence for the new government in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament

By BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Lebanese President Michel Aoun, center, meets with Prime Minister-designate Hassan Diab, right, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, left, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue

By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans during ongoing protests against the Lebanese political class, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Lebanon's new prime minister held consultations Saturday with parliamentary blocs in which they discussed the shape of the future government. The next administration will have to steer the country out of its worst economic and financial crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Thousands protest against new PM, close roads in Lebanon

By BASSAM HATOUM - Associated Press

In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, newly-assigned Lebanese Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, left, meets with outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. Diab said he plans to form a government of experts and independents to deal with the country's crippling economic crisis. Diab spoke to reporters Friday, following a meeting with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a day after he was asked by the president to form the country's next government. (Dalati Nohra via AP)

New Lebanon PM meets with parliamentarians on road ahead

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Newly-assigned Lebanese Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, gestures to journalists after arriving to his home following his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Lebanon’s new PM says he plans a government of experts

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Newly-assigned Lebanese Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, center, greets journalists upon his arrival to meet with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. Michel Aoun named Diab as prime minister after a day of consultations with lawmakers in which he gained a simple majority of the 128-member parliament. Sixty-nine lawmakers, including the parliamentary bloc of the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements as well as lawmakers affiliated with President Michel Aoun gave him their votes. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon

By SARAH EL DEEB and ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Briefly: Americas

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES