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Progress in Lebanon:<\/strong> Lebanon\u2019s new government has won a vote of confidence<\/a> for a raft of emergency measures designed to drag the country out of a prolonged economic crisis, compounded by severe fuel shortages \u2014 after the vote was delayed when the parliament building was hit by a power cut. The policies drawn up by Prime Minister Najib Mikati's newly-appointed government are designed to re-open talks with the IMF and other international lenders to unlock emergency assistance.<\/p>\n

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Progress in Lebanon: Lebanon\u2019s new government has won a vote of confidence for a raft of emergency measures designed to drag the country out of a prolonged economic crisis, compounded by severe fuel shortages \u2014 after the vote was delayed when the parliament building was hit by a power cut. 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