#US State Secretary Kerry arrives in #Lebanon for lightning visit
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US Secretary of State #John_Kerry gestures upon his arrival at Beirut International airport on June 4, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Mohamed Azakir)
Updated at 4:30 pm: John Kerry arrived in Beirut on Wednesday, beginning a visit announced on short notice, the first by a US secretary of state to Lebanon in five years, an AFP journalist said. Kerry is in Beirut to announce $290 million in aid to boost UN efforts in Syria and neighboring countries hosting refugees, a US diplomatic source said. He will also urge Lebanon to fill the country’s presidential void “as soon as possible.” read (...)