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Concerns mount as Lebanon struggles to take first steps out of crisis
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Concerns mount as Lebanon struggles to take first steps out of crisis

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon is struggling to take the first steps out of a deep financial crisis, with hopes of…
Beirut’s nightlife on the brink as pandemic compounds financial crisis
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Beirut’s nightlife on the brink as pandemic compounds financial crisis

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Beirut loves to party, even when the going gets tough. Which is often. The city and its…
Lebanese central bank to inject dollars as currency tumbles
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Lebanese central bank to inject dollars as currency tumbles

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s money changers said the country’s central bank agreed Friday to inject fresh dollars into the market…
Lebanese government meets after night of raging protests
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Lebanese government meets after night of raging protests

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister held an emergency Cabinet meeting Friday after a night of raging protests that saw…
Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system
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Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon’s battered pound currency has slid to fresh lows against the US dollar despite a new pricing…
Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night
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Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military on Sunday said overnight riots and sectarian tensions in central Beirut and other areas…
Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon
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Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of domestic workers gathered outside the Ethiopian consulate in Beirut on Thursday, some inquiring about flights…
On debt-stricken Lebanon, investors see little room for optimism
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On debt-stricken Lebanon, investors see little room for optimism

LONDON (Reuters) — Emerging market investors are no strangers to sovereign debt crises, but few have been as perilous as…
For Lebanese families made poor by crisis, dinner means bread and no meat
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For Lebanese families made poor by crisis, dinner means bread and no meat

BEIRUT (Reuters) — At a street market in southern Beirut, Lebanese crowd around volunteers handing out free rations of bread…
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
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Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply

BEIRUT (AP) — Long before the pandemic struck, they lived and worked in conditions that rights groups called exploitative —…
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