currency crisis

Trapped migrant workers suffer from Lebanon’s dollar crisis, lockdown
Middle East

Trapped migrant workers suffer from Lebanon’s dollar crisis, lockdown

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Temitope can’t find work in Lebanon since the Nigerian domestic worker escaped her employer’s house last month.…
Lebanon central bank official probed over currency crash
Middle East

Lebanon central bank official probed over currency crash

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s financial prosecutor questioned a top central bank manager Friday over the country’s financial crisis, which has…
Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts
Middle East

Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Living in a slum built precariously on the banks of a sewage-tainted river in Lebanon, Faiqqa…
Prominent Beirut university faces fight of its life as crises hit
Middle East

Prominent Beirut university faces fight of its life as crises hit

BEIRUT (Reuters) — One of the Arab world’s oldest universities faces its worst crisis since its foundation, with huge losses,…
Turkish lira falls to record low against US dollar
Economy

Turkish lira falls to record low against US dollar

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s lira fell to a record low against the US dollar on Thursday after traders interpreted comments…
Hezbollah deems Lebanese government rescue plan an ‘important step’ forward
Middle East

Hezbollah deems Lebanese government rescue plan an ‘important step’ forward

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Hezbollah’s leader hailed the Lebanese government’s crisis plan as an “important step” on Monday and warned the…
Lebanon restaurants partially reopen, face faltering economy
Middle East

Lebanon restaurants partially reopen, face faltering economy

BEIRUT (AP) — It’s not just a lifestyle, it’s a livelihood. That was the motto used by some of Lebanon’s…
Lebanon to announce long-awaited economic reform plan
Middle East

Lebanon to announce long-awaited economic reform plan

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government on Thursday endorsed a long-awaited economic rescue plan meant to address a spiraling financial crisis…
Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defends his role amid crisis
Middle East

Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defends his role amid crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defended himself Wednesday against scathing criticism, claiming there is a “systematic campaign” meant…
Lebanon cities erupt against economic hardship, one protester killed in Tripoli
Middle East

Lebanon cities erupt against economic hardship, one protester killed in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) — Protests against growing economic hardship erupted in Tripoli and spread to other Lebanese cities on Tuesday,…
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