Lebanon
Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of Lebanon’s cabinet amid economic crisis
Middle East
January 16, 2022
Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of Lebanon’s cabinet amid economic crisis
BEIRUT, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Powerful Lebanese groups Hezbollah and Amal said on Saturday they would end a boycott of…
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump
Middle East
January 15, 2022
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump
BEIRUT, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank said on Friday it aimed to boost the Lebanese pound’s valueby easing…
Protesters block Lebanon’s roads to protest economic crash, soaring prices
Middle East
January 14, 2022
Protesters block Lebanon’s roads to protest economic crash, soaring prices
BEIRUT, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Lebanese truck and bus drivers and others blocked main roads in the capital and other…
Hundreds in Lebanon protest measures targeting unvaccinated
Middle East
January 9, 2022
Hundreds in Lebanon protest measures targeting unvaccinated
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people rallied in Beirut on Saturday to protest measures imposed against the unvaccinated, saying individuals…
Lebanon’s pound hits low of 30,000 to a dollar amid crisis
Middle East
January 5, 2022
Lebanon’s pound hits low of 30,000 to a dollar amid crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s currency hit a new low Tuesday reaching 20 times its value on the black market since…
4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
Middle East
January 3, 2022
4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian mother and her three children died in their sleep after inhaling toxic fumes from burning…
Lebanese Minister: Egyptian gas will raise electricity supply from 8 to 12 hours
Business
December 29, 2021
Lebanese Minister: Egyptian gas will raise electricity supply from 8 to 12 hours
Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad said, on Tuesday, that the agreement to import gas from Egypt will add 450 megawatts…
Syria denounces Israeli plans to double number of Golan settlers
Middle East
December 28, 2021
Syria denounces Israeli plans to double number of Golan settlers
BEIRUT, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Syria on Monday condemned Israeli plans to double within five years the number of Jewish…
Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis
Middle East
December 26, 2021
Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis
BEIRUT, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday the country needs “six to seven years” to…
UN chief urges Lebanese leaders to put people first and reform
Middle East
December 20, 2021
UN chief urges Lebanese leaders to put people first and reform
BEIRUT, Dec 19 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Lebanese leaders to put people first and implement…