Lebanon
WFP allocating US$ 5.4 billion to Lebanon helps with its worst economic crisis
Middle East
November 22, 2022
WFP allocating US$ 5.4 billion to Lebanon helps with its worst economic crisis
An economic analyst from Beirut, Basil al-Khatib, announced on Monday that US$5.4 billion was allocated in aid from the World…
Egypt supplies aid to Lebanon to help confront cholera outbreak
Egypt
November 10, 2022
Egypt supplies aid to Lebanon to help confront cholera outbreak
An Egyptian military transport plane has taken off loaded with large quantities of medicines and medical supplies, provided by the…
President Aoun leaves office amid Lebanon’s financial crisis
Middle East
October 30, 2022
President Aoun leaves office amid Lebanon’s financial crisis
Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon’s cataclysmic financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut port blast, vacates…
Israel and Lebanon finalize Mediterranean border agreement, opening up potentially rich oil and gas fields
Middle East
October 28, 2022
Israel and Lebanon finalize Mediterranean border agreement, opening up potentially rich oil and gas fields
CNN — Israel and Lebanon finalized an agreement defining their maritime borders in the Mediterranean on Thursday, President Joe Biden announced…
5 ways the Israel-Lebanon maritime deal matters
Middle East
October 23, 2022
5 ways the Israel-Lebanon maritime deal matters
Abu Dhabi CNN — Amid decades of hostility, Lebanon and Israel on Tuesday reached a historic maritime border deal, finally…
Three countries sound alarm about cholera outbreak
Middle East
October 21, 2022
Three countries sound alarm about cholera outbreak
The Lebanese Minister of Health in the caretaker government, Firas al-Abyad, sounded the alarm due to the wide spread of…
Israel and Lebanon reach historic agreement, paving the way to potentially rich gas exploration
Middle East
October 12, 2022
Israel and Lebanon reach historic agreement, paving the way to potentially rich gas exploration
CNN – Israel and Lebanon have reached a historic agreement, leaders on each side said separately on Tuesday, settling a…
Former Lebanese ambassador holds sit-in at Beirut bank amid new wave of heists
Middle East
October 8, 2022
Former Lebanese ambassador holds sit-in at Beirut bank amid new wave of heists
A former Lebanese ambassador held a sit-in at his bank outside of the capital city of Beirut on Tuesday, refusing…
FM stresses importance of achieving stability in Lebanon
Egypt
September 23, 2022
FM stresses importance of achieving stability in Lebanon
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the importance of achieving stability in Lebanon and overcoming challenges facing the country. This came…
In Lebanon, armed customers rob banks to get their own money
Middle East
September 17, 2022
In Lebanon, armed customers rob banks to get their own money
Two seemingly armed and desperate Lebanese depositors held up banks on Wednesday to force access to their own money, which…