Lebanon
Parliament session on Lebanon cabinet begins late after power cut
Middle East
September 20, 2021
Parliament session on Lebanon cabinet begins late after power cut
BEIRUT, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament began a session on Monday that is scheduled to discuss the new cabinet’s…
Iran’s fuel shipments violate Lebanon’s sovereignty -PM
Middle East
September 18, 2021
Iran’s fuel shipments violate Lebanon’s sovereignty -PM
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Iranian fuel shipments imported by the Hezbollah movement constitute…
Lebanon: Influencers join together to fight hate speech
Middle East
September 17, 2021
Lebanon: Influencers join together to fight hate speech
Lebanon has no shortage of thorny issues sparking controversies that are often carried out on social media. The country has…
Judge seeks arrest of ex-minister charged in Beirut blast
Middle East
September 16, 2021
Judge seeks arrest of ex-minister charged in Beirut blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The lead judge investigating Lebanon’s massive port explosion last year issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a…
Hezbollah-organized fuel arrives in crisis-hit Lebanon
Middle East
September 16, 2021
Hezbollah-organized fuel arrives in crisis-hit Lebanon
AL-AIN, Lebanon (AP) — A convoy of tanker trucks carrying Iranian diesel crossed the border from Syria into Lebanon early…
Lebanon’s ex-PM leaves to US despite subpoena for port blast
Middle East
September 15, 2021
Lebanon’s ex-PM leaves to US despite subpoena for port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s former prime minister left the country for the United States on Tuesday, his advisor said, despite…
Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
Middle East
September 14, 2021
Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
QLEIAT, Lebanon (AP) — Saydi Mubarak and her mother share a bond that goes beyond a close mother-daughter relationship: They…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says Iranian fuel oil to arrive Thursday
Middle East
September 14, 2021
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says Iranian fuel oil to arrive Thursday
BEIRUT, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanon’s armed Shiia movement Hezbollah, said on Monday that a…
Lebanese president wants to resume bailout talks with IMF
Middle East
September 13, 2021
Lebanese president wants to resume bailout talks with IMF
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new government held its first meeting Monday with a call by the president to resume talks…
Egypt to pump gas to Lebanon within three weeks
Egypt
September 12, 2021
Egypt to pump gas to Lebanon within three weeks
The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek al-Molla said that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered to deliver…