Lebanon
Lebanon can stretch reserves for subsidies another six months, PM says
Middle East
December 30, 2020
Lebanon can stretch reserves for subsidies another six months, PM says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon can ration two billion dollars in reserves left for subsidies to last six more months, the…
Lebanese PM slams ‘diabolical’ move to charge him over blast
Middle East
December 30, 2020
Lebanese PM slams ‘diabolical’ move to charge him over blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister said Tuesday he was shocked to learn he was being charged with negligence…
Lebanon reserving nearly 2 million coronavirus vaccines
Middle East
December 29, 2020
Lebanon reserving nearly 2 million coronavirus vaccines
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s health minister said Monday his country has reserved nearly two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine…
Hezbollah says it has doubled its arsenal of guided missiles
Middle East
December 28, 2020
Hezbollah says it has doubled its arsenal of guided missiles
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Sunday his group now has twice as many precision-guided missiles as…
Syrian refugee camp burnt to ground in northern Lebanon
Middle East
December 27, 2020
Syrian refugee camp burnt to ground in northern Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 300 Syrian refugees were forced to flee an informal camp in northern Lebanon as a…
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urges politicians to form government
Middle East
December 26, 2020
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urges politicians to form government
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urged politicians on Friday to rid themselves of external pressure and form a…
The blast that blew away Lebanon’s faith in itself
Middle East
December 25, 2020
The blast that blew away Lebanon’s faith in itself
BEIRUT (Reuters) – They gather in groups, wearing black, in the shadow of buildings gutted by the explosion that shook…
Pope promises to visit Lebanon, South Sudan, as soon as possible
Middle East
December 24, 2020
Pope promises to visit Lebanon, South Sudan, as soon as possible
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis promised in his Christmas messages on Thursday to visit Lebanon and South Sudan as…
‘Glimmer of hope’: Beirut seeks Christmas cheer after devastating year
Middle East
December 22, 2020
‘Glimmer of hope’: Beirut seeks Christmas cheer after devastating year
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Near the wreckage of Beirut’s port, a charity is bringing Christmas cheer to a city hammered by…
What’s more important for Lebanon: Subsidies or a new government?
Middle East
December 20, 2020
What’s more important for Lebanon: Subsidies or a new government?
As the country’s financial crisis continues, Lebanon’s central bank has warned it could run out of money to pay subsidies…