Lebanon’s financial meltdown could tip the country into a full-blown food crisis, as people hit by soaring prices and the fallout of COVID-19 become unable to afford even basics like bread, the prime minister warned. [ More … ]
Talks began on Wednesday with Lebanon seeking a multi-billion-dollar bailout to avoid bankruptcy. Lebanon’s leaders are seeking a financial lifeline from the International Monetary Fund. Talks began on Wednesday with Lebanon seeking a multi-billion-dollar bailout [ More … ]
The Lebanese parliament convened this morning to conduct a confidence vote for the new government, despite attempts by protesters to prevent the assembly from taking place. Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri stated that 67 [ More … ]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon, stressing the international body’s commitment to supporting Beirut. “The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the formation of a new Government [ More … ]
President postpones talks which were expected to result in Saad Hariri being named as next prime minister. Beirut, Lebanon – The nomination of Lebanon’s next prime minister has been postponed after major Christian parties said they [ More … ]
Businessman Samir Khatib says country’s senior Sunni cleric told him during meeting on Sunday that he backed Hariri Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim politician, Saad al-Hariri, re-emerged as a candidate for prime minister on Sunday when [ More … ]
Lebanon has faced five weeks of anti-government protests, driven by widespread anger at corruption among the sectarian politicians who have governed the country for decades. The protesters are now demanding that they go. By Ivana [ More … ]
Several major Lebanese parties have agreed on nominating Mohammad Safadi, a former finance minister, as the prime minister of a new government. The major political parties in Lebanon have agreed on naming former finance minister [ More … ]
Demonstrators in Lebanon blocked key roads on Monday after a weekend of mass rallies confirmed that political promises had failed to extinguish the unprecedented protest movement. Protests regain momentum after period of relative calm as [ More … ]
Anti-government protesters take to the streets across Lebanon for the third day in a row as well as pro-government crowds rallying in favour of the embattled president. Thousands descended on Lebanon’s streets across the country [ More … ]
Demonstrators hail prime minister’s departure but promise to stay in the streets until all their demands are met. Beirut, Lebanon – Cries of celebration went up across Lebanon on Tuesday as protesters demanding the fall of [ More … ]
Sunday saw street rallies swell again, with thousands streaming into central Beirut and other locations across the country. Tens of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets for a fourth day on Sunday to protest [ More … ]
No fighting overnight as Lebanon’s prime minister calls on US and France to ‘intervene’ to prevent escalation. A cautious calm has returned to the southern Lebanese border amid international calls for restraint after Hezbollah and [ More … ]
Raid latest in series of cross-border Israeli attacks in Syrian and Lebanese territory Israeli air strikes targeted a Palestinian faction in eastern Lebanon before dawn on Monday, Lebanese state media and the group said. “Three [ More … ]
Sanctions target two Lebanese lawmakers and a top aide to Hassan Nasrallah The United States has imposed sanctions on Hezbollah political officials, including members of the Lebanese parliament, accusing the group of threatening the “economic [ More … ]
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