By Maya Gebeily and Karamallah Daher BEIRUT (Reuters) – As the Lebanese Christian village of Rmeish marks its first Easter since the Gaza war erupted, residents say a parallel confrontation …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli military positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms on Sunday, saying it was acting “in solidarity” with the Palestinian people after an …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Lebanon’s embattled central bank chief Riad Salameh said on Sunday he would leave his post once his latest term ends in July even if he is asked to …
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AMMAN (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for the judge struggling to investigate the Beirut port explosion to be able to pursue his work and get help …
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By Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) – Unemployed and unable to support his family of four, Hussein Hamadeh, 51, now spends his days trying to find help to …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s economy, hit by one of the world’s most severe crises, continues to contract although the pace of that contraction has somewhat slowed, the World Bank said …
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BRYEN: Will A Key US Deal Make Lebanon’s Problems Even Worse? Shoshana Bryen on October 12, 2022 The White House is taking a bow for success in achieving U.S.-Israel …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Savers held up two banks in Lebanon on Wednesday to demand access to their own deposits frozen in the country’s paralysed financial system, underlining desperation among citizens …
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BEIRUT – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric said on Sunday it is “shameful” that politicians have yet to form a new cabinet nearly three months after elections, blaming their chronic feuding …
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BEIRUT – Lebanon marks the second anniversary on Thursday of the Beirut port explosion that killed 215 people and is widely seen as a symbol of corruption and bad governance …
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By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT – When Halime El Kaakour enters Lebanon’s parliament as a newly elected lawmaker next week, she will step past the same concrete barriers …
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BEIRUT – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Lebanon for a four-year extended fund facility that would only get full approval …
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BEIRUT – A hole in Lebanon’s financial system estimated at $69 billion in September is expected to grow to $73 billion, and losses in the central bank reserve will increase …
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BEIRUT – Complying with a London court order requiring Lebanon’s Bank Audi and SGBL to pay a depositor $4 million of money stuck in the nation’s crisis-hit banking sector will …
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By Edmund Blair and Laila Bassam BEIRUT – Lebanese school teacher Sara Wissam and her husband were comfortably off before a run on the local currency decimated the value of …
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BEIRUT – Lebanon is suffering an economic meltdown that began in 2019 when the financial system collapsed under colossal state debts and the unsustainable way they were funded, while politicians …
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BEIRUT – Lebanon’s currency has lost more than 15% of its value since the start of the year, piling further pressure on the population more than two years into a …
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By Timour Azhari BEIRUT – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati Monday said criticism of Saudi Arabia by the leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group did not serve the national interest …
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(Clarifies to show financial expert heard Guterres express similar view at a separate meeting) BEIRUT – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Lebanon’s financial collapse was caused by “something similar to …
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DUBAI – Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai called on the authorities on Sunday to take a “decisive step” to defuse a crisis with Gulf Arab states over critical comments …