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Hezbollah drone triggers air defenses in northern Israel
Middle East
February 19, 2022
Hezbollah drone triggers air defenses in northern Israel
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A drone flown by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah crossed into northern Israel on Friday, triggering…
Menna Shalaby starts filming ‘Betlou’ Al-Rouh’ series for Ramadan 2022
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February 14, 2022
Menna Shalaby starts filming ‘Betlou’ Al-Rouh’ series for Ramadan 2022
Actress Menna Shalaby has started filming her new series “Betlou’ Al-Rouh” for the Ramadan season 2022. Shalaby is currently in…
Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark
Middle East
February 13, 2022
Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark
BEIRUT (AP) — From his small music shop on Beirut’s Hamra Street, Michel Eid witnessed the rise and fall of…
Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says
Middle East
January 29, 2022
Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says
BEIRUT, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s foreign minister said he was not going “to hand over” Hezbollah’s weapons during a…
World Bank berates Lebanon’s elite for ‘zombie’ economy
Middle East
January 25, 2022
World Bank berates Lebanon’s elite for ‘zombie’ economy
DUBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The World Bank blasted Lebanon’s ruling class on Tuesday for “orchestrating” one of the world’s…
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
Middle East
January 23, 2022
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
BEIRUT, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Lebanese school teacher Sara Wissam and her husband were comfortably off before a run on…
Greece’s Aegean Airlines suspends flights to Beirut after plane damage
Middle East
January 17, 2022
Greece’s Aegean Airlines suspends flights to Beirut after plane damage
ATHENS, Jan 15 (Reuters) – (This January 15 story corrects name of airport to Rafik Hariri not Rania Hariri) Greece’s…
Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of Lebanon’s cabinet amid economic crisis
Middle East
January 16, 2022
Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of Lebanon’s cabinet amid economic crisis
BEIRUT, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Powerful Lebanese groups Hezbollah and Amal said on Saturday they would end a boycott of…
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump
Middle East
January 15, 2022
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump
BEIRUT, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank said on Friday it aimed to boost the Lebanese pound’s valueby easing…
Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis
Middle East
December 26, 2021
Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis
BEIRUT, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday the country needs “six to seven years” to…