currency crisis
Will the foreign exchange crisis in Egypt end soon?
Features/Interviews
November 20, 2023
Will the foreign exchange crisis in Egypt end soon?
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly assured Saturday that Egypt’s currency crisis is “transient” and will come to an end soon. In…
Lebanese demand change after government quits over Beirut blast
Middle East
August 11, 2020
Lebanese demand change after government quits over Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Angry Lebanese said the government’s resignation on Monday did not come near to addressing the tragedy of…
Lebanese government resigns after Beirut blast, public anger
Middle East
August 11, 2020
Lebanese government resigns after Beirut blast, public anger
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister stepped down from his job Monday in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in…
A shattered Beirut emerges from the rubble stunned, wounded
Middle East
August 5, 2020
A shattered Beirut emerges from the rubble stunned, wounded
BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut — stunned, sleepless and stoic — emerged Wednesday from the aftermath of a catastrophic…
Lebanese try to storm energy ministry amid power cuts
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Lebanese try to storm energy ministry amid power cuts
BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of Lebanese protesters tried to storm the Ministry of Energy on Tuesday, angered by prolonged power…
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits over lack of ‘will to reform’
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits over lack of ‘will to reform’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti resigned on Monday over what he described as lack of political will…
Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
BEIRUT (AP) — Power cuts that last up to 20 hours a day. Mountains of trash spilling into streets. Long…
For hard-hit Lebanese, Eid traditions are now just too costly
Middle East
July 31, 2020
For hard-hit Lebanese, Eid traditions are now just too costly
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) — On the streets of Tripoli, Lebanon’s second biggest city and one of its poorest, there are…
Lebanon’s Jumblatt says country needs new prime minister: newspaper
Middle East
July 29, 2020
Lebanon’s Jumblatt says country needs new prime minister: newspaper
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon needs a new prime minister to help it exit a deep economic and financial crisis, one…
Lebanese party leader blames Hezbollah, allies for crisis
Middle East
July 28, 2020
Lebanese party leader blames Hezbollah, allies for crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of a major Christian group in Lebanon on Tuesday blamed the militant group Hezbollah and…