Hassan Diab

Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
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Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad…
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
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Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament passed the 2020 budget on Monday although its budget and finance committee chief said the…
Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time
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Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon ushered in a new government that will need to walk a political tightrope, as President Michel…
New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue
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New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue

BEIRUT (AP) — A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hit Lebanon late Tuesday, breaking a months-long impasse amid mass protests…
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
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Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police

BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes Sunday with hundreds of anti-government…
Lebanese politicians watching as economy collapses: U.N. official
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Lebanese politicians watching as economy collapses: U.N. official

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanese politicians are watching the economy collapse, the senior U.N. official in Lebanon said on Wednesday, rebuking…
In rebuke to Lebanese leaders, U.N. says ‘irresponsible’ to leave country without government
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In rebuke to Lebanese leaders, U.N. says ‘irresponsible’ to leave country without government

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Keeping Lebanon without a government is “increasingly irresponsible”, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, in tough…
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon
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Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — A former education minister backed by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies was selected on Thursday…
Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post
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Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post

BEIRUT (AP) — A university professor and former minister received the backing of the Hezbollah group and its allies Thursday,…
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