Lebanon
Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
Middle East
April 9, 2021
Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
BEIRUT (AP) — They are boisterous, argumentative and at times downright hilarious. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Arab…
Syria to close schools and universities over virus surge
Middle East
April 4, 2021
Syria to close schools and universities over virus surge
BEIRUT (AP) — Primary schools around Syria will close down indefinitely next week amid a severe increase of coronavirus cases…
Exclusive-Germany to propose Beirut port reconstruction with ‘strings attached’ – sources
Middle East
April 2, 2021
Exclusive-Germany to propose Beirut port reconstruction with ‘strings attached’ – sources
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will next week present a multi-billion-dollar proposal to Lebanese authorities to rebuild the Port of Beirut as…
Will Lebanese banks crash Middle East finances?
Middle East
April 1, 2021
Will Lebanese banks crash Middle East finances?
Lebanon has been known as “the Switzerland of the Middle East” for decades because of its strict banking secrecy laws.…
France heightens pressure on Lebanon to form government
Middle East
March 30, 2021
France heightens pressure on Lebanon to form government
PARIS (AP) — France’s foreign minister has cranked up pressure on Lebanese leaders to form a government, urging them in…
Lebanon’s largest Christian bloc warns against sidelining president
Middle East
March 27, 2021
Lebanon’s largest Christian bloc warns against sidelining president
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s largest Christian bloc, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), warned prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Saturday against…
Lebanon private sector steps in to speed up vaccine campaign
Middle East
March 26, 2021
Lebanon private sector steps in to speed up vaccine campaign
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s private sector is stepping in to speed up the vaccination campaign against coronavirus by importing at…
Cabinet talks in Lebanon break down, heralding more collapse
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Cabinet talks in Lebanon break down, heralding more collapse
BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters blocked some roads in the Lebanese capital with burning tires Monday after talks on the formation…
Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port
Middle East
March 21, 2021
Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port
BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of women, including mothers who lost their children in the massive Beirut explosion last year marched…
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
Middle East
March 19, 2021
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
BEIRUT (AP) — Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt…