Lebanon
Lebanese major retailers to shut down amid economic crisis
Middle East
July 3, 2020
Lebanese major retailers to shut down amid economic crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Major retailers in Lebanon announced on Thursday they will temporarily shut down in the face of an…
Lebanese government raises subsidized bread prices as currency tumbles
Middle East
July 1, 2020
Lebanese government raises subsidized bread prices as currency tumbles
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese government on Tuesday raised the price of a 900-gram loaf of partially subsidized bread to…
Lebanon’s plea to skeptical expats: Come visit, bring cash
Middle East
July 1, 2020
Lebanon’s plea to skeptical expats: Come visit, bring cash
BEIRUT (AP) — With Beirut’s airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese…
US ambassador appears on Lebanese TV despite court-imposed ban
Middle East
June 29, 2020
US ambassador appears on Lebanese TV despite court-imposed ban
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanese media broadcast interviews with the US ambassador on Sunday, ignoring a ruling by a judge who…
Lebanese security forces investigating explosion near Hariri convoy this month
Middle East
June 29, 2020
Lebanese security forces investigating explosion near Hariri convoy this month
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanese security forces are investigating an explosion 11 days ago that took place near the convoy of…
Lebanon’s FM to summon US envoy over comments on Hezbollah
Middle East
June 28, 2020
Lebanon’s FM to summon US envoy over comments on Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s foreign minister summoned the US ambassador to Beirut over comments she made recently in which she…
Collapsing Lebanese pound hits new lows, food imports reduced
Middle East
June 26, 2020
Collapsing Lebanese pound hits new lows, food imports reduced
BEIRUT (Reuters) — The Lebanese pound tumbled to new lows against the dollar on Friday on a parallel market where…
Lebanon’s Aoun sees ‘civil war’ climate as critics boycott meeting
Middle East
June 25, 2020
Lebanon’s Aoun sees ‘civil war’ climate as critics boycott meeting
BEIRUT (Reuters) — President Michel Aoun warned on Thursday of an “atmosphere of civil war” during recent unrest in Lebanon…
No sweet victory for Assad as economy collapses and US sanctions hit
Middle East
June 24, 2020
No sweet victory for Assad as economy collapses and US sanctions hit
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) — Just last year, President Bashar al-Assad seemed on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his…
Lebanon’s crisis, pandemic hit American University in Beirut
Middle East
June 23, 2020
Lebanon’s crisis, pandemic hit American University in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — One of the Arab world’s oldest and most prestigious universities, which endured civil war, kidnappings and various…