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Lebanon PM Hassan Diab resigns less than a week after deadly Beirut explosion
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced his resignation Monday after thousands of protesters took to the streets of Beirut in the days after the ... Middle East -
Lebanon's PM Diab tells President Aoun of plan to resign after Beirut blast: Reports
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab informed President Michel Aoun that he is planning to resign shortly, according to local media reported on Sunday ... Middle East -
The coronavirus outbreak proves Lebanon’s Diab cabinet has no idea how to govern
No need to panic! Words repeated by the Lebanese Minister of Public Health Hamad Hasan three weeks ago when he first announced that Lebanon had ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s dollar reserves critically low: Economists
Lebanon may not have been facing a dire choice between paying its foreign creditors and buying bread as suggested by Prime Minister Hassan Diab, but ... Economy -
Lebanon set for debt default as government decides not to pay
Lebanon decided on Saturday not to pay foreign currency debt, official sources said, setting the heavily indebted state on course for a sovereign ... Middle East -
Lebanon on brink of defaulting on its debt without a last-minute deal: Report
Lebanon looks set to announce on Saturday it cannot make upcoming dollar bond payments and wants to restructure $31 billion of foreign currency debt, ... Middle East -
Lebanese PM Hassan Diab: State can no longer protect citizens
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday admitted that the state had lost the people’s confidence after months of anti-government protests ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s PM Diab says decision on Eurobonds on Friday or Saturday: Report
A final decision on Lebanon’s Eurobonds will be taken on Friday or Saturday, Prime Minister Hassan Diab was quoted as saying by the head of the ... Economy -
Chairman of Lebanese banks calls for ‘orderly rescheduling’ of debt
The Chairman of Lebanon’s Association of Banks called Wednesday for an orderly rescheduling of a $1.2 billion Eurobond due on March 9. “If ... Economy -
Lebanon PM meets delegation from International Finance Corporation
A delegation from the World Bank’s private lending arm met Lebanon’s prime minister on Tuesday, as the debt-ridden country seeks ... Economy -
Lebanon PM will meet IMF delegation amid deeping economic struggles
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund is due to meet Lebanon’s prime minister Tuesday as the debt-ridden country seeks assistance to ... Economy -
Lebanon’s Diab pledges not to run or support presidential candidates
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab and all 18 cabinet members pledge “not to run or support any candidate” in upcoming parliamentary ... Middle East -
Lebanon government wins confidence vote as protesters, security forces clash
Lebanon's new cabinet won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday based in part on a financial rescue plan it put forward for grappling with a ... Features -
Lebanon’s new cabinet platform is a strawman response to a larger crisis
The new Lebanese cabinet under Prime Minister Hassan Diab is potentially Lebanon’s last chance to avoid its ongoing total economic and political ... Middle East -
Lebanon PM Diab asks government, banks for plan to restore confidence
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab asked the government and the country’s banks on Wednesday for a plan to restore confidence as the country ... Economy -
Lebanon PM asks government, banks for plan to restore confidence
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab asked the government and banking sector on Wednesday to prepare a plan to restore “the minimum degree ... Middle East -
Lebanese PM won’t obstruct budget drafted by previous cabinet
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Monday his government would not obstruct the 2020 budget that was prepared by the government of Saad ... Middle East -
Lebanese 2020 budget passes despite concerns from civil society and protesters
Lawmakers in Beirut passed a budget Monday over the objections of protesters – who attempted to block access to the Parliament building – ... Middle East -
Hezbollah gets its way with new Lebanese government
Almost a month after being designated Prime Minister by Hezbollah and its allies, Hassan Diab unveiled his 20-member cabinet; to the majority of ... Middle East -
UN chief says will work with new Lebanese govt on reforms
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the formation of a new Lebanese government on Wednesday and will work with the new premier to support ... Middle East -
Lebanon faces economic ‘catastrophe’ says new PM Diab
Debt-ridden Lebanon faces an economic “catastrophe”, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Wednesday as his newly unveiled cabinet met for the ... Middle East -
Lebanese protesters block roads in Beirut after new government announced
Lebanese protesters blocked roads in the capital Beirut on Wednesday morning, the day after the new government was formed, according to Lebanese media ... Middle East -
Top 10 Lebanon protest videos
Protesters are out on the streets again in Lebanon, demonstrating against the new government formed under Prime Minister Hassan Diab. Hundreds were ... Features -
France will do ‘everything’ to help resolve Lebanon crisis: Macron
France will do “everything” to help resolve Lebanon’s “deep crisis,” President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, as a new ... World News -
Lebanon unveils new government headed by Hassan Diab
Crisis-hit Lebanon’s nearly three-month wait for a new government ended on Tuesday when a line-up led by Prime Minister Hassan Diab was ... Middle East -
Hezbollah warns of ‘chaos’ if Lebanon government delayed
A senior Hezbollah official warned Friday that Lebanon could fall into chaos and “complete collapse” unless a new government is formed. ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s new PM-designate confident his government will get Western support
Lebanon’s new Hezbollah-backed Prime Minister-designate Hassan Diab said in an interview with Al Hadath that his appointment was constitutional ... Middle East -
Scuffles continue in Lebanon between Hariri supporters and security forces
On Friday night, the Lebanese army used tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of the outgoing Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, protesting the ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s new PM-designate begins consultations over next Cabinet
Lebanon’s newly designated prime minister began his consultations on Saturday with parliamentary blocs to discuss the shape of the future ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s PM-designate Hassan Diab vows to form government quickly
Lebanon’s newly-named prime minister Hassan Diab vowed on Thursday to form a government quickly that works to pull the country out of economic ... Middle East