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Lebanon waiting to see if creditors will cooperate or ‘go legal’: Minister
Lebanon is waiting for bondholders to decide whether they will cooperate in a debt restructuring or pursue legal action against the country following ... Economy -
Lebanese financial prosecutor freezes assets, properties of 20 banks
Lebanon’s financial prosecutor has frozen the assets of 20 Lebanese banks, their top bosses and board members, state media and judicial sources ... Economy -
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 -
Lebanese reporter Dima Sadek summoned over ‘fake news’ as Bassil files complaint
Lebanese journalist Dima Sadek, known for her vocal support of anti-government protests, said on Saturday that she has been summoned for interrogation ... Television & Radio -
Beirut airport exchange rate rises for third time
The Beirut airport duty-free exchange rate went up for a third time, reaching 2,100 Lebanese lira to $1. The official pegged rate is 1,500 lira to $1, ... Middle East -
Iran’s Larijani in Lebanon viewed as signal of Beirut's pivot toward Iran axis
Iranian Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani’s unannounced visit to Lebanon is a signal to the international community that Tehran is seeking to ... Middle East -
Lebanese memes, posts mock Nasrallah’s call to boycott US goods in Lebanon
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is being mocked by Lebanese people online for calling for a boycott of American goods and products despite members ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Tripoli holds day of rage after protester Ahmad Tawfiq dies
Lebanon’s second city of Tripoli held a “day of rage” on Tuesday after a protester who was reportedly shot by the guards of an MP ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s flag carrier MEA cancels plan to only accept US dollar payments
Crisis-hit Lebanon’s national carrier on Sunday said it was scrapping plans to only accept payments in US dollars, a decision that had earlier ... Economy -
To ease economic crisis, Lebanon central bank cuts rates
Lebanon’s central bank Thursday told commercial banks to lower interest rates on dollar and Lebanese pound deposits in the latest attempt to ... Economy -
Lebanese woman calls out Shia political leaders in Lebanon
Video of a Lebanese woman criticizing Shia political leaders in Beirut has gone viral on Twitter, in the latest example of the change in mood in the ... Middle East -
Clashes in Lebanon injure 300 as Parliament votes on government
Clashes erupted between protesters and Lebanese security forces when demonstrators attempted Tuesday morning to break through the cement barriers ... Middle East -
Lebanon weighs IMF help over $1.2 billion bond payment
Lebanon needs the help of the International Monetary Fund to draft a rescue plan and decide whether to repay its $1.2 billion Eurobond maturing next ... Economy -
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 -
Viral video shows clashes between Lebanese protesters, lawmaker supporters
Clashes erupted between Lebanese protesters and supporters of a lawmaker in President Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) outside a ... Middle East -
Lebanese Cabinet adopts new policy statement
Lebanon’s cabinet unanimously approved on Thursday a government policy statement that includes a financial rescue plan with minor amendments, ... Middle East -
Lebanese customers feel currency squeeze as dollar crisis worsens
“Right now it’s very difficult,” Ahmad Khattab, a customer at an exchange in Beirut’s Hamra district told Al Arabiya English. ... Economy -
Draft of Lebanese cabinet’s rescue plan includes ‘necessary and painful steps’
Lebanon’s newly appointed Cabinet is set to adopt a policy statement on Monday laying out an ambitious range of economic and political reforms ... Economy -
Lebanese banks tighten withdrawal caps, sparking uproar among citizens
Major banks in Lebanon began tightening banking controls this month, halving the amount of dollars depositors are allowed to withdraw every month, ... Economy -
Beirut Airport again raises currency conversion rate
The Beirut Airport again raised its currency conversion rates to 1,950 Lebanese lira to $1.On Twitter, journalist Jacob Boswall shared a photo of the ... Middle East -
Lebanese protesters fight to occupy downtown Beirut
When mass anti-government protests took over downtown Beirut on October 17, many participants felt that they were reclaiming a space that had long ... Features -
International community unlikely to bailout Lebanon: experts
Lebanon faces further economic disaster and is unlikely to secure international help due to the new government’s links with Hezbollah and ... Features -
Lebanon's bonds fall as debt restructuring decision looms
Lebanon’s government bonds fell to fresh lows on Monday as traders waited on a possible government decision about how it will deal with its debt ... 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 -
Pro-Amal supporters shown attacking Lebanese protesters in southern Beirut
Pro-Amal supporters were seen attacking Lebanese protesters, including women, with sticks in southern Beirut, videos circulated by activists have ... Middle East -
Lebanon seeking $4 to 5 billion in loans for basic provisions: Finance minister
Lebanon is looking to secure $4 billion – 5 billion in soft loans from international donors to finance purchases of wheat, fuel, and medicines, ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Gebran Bassil grilled on failures at Davos
Lebanon’s Gebran Bassil was grilled on his government’s record by fellow panelists at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. ... 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 -
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 -
Who’s who in Lebanon’s new government
Lebanon’s new government was formed after a month delay on Wednesday under new Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who set to work forming a cabinet ... Features
