The 2020 Corruption index has marked Lebanon as highly corrupt and ranked it 149th (out of 180) with a score of 25/100. Other countries with
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The 2020 Corruption index has marked Lebanon as highly corrupt and ranked it 149th (out of 180) with a score of 25/100. Other countries with
Read moreCaretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab warned Saturday that the country was quickly headed toward chaos and appealed to politicians to put aside differences in order
Read moreThe members of the dialogue committee tasked with following up on dialogue between Bkirki and Hizbullah is expected to meet early next week to appease
Read moreCaretaker Social Affairs and Tourism Minister Ramzi Musharrafieh led a delegation to Syria on Saturday on a two-day visit during which he will hold a
Read moreThe British newspaper “The Independent” published information about what it described as “secret government plans” to make big cuts in overseas aid to many countries
Read moreKfardebian municipality issued a statement later today following the fiasco that happened at the Mzaar slopes, and decided with Mzaar Ski resort to end the
Read moreSeveral people were injured Friday in a clash between Hizbullah supporters and protesters who were blocking the Jiye road, prompting the army’s intervention, media reports
Read moreU.S. Embassy spokesman Casey Bonfield on Friday told al-Jadeed TV that reports claiming that Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh will be hit with U.S. sanctions
Read morePresident Michel Aoun welcomed the historic visit of Pope Francis on Friday to Iraq, the National News Agency reported. Aoun hoped the visit would constitute
Read moreThe US administration is reportedly considering sanctions on the governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, as investigation expands into alleged embezzlement of
Read moreFrench Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo announced a new batch of French aid for Lebanon, stressing that assistance for the crisis-hit country “does not replace
Read moreTo feed her family, Lebanese mother Sandra al-Tawil sold her fridge and washing machine. Now she fears the cash-strapped state will scrap food subsidies, plunging
Read moreJoseph Al-Hajj registered back in January to get his vaccination slot, but never received any feedback from the authorities despite having priority as an 80-year
Read moreThe media adviser of PM-designate Saad Hariri, Hussein al-Wajeh, commented Thursday on a statement issued by Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil. “We thank Jebran
Read moreLebanese protesting the dire living conditions took to the streets Thursday across the country, blocking vital highways and roads. In the capital, protesters blocked the
Read moreFree Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Thursday lashed out anew at PM-designate Saad Hariri, blaming him for the delay in forming a new government.
Read moreAfter having shut down all their branches in mid-2020 due to the economic crisis, Reebook & Adidas stores are set to reopen in Lebanon by
Read moreArab Tawhid Party leader Wiam Wahhab held phone talks Thursday with Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat following a clash between supporters of their two
Read moreThe Big Mac Index was created in 1986 by The Economist and is an “informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity (PPP) between two
Read morePress office of PM-designate Saad Hariri on Thursday denied reports published in al-Akhbar daily that he rejected a proposal presented by President Michel Aoun regarding
Read moreThe anger of the Lebanese grew on Wednesday, on the second day after the unprecedented collapse of the Lebanese pound’s value as the dollar exchange
Read moreProgressive Socialist Party leader ex-MP Walid Jumblat criticized Lebanon’s political parties on Thursday, mainly the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement MP Jebran Bassil describing
Read moreAnghami has officially completed a merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Co. Inc., a publicly traded special-purpose acquisition company and is now the first ever Arab
Read morePrime Minister-designate Saad Hariri left Beirut this afternoon heading to the United Arab Emirates, his press office said. Bickering between Lebanon’s political rivals has left
Read moreLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Wednesday reiterated his call for early parliamentary elections as a way out of Lebanon’s compounded crises.
Read morePresident Michel Aoun on Wednesday described the protests that engulfed all Lebanese regions on Tuesday as legitimate, as he asked Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh
Read moreThe United States seeks to provide help for the Lebanese people to address the dire difficult conditions, the US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea said
Read moreA delegation of the Lebanese Forces, Strong Republic bloc met the US ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea at the embassy in Awkar on Wednesday, and
Read moreThe Lebanese pound plummeted to an all-time low triggering street protests and road blockades that extended to pro-Hizbullah areas in Lebanon, the Saudi Asharq el-Awsat
Read moreFormer U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker said that Lebanon was “cooperative” at the beginning of its indirect maritime negotiations with Israel, and that
Read moreThe Israeli army on Tuesday released a Lebanese citizen whom it had accused Sunday of crossing into the occupied part of the Kfarshouba Hills. The
Read moreThe Free Patriotic Movement-led Strong Lebanon bloc on Tuesday warned over the “negative repercussions” resulting from the delay in forming a new government, urging PM-designate
Read moreThe rollercoaster saga of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has made international headlines, from his shock 2018 detention in Japan to his audacious escape the
Read moreThe Lebanese pound hit a record low against the dollar on the black market on Tuesday as the country’s political crisis deepens with no prospects
Read moreLebanon’s central bank was to start reviewing the country’s banks Monday as it faces international pressure for banking sector reform amid its worst economic crisis
Read moreA scientific committee formed by caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan on Monday granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Chinese anti-Covid vaccine Sinopharm. The committee
Read moreThe Amal Movement on Monday urged an end to “political overbidding and to raising constitutional and legal disputes,” stressing that it is necessary to speed
Read moreFrench Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo held talks Monday with President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace. She was accompanied by the embassy’s political advisor,
Read moreThe United Nations Secretary-General, Antὸnio Guterres, appointed David Tolbert to the post of Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), the STL said in
Read moreThe Berlin film festival kicked off online Monday with a premiere from a Lebanese couple who had to overcome both Beirut’s devastating port blast and
Read moreAfter his calls for a UN-sponsored international conference for Lebanon, Maronite Patriarch Beshara el-Rahi received a delegation from al-Mustaqbal Movement in Bkirki, the National News
Read moreDirector of the state-run Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Firass Abiad, warned on Monday of the effect of Covid on children who retract the virus.
Read moreThe amount of tar that has polluted the sand beaches of south Lebanon in recent days has been estimated to be at around two tons,
Read moreLebanon’s Health Ministry stated earlier this week that it has authorized 20 private companies to import COVID-19 vaccines, but a Ministry official said the local
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