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2020 Corruption Index: Lebanon & Iran Tied in 149th Spot

6. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

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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Diab Threatens to Suspend His Duties as Caretaker PM

6. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab warned Saturday that the country was quickly headed toward chaos and appealed to politicians to put aside differences in order

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Report: Hizbullah-Bkirki Committee to Meet Next Week

6. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The members of the dialogue committee tasked with following up on dialogue between Bkirki and Hizbullah is expected to meet early next week to appease

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Minister Leads Delegation to Syria for Refugee Talks

6. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Caretaker 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

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Report: UK to Slash 88 Percent of Aid for Lebanon

6. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The British newspaper “The Independent” published information about what it described as “secret government plans” to make big cuts in overseas aid to many countries

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Mzaar Ski Resort To Close For This Season After Today’s Fiasco

6. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Kfardebian municipality issued a statement later today following the fiasco that happened at the Mzaar slopes, and decided with Mzaar Ski resort to end the

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Clashes in Jiye, Khalde as Road-Blocking Protests Continue across Lebanon

5. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Several 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

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U.S. Denies Reports of Salameh Sanctions, Governor to File Lawsuits

5. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

U.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

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Aoun Welcomes Pope’s Visit to Iraq

5. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

President Michel Aoun welcomed the historic visit of Pope Francis on Friday to Iraq, the National News Agency reported. Aoun hoped the visit would constitute

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Report: U.S. Weighs ‘Sanctions’ on BDL Governor

5. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The US administration is reportedly considering sanctions on the governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, as investigation expands into alleged embezzlement of

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French Ambassador Declares New Aid for Lebanon, Says Support Doesn’t Replace Reform

5. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

French 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

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Lebanese Dread End to Subsidies as Economic Crisis Bites

5. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

To 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

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Judge Carla Chawwah Orders Health Ministry To Vaccinate 80-Year Old Within 48 Hours

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Joseph 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

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Hariri's Adviser Comments on Bassil's Statement

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The 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

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Lebanese Protesters Block Key Roads and Highways across Country

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Lebanese protesting the dire living conditions took to the streets Thursday across the country, blocking vital highways and roads. In the capital, protesters blocked the

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Bassil Accuses Hariri of 'Hijacking' New Government

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Free 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.

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Azadea Set To Reopen Adidas & Reebook By April 2021

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

After having shut down all their branches in mid-2020 due to the economic crisis, Reebook & Adidas stores are set to reopen in Lebanon by

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Wahhab Calls Jumblat after Several Injured in Kfarhim Clash

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Arab Tawhid Party leader Wiam Wahhab held phone talks Thursday with Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat following a clash between supporters of their two

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The Big Mac Index : Lebanon Now Tops Cheapest Places To Buy A Big Mac

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The Big Mac Index was created in 1986 by The Economist and is an “informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity (PPP) between two

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Hariri’s Press Office: PM Waits Not for Foreign Consent on Govt

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Press 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

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Report: Anger Escalates as Living Conditions Worsen in Lebanon

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The 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

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Jumblat: Bassil, His Father-in-Law, a Situation of Absurdity

4. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Progressive 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

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Anghami Becomes First Arab Tech Company To Get Listed on NASDAQ NY

3. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Anghami 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

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Hariri Travels to United Arab Emirates

3. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Prime 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

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Geagea Says Early Polls Can be Alternative to Internationalization

3. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Wednesday reiterated his call for early parliamentary elections as a way out of Lebanon’s compounded crises.

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Aoun Says Protests Legitimate, Asks Salameh to Explain Lira Collapse

3. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

President Michel Aoun on Wednesday described the protests that engulfed all Lebanese regions on Tuesday as legitimate, as he asked Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh

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U.S. Strives to Assist People in Lebanon, Says Shea

3. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The United States seeks to provide help for the Lebanese people to address the dire difficult conditions, the US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea said

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Strong Republic Bloc Meets U.S. Ambassador

3. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

A delegation of the Lebanese Forces, Strong Republic bloc met the US ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea at the embassy in Awkar on Wednesday, and

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Report: Street Protests over Currency Depreciation Extend to pro-Hizbullah Areas

3. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The 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

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Schenker Hopes Biden Administration Gives Priority for Lebanon

3. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Former 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

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Israel Releases Lebanese Citizen Nabbed from Kfarshouba Area

2. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The Israeli army on Tuesday released a Lebanese citizen whom it had accused Sunday of crossing into the occupied part of the Kfarshouba Hills. The

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FPM Bloc Urges Hariri to Present 'Unambiguous' Line-Up to Aoun

2. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The 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

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The Carlos Ghosn Saga: Key Dates

2. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The rollercoaster saga of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has made international headlines, from his shock 2018 detention in Japan to his audacious escape the

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Local Currency Hits Record Low as Lebanon's Crises Worsen

2. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The 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

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Central Bank to Start Reviewing Banking Sector

1. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Lebanon’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

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Lebanon Authorizes Use of Chinese Vaccine Sinopharm

1. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

A 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

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Amal Urges New Govt., Warns of Security Deterioration

1. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The Amal Movement on Monday urged an end to “political overbidding and to raising constitutional and legal disputes,” stressing that it is necessary to speed

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French Ambassador Meets Aoun, Urges 'Quick Solutions'

1. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

French 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,

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Guterres Appoints David Tolbert as Registrar of the STL

1. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The 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

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Beirut Blast 'Collapsed World' of Berlin Film Fest Contenders

1. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The 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

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Support for Rahi’s Calls Continue

1. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

After 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

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Abiad Cautions of Covid among Children, Adolescents

1. مارس 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Director of the state-run Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Firass Abiad, warned on Monday of the effect of Covid on children who retract the virus.

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MP Says South Beaches Polluted by Around 2 Tons of Tar

28. فوریه 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

The amount of tar that has polluted the sand beaches of south Lebanon in recent days has been estimated to be at around two tons,

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List of Private Companies Authorized to Import COVID-19 Vaccines

28. فوریه 2021 Kourosh Maheri Updates

Lebanon’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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