France will convene a virtual meeting of countries on June 17 to drum up support for the Lebanese army. This move seeks to weather an economic crisis that has put the military
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According to an official statement, Lebanese President Michel Aoun has approved an exceptional loan of approximately $197 million for the state electricity company to import fuel before supplies run out. His approval
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On Thursday, the governor of Lebanon’s central bank reassured depositors that it was not bankrupt and that people’s deposits were safe and would be returned soon, after reversing a decision to stop
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The Beirut Bar Association called for a two-day strike against what they described as the illegal arrest of lawyer Rami Ollaik by unidentified men in civilian clothes. Ollaik was recently at the
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Activities regarding economic and entertainment sectors have resumed in Beirut on Monday, and other Lebanese tourist centers have opened as the number of COVID-19 cases began to fall. A few hospitals have
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Lebanon’s caretaker president asked the foreign minister to abdicate his duties on Wednesday. The decision came following the foreign minister’s comments in a television interview, in which he accused the Gulf states
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Six shells have been fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel but fell short of crossing the border, the Israeli military said. In a statement released, it was stated that in response, artillery
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Italy and UNESCO sign €1 million agreement to restore Beirut’s Sursock museum damaged in port blasts
Italy and the UN’s cultural arm have signed a €1 million ($1.21 million) funding agreement to renovate one of Beirut’s most famous museums. Located in a historic villa in Achrafieh, the Sursock Museum
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The United States Treasury Department has sanctioned seven Lebanese people connected to Hezbollah and its banking arm for illicitly transferring $500m on behalf of the Iran-backed group. On Tuesday, the US Treasury
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France’s top diplomat exerted the threat of more sanctions in Beirut on Friday, to prevent what he described as a “collective suicide” organized by members of Lebanon’s ruling political class. Lebanon’s leaders
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