Hassan Diab
For Lebanese families made poor by crisis, dinner means bread and no meat
Middle East
May 28, 2020
For Lebanese families made poor by crisis, dinner means bread and no meat
BEIRUT (Reuters) — At a street market in southern Beirut, Lebanese crowd around volunteers handing out free rations of bread…
Lebanon central bank to give dollars for food imports, defend currency
Middle East
May 21, 2020
Lebanon central bank to give dollars for food imports, defend currency
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank will start providing dollars for food imports as part of “necessary measures” to defend…
20 years after withdrawal, Israel, Hezbollah brace for war
Middle East
May 20, 2020
20 years after withdrawal, Israel, Hezbollah brace for war
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Twenty years after Hezbollah guerrillas pushed Israel’s last troops from southern Lebanon, both sides are gearing…
Lebanon to extend virus shutdown, fears second wave
Middle East
May 5, 2020
Lebanon to extend virus shutdown, fears second wave
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon is set to extend its lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus by two weeks until…
Hezbollah deems Lebanese government rescue plan an ‘important step’ forward
Middle East
May 5, 2020
Hezbollah deems Lebanese government rescue plan an ‘important step’ forward
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Hezbollah’s leader hailed the Lebanese government’s crisis plan as an “important step” on Monday and warned the…
Lebanon banks reject rescue plan as government asks IMF for help
Middle East
May 2, 2020
Lebanon banks reject rescue plan as government asks IMF for help
BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) – An economic rescue plan that will form the basis of Lebanon’s talks with the International Monetary Fund…
Lebanon to announce long-awaited economic reform plan
Middle East
April 30, 2020
Lebanon to announce long-awaited economic reform plan
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government on Thursday endorsed a long-awaited economic rescue plan meant to address a spiraling financial crisis…
Germany bans Hezbollah activity, raids mosques
Middle East
April 30, 2020
Germany bans Hezbollah activity, raids mosques
BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany has banned all Iran-backed Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organization, the…
Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defends his role amid crisis
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defends his role amid crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Central Bank governor defended himself Wednesday against scathing criticism, claiming there is a “systematic campaign” meant…
Lebanon cities erupt against economic hardship, one protester killed in Tripoli
Middle East
April 29, 2020
Lebanon cities erupt against economic hardship, one protester killed in Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) — Protests against growing economic hardship erupted in Tripoli and spread to other Lebanese cities on Tuesday,…