Hassan Diab
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
Middle East
February 3, 2020
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad…
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament passed the 2020 budget on Monday although its budget and finance committee chief said the…
Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time
Middle East
January 22, 2020
Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon ushered in a new government that will need to walk a political tightrope, as President Michel…
New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue
Middle East
January 22, 2020
New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue
BEIRUT (AP) — A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hit Lebanon late Tuesday, breaking a months-long impasse amid mass protests…
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
Middle East
January 20, 2020
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes Sunday with hundreds of anti-government…
Lebanese politicians watching as economy collapses: U.N. official
Middle East
January 15, 2020
Lebanese politicians watching as economy collapses: U.N. official
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanese politicians are watching the economy collapse, the senior U.N. official in Lebanon said on Wednesday, rebuking…
In rebuke to Lebanese leaders, U.N. says ‘irresponsible’ to leave country without government
Middle East
January 8, 2020
In rebuke to Lebanese leaders, U.N. says ‘irresponsible’ to leave country without government
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Keeping Lebanon without a government is “increasingly irresponsible”, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, in tough…
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon
Middle East
December 20, 2019
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A former education minister backed by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies was selected on Thursday…
Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post
Middle East
December 19, 2019
Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post
BEIRUT (AP) — A university professor and former minister received the backing of the Hezbollah group and its allies Thursday,…