Lebanon
Luxembourg asks Lebanon for information on central bank chief’s finances -Lebanese source
Middle East
February 5, 2022
Luxembourg asks Lebanon for information on central bank chief’s finances -Lebanese source
BEIRUT, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Lebanon received a letter from Luxembourg authorities asking for information relating to Lebanon Central Bank…
Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says
Middle East
January 29, 2022
Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says
BEIRUT, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s foreign minister said he was not going “to hand over” Hezbollah’s weapons during a…
Peak of Egypt’s unstable weather predicted on Wednesday
Egypt
January 26, 2022
Peak of Egypt’s unstable weather predicted on Wednesday
Egypt’s unstable weather and noticeable drop in temperatures will reach its peak on Wednesday, according to the Egyptian Meteorological Authority…
Lebanon’s government holds budget meeting, 1st in months
Middle East
January 24, 2022
Lebanon’s government holds budget meeting, 1st in months
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government met on the budget Monday for the first time in more than three months as…
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
Middle East
January 23, 2022
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
BEIRUT, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Lebanese school teacher Sara Wissam and her husband were comfortably off before a run on…
Netflix launches celebration for premiere of its first Arab film production ‘Perfect Strangers’
Culture
January 18, 2022
Netflix launches celebration for premiere of its first Arab film production ‘Perfect Strangers’
Netflix celebrated the upcoming January 20 premiere of its first original Arab film, “Perfect Strangers” on Monday at Dubai’s Bulgari…
Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of Lebanon’s cabinet amid economic crisis
Middle East
January 16, 2022
Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of Lebanon’s cabinet amid economic crisis
BEIRUT, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Powerful Lebanese groups Hezbollah and Amal said on Saturday they would end a boycott of…
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump
Middle East
January 15, 2022
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump
BEIRUT, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank said on Friday it aimed to boost the Lebanese pound’s valueby easing…
Protesters block Lebanon’s roads to protest economic crash, soaring prices
Middle East
January 14, 2022
Protesters block Lebanon’s roads to protest economic crash, soaring prices
BEIRUT, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Lebanese truck and bus drivers and others blocked main roads in the capital and other…
Hundreds in Lebanon protest measures targeting unvaccinated
Middle East
January 9, 2022
Hundreds in Lebanon protest measures targeting unvaccinated
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people rallied in Beirut on Saturday to protest measures imposed against the unvaccinated, saying individuals…