Lebanon
Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement
Middle East
November 17, 2019
Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Safadi withdrew his candidacy to be the next prime minister on Saturday,…
Lebanon’s Safadi agrees to be next PM amid economic crisis: Bassil
Middle East
November 15, 2019
Lebanon’s Safadi agrees to be next PM amid economic crisis: Bassil
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Mohammad Safadi, a former finance minister, has agreed to be Lebanon’s prime minister if he wins…
Lebanon’s Aoun hopes a government is formed in the coming days
Middle East
November 14, 2019
Lebanon’s Aoun hopes a government is formed in the coming days
Lebanon’s President Michael Aoun on Thursday said on his official Twitter account that he has hope in the possibility of…
Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon
Middle East
November 10, 2019
Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon
A rationing of dollars by banks in protest-hit Lebanon sparked growing alarm on Saturday as some petrol pumps ran dry…
Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met
Middle East
November 9, 2019
Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s grand mufti, the top cleric for Sunni Muslims, called on Saturday for the formation of a…
Lebanese banks face threats, Hariri said to want neutral government
Middle East
November 9, 2019
Lebanese banks face threats, Hariri said to want neutral government
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese bank staff are facing abuse from customers angered by restrictions on access to their cash, the…
No sign of new cabinet as Lebanese leaders meet, bank curbs continue
Middle East
November 8, 2019
No sign of new cabinet as Lebanese leaders meet, bank curbs continue
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s outgoing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met President Michel Aoun on Thursday without announcing progress towards forming…
Head of UN Palestinian agency resigns amid ethics probe
Middle East
November 7, 2019
Head of UN Palestinian agency resigns amid ethics probe
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has resigned amid an internal probe into alleged mismanagement and ethical…
World Bank sounds alarm about Lebanon amid protests, crisis
Middle East
November 6, 2019
World Bank sounds alarm about Lebanon amid protests, crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank called on Lebanese authorities Wednesday to urgently form a new government that can address…
US growth of Islam creates need for religious scholars
Middle East
November 5, 2019
US growth of Islam creates need for religious scholars
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Imam Mohammad Qazwini’s deep understanding of Islam and his formal training at a seminary in…