Lebanon's long-running financial crisis, which led to the resignation of its prime minister in October, has only gotten worse because of the coronavirus pandemic. And anti-government protests resumed ... ( read original story ...)
Crisis-hit Lebanon To Seek IMF Funding After Approving Reform Plan
Demonstrators in northern Lebanon have attacked banks and clashed with security forces for three consecutive nights, re-energising a protest movement launched in October against a political class ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon PM says government to seek IMF aid
Lebanon will seek financial help from the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Thursday, after the government adopted an economic rescue plan. "We will go to the IMF to request ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon hopes for IMF aid after passing crisis plan
Lebanon hopes to secure IMF aid based on a financial reform plan approved by the government on Thursday to help the country through an acute economic crisis that could last up to five years, Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon employer investigated over Nigeria domestic worker abuse
Employer banned from hiring domestic workers and referred for criminal investigation after a tip from Al Jazeera. ( read original story ...)
Protests erupt in Lebanon as coronavirus outbreak fuels economic panic
Demonstrators have taken to the streets in Lebanon as the coronavirus has worsened the economic crisis there. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN's Reena Ninan with a look at the ... ( read original story ...)
Crisis-hit Lebanon To Approve Economic Rescue Plan
The Lebanese government met Thursday to approve a long-awaited plan to rescue the debt-saddled economy from its worst crisis in decades, following a fresh wave of angry streets protests. A lockdown to ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Arab Moment
Arab and Jewish diners found shelter in the narrow kitchen, crowding against each other in awkward silence. “Coexistence,” one woman finally said, with palpable irony. Today, Israel faces its first ... ( read original story ...)
iVoteIsrael offers help for American voters living in Israel
Absentee voting can be daunting for anyone, and as the United States 2020 presidential elections approaches iVoteIsrael would like to remind American immigrants living in Israel that they're here to ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR says BP to cut oil output by 76,000 bpd in May-June
Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR said on Thursday that BP, which leads a number of big energy projects in the former Soviet country, will cut its oil production by 76,000 barrels per day (bpd) ... ( read original story ...)