Bank depositors in Lebanon, who woke up one day more than a year ago to face the painful reality that their life savings are stuck in the banks, are now bracing for the worst: Most of their money, if …
Chess4Solidarity organizes game between Israel and Bhutan
However in this recent tournaments players from Lebanon, Syria and other countries that do not have diplomatic ties with Israel have logged in to play.
Lebanon Patriarch Tells Feuding President and PM-Designate to Reconcile
Rai speaks after meeting with Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon July 15, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top …
Pyramid discovery points to a first for Lebanon
A hiker in northern Lebanon has found a pyramid-shaped burial monument believed to be 1,500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.The monument is only 10ft tall and a monolithic …
Coronavirus Watch in Mideast: Tally of COVID-19 cases in Turkey exceeds 2.37 mln; Lebanon approves law to import coronavirus vaccines
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, on Jan. 14, 2021. (Xinhua) –Turkey’s COVID-19 tally over 2.37 million –Lebanon …
Large segments of Lebanon’s population unlikely to get vaccinated
A significant proportion of Lebanon’s population may end up without a vaccination against the coronavirus, a local study has determined. The K2P COVID-19 Series’ “Countdown to a COVID-19 Vaccine: …
COVID: Lebanon imposes all-day curfew to halt spread
Once a leader in the health sector among Middle Eastern countries, Lebanon has been stymied in its effort to get vaccines by repeated bureaucratic delays partly due to the fact that it has a …
Lebanon enacts all-day curfew after new surge in coronavirus cases
Starting Thursday, people in Lebanon are asked to stay home, day or night, without exemptions for grocery shopping or exercising, to curb a new surge in coronavirus cases. Lebanon has entered a …
How to Save Lebanon From Financial Ruin and Starvation
Lebanon is in crisis. It is now home to 1.6 million Syrian and Palestinian refugees and their descendants. The government is democratic but barely functions as numerous political parties, mostly …
Bank ABC from Bahrain acquires Blom Bank Egypt for $480 mln: Sources
Bahrain’s Bank ABC completed its purchase of the Egyptian subsidiary of Lebanon’s Blom Bank for $480 million on Thursday, two banking sources said. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News …