The head of Lebanon’s main coronavirus hospital has said the country’s health system is close to collapse – with not enough beds, drugs, oxygen, ventilators or staff.
COVID-19: Lebanon’s health service close to collapse with case numbers beyond ‘wildest predictions’
Christmas openings of clubs and bars was the “catastrophic” decision which led to rocketing positive cases, says one expert.
Lebanon PM resignation ‘a plot to stoke tension’
Posted . Lebanon’s Shi‘ite Hezbollah group accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri …
Coronavirus: Multiple daily COVID-19 deaths at Lebanon hospitals becomes new normal
Death stalks the corridors of Beirut’s Rafik Hariri University Hospital, where losing multiple patients in one day to COVID-19 has become the new normal. On Friday, the mood among the staff was even …
Lebanon central bank governor denies transfer of capital
The governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank denied on Thursday that he had made any transfers of the bank’s funds following a probe by Swiss authorities into money laundering …
Sacred threads: Fashion meets traditional embroidery in Lebanon’s refugee camps
Barajneh camp, more than two dozen women from the Al Sama NGO crouch over their whirring sewing machines, embroidering clothes destined for a global market, as part of a new collaboration with British …
World Bank approves $34 million to back Lebanon’s vaccination drive
The World Bank on Thursday said it had approved a re-allocation of $34 million in funds to support Lebanon’s vaccination efforts as it races to contain the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first such …
Syria’s Hidden Hand in Lebanon’s Port Explosion
Signs are adding up that the explosives in Beirut were intended for Damascus—but Lebanese elites are trying to stop the investigation.
UAE’s FAB to buy Egyptian business of Lebanon’s Bank Audi
First Abu Dhabi Bank has agreed to buy the Egyptian business of Lebanon’s Bank Audi in a deal which will make the largest lender in the United Arab Emirates also one of the biggest foreign banks in …
Swiss Investigate Alleged Embezzlement From Lebanon Central Bank
Swiss prosecutors have opened an investigation into money laundering linked to possible embezzlement from Lebanon’s central bank, an institution at the heart of the country’s worst financial crises in …