However, a year of economic and political crises and a deteriorating purchasing power due to the devaluation of the Lebanese pound against the US dollar, have left Lebanese banks paralysed and private …
Lebanon’s airline warns of new ticket challenge facing dollar account holders
The head of Lebanon’s airline said on Sunday the carrier would at some point need to demand payment for tickets bought in Lebanon using “fresh dollars”, or recently transferred currency that is not …
Lebanon’s national airline set to accept ‘fresh dollars’ only
Lebanon’s national airline will stop accepting payment in US dollars from deposits in local banks, its chairman said, intensifying questions about the real value of $87bn of deposits in Lebanon’s …
Lebanon: Private university students struggle with rising tuition fees
Due to the USD catastrophe and the rising tuition fees in Lebanon, Tarek Malaeb, a mechanical engineering undergraduate at the American University of Beirut (AUB), may need to put off his graduation …
‘Like Xanax’: In Lebanon, Crisis Comedy Combats Trauma
The blast exacerbated a year-long acute financial crisis and political deadlock, as the country also struggled with a surge in novel coronavirus infections. “The situation is so bad that even the flea …
Lebanon reports 1,630 new daily COVID-19 infections, 11 fatalities
Beirut, Dec. 19 (Petra) — Some 1,630 COVID-19 cases were recorded in Lebanon Saturday, taking the caseload to more than 156,570, according to the Lebanon Ministry of Public Health.
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What’s more important for Lebanon: Subsidies or a new government?
If the subsidies stop, then prices, poverty and the possibility of conflict increases. If they don’t, the country runs out of money. Local experts say they have an answer. They just need politicians …
Feature: Lebanon’s private university students face increasing tuition fees due to USD crisis
Tarek Malaeb, a mechanical engineering student at the American University of Beirut (AUB), may have to postpone his graduation as he is incapable of registering for his last semester given the U.S.
New Lebanon officer’s body cam footage: “I will freakin’ shoot you if you move”
Body camera footage of a New Lebanon police officer involved in an officer-involved shooting last week shows him patting a suspect down, saying he found a gun and warning the man not to move before …
Nine in 10 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon in extreme poverty: UN
Nine out of 10 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty, according to a United Nations report released Friday, citing “compounded crises” in the country. According to a survey …