The meeting, organized in conjunction with the UN, will aim to have the highest-level representation possible with the objective of soliciting aid for Lebanon’s debt-crushed economy.
France, UN to host new Lebanon aid conference amid deadlock
France and the U.N. will host a new conference next week about aid to Beirut after its devastating port explosion in August, amid political deadlock and a worsening economic crisis …
France to arrange aid conference for Lebanon by video on December 2
The meeting, organised in conjunction with the United Nations, will aim to have the highest-level representation possible with the objective of soliciting aid for Lebanon’s debt-crushed economy …
US-sanctioned Hezbollah’s Qard al-Hasan installs ATMs, violating Lebanon’s fiscal law
US-sanctioned Hezbollah’s non-governmental organization Qard al-Hassan has installed multiple ATMs over the past month in areas controlled by the Iran-backed militia in the southern suburbs of Beirut, …
Alvarez & Marsal confirms withdrawing from Lebanon central bank audit
The decision, first announced by Lebanon’s caretaker finance minister on Nov. 20, is a blow to Lebanon as the audit is a key demand of foreign donors to help it exit a financial meltdown, …
Black Friday sales near but does anyone in Lebanon care as ‘Black Year’ bites?
Black Friday 2020 is normally one of the busiest times of the year but retailers in Lebanon fear the worst. The offers are here, but will the customers come? This is the question that shop owners are …
Arab Pop Idol judge’s husband is charged by police after shooting dead a masked intruder armed with a fake gun in Lebanon
Arab Idol judge Nancy Ajram – shot Syrian Mohammed Hassan al-Moussa 16 times during the break-in north of Beirut.
Alvarez & Marsal confirms withdrawing from Lebanon forensic audit
Restructuring consultancy Alvarez and Marsal confirmed on Thursday that it had withdrawn from a forensic audit of Lebanon’s central bank as it had not received the information required to carry out …
Clerical Error Leaves Refugee Mom Bound For Canada Stranded In Lebanon
Landing in Canada would be a moment of triumph for Nega. As a teenager, she escaped domestic violence in Ethiopia, then worked precariously as a housekeeper. She was lef …
Judge files charges against 2 over Lebanon port blast
A Lebanese prosecutor filed charges Tuesday against current and former customs officials over the massive blast at Beirut’s port in August, including a former customs chief who was reportedly the …