Lebanon’s Hospitals on the Brink as COVID Cases Surge BEIRUT (Reuters) – A drastic rise in COVID-19 infections has pushed Lebanon’s hospitals to the edge, and experts warn they will soon be unable to …
Lebanon’s PMI increased in September, but business conditions remain poor
Business conditions in Lebanon as indicated by the seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) continued to plunge in September, but at a slower pace than in August. September’s …
Billionaires and bankrupts: Lebanon’s second city highlights inequality
In the city of Tripoli in Lebanon’s north, two yellow billboards carry a slogan that jars with the cheery background: “We’re broke.” It is unclear who paid for the posters but their message is broadly …
Billionaires and bankrupts: Lebanon’s second city highlights inequality
In the city of Tripoli in Lebanon’s north, two yellow billboards carry a slogan that jars with the cheery background: “We’re broke.” It is unclear who paid for the posters but their message is broadly …
Will rekindled negotiations between Israel and Lebanon weaken Hezbollah?
The talks between the two countries, which have no diplomatic ties and are technically in a state of ongoing war, will be mediated by the US and hosted by the United Nations.
How the US elections helped bring Lebanon and Iraq to the brink
Tensions in Iraq and Lebanon are reaching fever pitch as the US elections draw near and raise the stakes in the Middle East’s geopolitical battlegrounds.
Gulf pegs, Oman, Lebanon Mideast markets face rough quarter
While derivative traders have pared bets that Gulf states will be forced to devalue their currency pegs in the next 12 months, bouts of volatility may return. Countries that have been financing …
IRAQ PM IN LEBANON
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud meets visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Presidential Palace in Beirut’s eastern suburbs of Baabda on Monday July 26, 2004. Allawi arrived Sunday in …
Beirut blast: Lebanon seeks arrest of ship owner and captain
Lebanon has requested the arrest of the foreign owner and captain of the ship which brought material which blew up at Beirut port causing devastation. The judge leading the probe into the blast has …
Lebanon to Allow Hard-Hit Students Abroad to Get Dollars From Home
Lebanon’s banking system has been paralysed since last year, as a liquidity crunch left the nation unable to repay its massive debts. Lebanon’s pound crashed, while banks severely restricted dollar …