Prime Minister Hassan Diab criticized on Tuesday some Lebanese parties of working on blocking aid to Lebanon.”You do know that contacts … with our friends around the world, are witnessing positive and …
Lebanon seeks to import fuel from Kuwait amid shortages: Local media
Lebanon wants to negotiate fuel imports with Kuwait to help Beirut cope with an economic and financial crisis, Lebanon’s internal security chief said in remarks published on Tuesday. Abbas Ibrahim …
Lebanon seeks fuel imports from Kuwait – newspaper
Lebanon wants to negotiate fuel imports with Kuwait to help Beirut cope with an economic and financial crisis, Lebanon’s internal security chief said in remarks published on Tuesday.
Lebanon’s cash crunch now faces a trash crisis, again!
Bankers have “smuggled” up to $6bn out of Lebanon since October, circumventing controls introduced to stem capital flight, according to the country’s former top finance civil servant, Alain Bifani, …
Small Lebanon Businesses Struggle to Survive
Before the pandemic, Lebanon faced an economic crisis rooted in years of government … He also kept up a limited flower business, only delivering orders and selling bouquets at the bakery. Ataya kept …
ICE: Convicted Hezbollah financier has returned to Lebanon
A Lebanese businessman serving a five-year prison term for laundering millions of dollars to the militant group Hezbollah has returned to Beirut after being granted early release due to coronavirus …
Nigerian migrant worker back home after ordeal in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon – A Nigerian domestic worker who documented her abuse by former employers in Lebanon has arrived back home following a months-long ordeal that saw her arrested and accused of attempted …
Lebanon crisis: Dumpster diving, blackouts and suicides. Country’s woes laid bare
As Lebanon entered a Covid-induced lockdown earlier this year, the destruction of the middle class remained largely out of sight, but now there’s no escaping the dystopian scenes of desperation.
Bankers ‘smuggled’ $6bn out of Lebanon, says ex-finance chief
Bankers have “smuggled” up to $6bn out of Lebanon since October, circumventing controls introduced to stem capital flight as the country plunged into its worst financial crisis in 30 years, according …
Bartering Child’s Dress for Food: Life in Lebanon’s Economic Crisis
A TV chef abandons unaffordable beef. Blackouts make for sweltering summer nights. Changing money feels like a drug deal: The financial meltdown means daily pain and a blow to a country’s pride.