Over the past few weeks, protests in Lebanon have regained strength, mainly in response to economic distress and the deterioration in the value of the Lebanese currency, the pound. As the protests …
Lebanon army scraps meat from meals as prices skyrocket
The Lebanese army has scrapped meat from all meals it offers to soldiers on duty as food prices skyrocket because of a deepening economic crisis, state media said Tuesday. Lebanon is in the throes of …
Top Financial Official Resigns As Lebanon Crisis Deepens
The move comes as talks stall between Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund to lift the nation out of its worst economic crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war. Alain Bifani is the second member …
U.S. Envoy in Lebanon Says ‘Page Turned’ After Interview Ban
The U.S. ambassador in Lebanon said on Monday the page had been turned on an incident sparked by a court ruling banning media in the country from interviewing her after she heaped criticism on the …
Lebanon finance ministry’s top civil servant steps down
The top civil servant in Lebanon’s finance ministry resigned, blaming “forces of darkness and injustice” for sabotaging efforts to rescue the country from its worst financial crisis in over 30 years.
Top Lebanese Finance Ministry Official Resigns Amid Crisis
The director general of Lebanon’s Finance Ministry and a member of the country’s team negotiating with the International Monetary Fund resigned from his post on Monday amid a worsening economic and …
Lebanese finance official in IMF talks resigns post
A senior member of Lebanon’s negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has quit his post as finance ministry director general, telling al-Jadeed TV he had resigned over the way …
Top Lebanese Finance Ministry Official Resigns Amid Crisis
The director general of Lebanon’s Finance Ministry and a member of the country’s team negotiating with the International Monetary Fund resigned from his post on Monday amid a worsening economic and …
Lebanese finance official in IMF talks resigns post
A senior member of Lebanon’s negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has quit his post as finance ministry director general, telling al-Jadeed TV he had resigned over the way …
Pope Francis draws the world’s attention to humanitarian crises in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen
Both prayers and economic assistance, Pope Francis stressed, are needed to ameliorate the ongoing humanitarian catastrophes in Syria, Yemen and Lebanon.