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Lebanon: Gas Import Agreement from Egypt Disrupted by Unsecured WB Financing

An agreement to transport Egyptian gas to Lebanon via Syria is currently disrupted by Lebanon’s failure to meet the conditions for obtaining a World Bank loan and Washington’s reluctance to give an official approval confirming that the deal is not affected by the Caesar Act, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A moment that changed me: I thought I’d find paradise in Canada – instead I got a drunk who called me Aladdin

After two years as a queer Syrian refugee in Lebanon, I was happy to escape the homophobia of the Middle East. But I hadn’t reckoned on the racism of the west

The Guardian - UK

IMF Adamant on Linking Agreement with Lebanon to Reform Laws

Lebanese caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam affirmed on Tuesday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation visiting Beirut this week carries a very clear message stressing an urgency that Lebanon approves and passes reform laws. “The IMF carries a very clear message, which is the urgency in approving these laws;…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Saudi Ambassador Stresses Need for Lebanon to Hold Presidential Elections on Time

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari stressed on Tuesday the need for reforms in the country and for the presidential elections to be held on time. Bukhari met with head of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, in Maarab to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon and the region. After the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Maritime gas dispute risks conflict between Lebanon and Israel

Hezbollah leader calls the Israeli plan to extract gas at the disputed maritime border a ‘red line’.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon aims to adopt long-delayed IMF reforms by October

Lebanon's caretaker economy minister says the crisis-hit country hopes to adopt key but long-delayed reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund for an economic bailout before the end of next month if there is “political will.”

The Independent UK

Cyprus rescues hundreds of migrants stranded at sea

Cyprus authorities late on Monday and early on Tuesday rescued hundreds of migrants who had left Lebanon and were stranded at sea in two separate incidents, officials said.

Reuters

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Cyprus Helps Rescue 300 Migrants Aboard Italy-Bound Boat from Lebanon

Cyprus has assisted in rescue of a small wooden boat crammed with more than 300 migrants that was floating adrift 203 kilometers (126 miles) west of the island nation, a Cypriot official said Tuesday. Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center Commander Andreas Charalambides told the Associated Press that the captain of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon’s Past Echoes Its Grim Present in Exhibition

In a war-scarred Beirut heritage house turned museum, archives of Lebanon's troubled past fuse with artistic depictions of its grim present to portray a country seemingly in perpetual turmoil. Newspaper clippings, film negatives and diary entries from the years before Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war tell a story of government corruption,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel risks crossing Hezbollah ‘red line’ as it prepares to connect to disputed gas field

The Karish maritime reservoir, part of which is claimed by Lebanon, is estimated to hold 2-3tn cubic feet of natural gas

The Guardian - UK

Israeli PM vows to begin production in contested gas field

Israel’s prime minister has vowed to begin production at a contested Mediterranean natural gas field “as soon as it is possible.”

The Independent UK

UN Readying US-Funded Salary Support for Lebanese Soldiers, Says Presidency

The United Nations is finalizing a plan to provide US-funded salary assistance to Lebanese soldiers hard hit by the country's financial crisis, the UN special coordinator for Lebanon told the country's president on Monday, the presidency said. Discontent has been brewing in the security forces as Lebanon's currency has lost…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Says to Take Novatek’s 20% Share in Oil and Gas Consortium

Lebanon said on Monday it will take over Novatek's 20% share in a consortium licensed to explore two offshore oil and gas blocs after the Russian gas giant decided to quit. The energy ministry said in a statement it had taken the decision to enter the consortium instead of Novatek…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beirut Protesters Demand Release of Bank Heist Detainees

Protesters scuffled with Lebanese security forces Monday outside the Justice Ministry in Beirut, demanding the release of two people arrested last week during a bank heist. The clash came as a delegation from the International Monetary Fund held meetings in Beirut with officials over the country’s economic meltdown and the…

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The Independent UK

Beirut protesters demand release of bank heist detainees

Protesters in Lebanon have scuffled with security forces outside the Justice Ministry in Beirut demanding the release of two detainees who were involved in a bank heist last week

Reuters

U.N. readying U.S.-funded salary support for Lebanese soldiers -Defence Ministry

(This September 19 corrects to make clear that UN representative met with the Lebanese defence minister, changes sourcing to defence ministry statement)

Asharq Al-Awsat

Worsening Living Crisis Stirs Fears of Security Chaos in Lebanon

Security fears in Lebanon are escalating amid a crippling economic crisis that has seen the salaries of army soldiers drop to $33 a month. The local currency, the Lebanese pound, has depreciated by more than 90% against the US dollar on the black market. Perhaps what exacerbated security fears is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Eryani Urges Firm Stance to End Iran's Interference in Yemen

Yemeni Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Moammar al-Eryani called on the international community, the UN, and the Security Council's permanent members to take a clear and firm stance against Iranian interference in Yemeni affairs. Eryani said that Houthi leaders visit Iran and Lebanon to meet with "symbols of Iranian…

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Head of Lebanon's Victorious Mayyas Dance Troupe Chides Politicians

The choreographer leading a Lebanese dance troupe that shot to fame by winning the 'America's Got Talent' TV contest castigated Lebanese politicians and called for revolution upon landing back in Beirut Friday. Dozens of relatives offered the Mayyas troupe flowers at Beirut airport while thousands of Lebanese were glued to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Preparing to Connect Karish Gas Field to its Network

Israel's energy ministry said Friday it was set to conduct tests on a maritime field claimed in part by Lebanon, ahead of connecting it to the Jewish state's gas network. The ministry "was preparing to connect the Karish reservoir to the Israeli system," a statement said. The gas field has…

Evening Standard

Lebanon to shut banks after string of raids by people taking out life savings

The break-ins reflect public anger at the banks’ strict controls on cash withdrawals, as a result of the financial crisis

The Independent UK

Palestinians commemorate horrific 1982 massacre in Beirut

Hundreds of Palestinians have commemorated the 40th anniversary of the horrific killings in a refugee camp in Beirut that left hundreds of people dead during Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Parliament Postpones Budget Talks, Slowing IMF Reform Checklist

Lebanon's parliament on Friday suspended talks on the 2022 budget after a walk-out by lawmakers sent attendance below quorum, further delaying efforts to complete requirements to access IMF funds to relieve its economic crisis. A group of parliamentarians, including newly-elected lawmakers who ran on a reform platform, walked out over…

France 24

Lebanese depositors storm banks amid historic economic crisis

Lebanese depositors, including one armed with a hunting rifle, broke into at least four banks Friday to demand their trapped savings, a sign of growing chaos in the small Mediterranean nation amid a historic economic meltdown.

The Independent UK

Depositors storm four banks as Lebanon's cash crisis worsens

Lebanese depositors have stormed at least four banks to demand their trapped savings, signaling growing chaos amid the country's economic meltdown

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