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Lebanon wakes up in two time zones as clock change row deepens divisions

Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to delay the clock change by a month.

Reuters · Mar 26, 2023

Small businesses in Lebanon struggle to stay afloat amid lira’s endless fall

Lebanon's ongoing economic crisis has left countless individuals and businesses to adapt to the harsh realities of the collapsing economy. FRANCE 24 met with Pierre, an officer in one of the state's security agencies, and Houssam, the owner of a trendy café in Beirut, who explain the challenges to sustaining…

France 24 · Mar 25, 2023

US Warns Situation in Lebanon Cannot Persist

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf warned Lebanese officials on Friday that the situation in their country cannot persist amid the crippling economic, living and political crises it is enduring. Leaf had arrived in Beirut as part of a tour of the region that includes…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2023

Saudi Ambassador, IMF Delegation Discuss Conditions for Lebanon’s Recovery

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Beirut Walid Al-Bukhari discussed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation the necessary conditions for Lebanon's economic recovery. Al-Bukhari met with the visiting IMF delegation, headed by Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, on Wednesday at his residence in Yarzeh, east of Beirut. Talks during the meeting touched on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2023

U.S. judge orders $1.68 billion payout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing

A federal judge in New York ordered Iran's central bank and a European intermediary on Wednesday to pay out $1.68 billion to family members of troops killed in the 1983 car bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

Hezbollah chief refuses comment on infiltration into Israel

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has refused to comment directly on last week’s killing of a man suspected of crossing into Israel from Lebanon

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Lebanese take to streets as anger over economic meltdown grows

Security forces fire tear gas at protesting crowds rallying in Beirut against worsening economic conditions.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2023

Lebanese security forces fire tear gas at crowds protesting pound devaluation

Lebanese security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters, mostly retired members of the security forces, who had gathered near government buildings in Beirut in anger at deteriorating economic conditions.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ

Lebanese security forces are firing tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who tried to break through a fence leading to the government headquarters in downtown Beirut

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Lebanon: Tear Gas, Clashes as Protesters Try to Storm Grand Serail

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the fence leading to the Grand Serail in downtown Beirut. The retired soldiers demanding better pay were clashing with riot police and troops. Several people suffered breathing problems from…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2023