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Lebanon Inches Closer to Abandoning its Banking Secrecy System

Lebanon might soon abandon its “banking secrecy” system, which has been in place for more than six decades. The move comes as part of conforming to the requirements that have been agreed upon by the country's executive and legislative authorities, and in preparation for converting the initial deal with the…

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Lebanon Ready to Work With Cyprus on Potential Offshore Gas

Lebanon is ready to work with Cyprus to exploit potential gas deposits in waters between the two east Mediterranean countries, Lebanon’s top diplomat said Friday, even though a deal on offshore rights hasn’t been formally finalized. Cyprus and Lebanon signed an agreement delineating their respective offshore exclusive economic zones in…

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Lebanon ready to work with Cyprus on potential offshore gas

The Lebanese foreign minister says Lebanon is ready to work with Cyprus to exploit potential gas deposits in waters between the two east Mediterranean countries, even though a deal on offshore rights hasn’t been formally finalized

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Egyptian Gas Supply to Lebanon Awaits US Guarantees, World Bank Funding

Lebanon’s Energy Minister Walid Fayyad held talks with Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek al-Mulla in Cairo on Thursday. Fayyad said that concluding the deal to import gas from Egypt through Syria requires US guarantees to exempt Lebanon from the Caesar Act sanctions, and requires the necessary World…

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Power Crisis, Rising Prices Deprive Lebanese of Suhoor Ambiance

Ramadan is known for its special Suhoor time, during which friends and family gather for fun. It’s also an unmissable time for prayer and rest after a long day for many fasters. But today, with the absence of electricity in Lebanon, Suhoor ambiance and preparations are not the same, as…

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Lebanon approves demolition of Beirut silos, gutted in blast

Lebanon’s government has approved the demolition of the huge grain silos in Beirut's port, gutted in the devastating 2020 explosion that killed 216 people and ravaged parts of the Lebanese capital

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Lebanon Cabinet Approves Demolition of Damaged Port Silos

Lebanon's cabinet on Thursday approved the demolition of the Beirut silos damaged in the August 2020 port blast which left at least 215 people dead, Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makari said in televised comments after a cabinet session. Makari said the decision was based on a "technical report" that concluded…

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Lebanon cabinet approves demolition of Beirut silos damaged in port blast

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Rami Bishara Rebuilds The Assembly Motors After Beirut Blast

The Assembly Motors stands tall even after the Beirut Blast shook the city of Lebanon and shattered the brand’s storefront.

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Ramadan 2022: Syrian refugees struggle in cash-strapped Lebanon

Food inflation in Lebanon has exceeded 400 percent since 2019 while prices of diesel and petrol have skyrocketed.

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Fearing civil war amnesia, activists fight to preserve Beirut port silos

Families of victims of the 2020 Beirut port blast are pressuring Lebanon's government to keep its silos as a memorial, arguing the move would be a powerful acknowledgement of suffering in a country still struggling to come to terms with years of war and strife.

Reuters

Saudi, Kuwaiti Ambassadors Meet with Lebanon’s Political and Religious Leaders

The Saudi and Kuwaiti ambassadors have visited Lebanon's political and religious figures to address the country's needs. The Saudi Ambassador, Waleed Bukhari, and Kuwaiti Ambassador Abdul-Aal al-Qinai arrived in Beirut last Friday after the Saudi Foreign Ministry announced in a statement that its Ambassador returned in response to calls by…

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US Draft for Syrian-Israeli Peace: Abandoning Iran and Hezbollah in Return for Golan Heights

Fredric C. Hof, the American diplomat, was "living the dream" between 2009 and 2011 of achieving peace between Syria and Israel. The idea first occurred to him when he visited Damascus as an exchange student when he was 16. Forty-five years later, he had the opportunity to turn the idea…

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Lebanon Disburses Funds to Temporarily Avert Bread Crisis

Lebanon's government has agreed to disburse $15 million to temporarily resolve growing bread shortages in the country, Economy Minister Amin Salam told Reuters, while saying that the funds would only last a few weeks. Long lines had begun forming outside bakeries across the country since Monday after industry insiders warned…

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Saudi Arabia rekindles ties with cash-strapped Lebanon

Improvement in relations between Lebanon and Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia come before May’s general elections.

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Lebanon disburses funds to temporarily avert bread crisis, minister says

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EU plans to counter Russia with food diplomacy in North Africa, Balkans

The EU aims to address rising wheat and fertilizer prices and expected shortages in the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East with "food diplomacy" to counter Russia's narrative on the impact of its Ukraine invasion, EU diplomats and officials say.

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Saudi Ambassador: We Wish Lebanon Well

On his first diplomatic activity following his return to Beirut, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari met on Monday with Lebanese religious leaders.

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Explosion in south Lebanon kills 1, injures several

Security officials say at least one person was killed and several were injured after an explosion demolished a building in southern Lebanon

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At Least One Killed, 7 Injured in Explosion Near Lebanon’s Sidon

At least one person was killed and seven were injured in an explosion at a scout center affiliated with the Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, officials told Reuters early on Tuesday. The blast demolished the building and army personnel were searching through the rubble for any further casualties,…

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At least one person killed, 3 injured in explosion near Lebanon's Sidon - security source

At least one person was killed and three were injured in an explosion near a scout centre affiliated with the Shi'ite, Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, a security source told Reuters early on Tuesday.

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Lebanon PM Mikati to visit Saudi Arabia during holy month of Ramadan -Al-Jadeed TV

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday he will visit Saudi Arabia during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Al-Jadeed TV reported, in a sign of improving ties with the kingdom following the return of the its ambassador to Beirut after he was withdrawn during a diplomatic rift.

Reuters

Vatican mulling Jerusalem meeting between pope, Russian patriarch -sources

The Vatican is studying the possibility of extending Pope Francis' trip to Lebanon in June so he can fly to Jerusalem to meet there Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has backed Russia's war in Ukraine, two sources told Reuters on Monday.

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EU Election Mission to Begin Deploying Observers in Lebanon

A delegation from the European Union election observers on Monday wrapped up a six-day visit to Lebanon during which they discussed the deployment of observers ahead of the upcoming May 15 parliamentary elections in the crisis-hit country. The observer mission said it will start deploying 30 observers throughout Lebanon later…

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EU election mission to begin deploying observers in Lebanon

A delegation from the European Union's election observers has wrapped up a six-day visit to Lebanon during which they met with officials

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