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A woman with a toy gun grabs her savings from a Beirut bank

She broke into a bank branch, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings amid strict limits on withdrawals set by Lebanese banks. She said she needed the money to fund her sister's cancer treatment.

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Woman with Toy Gun Grabs Trapped Savings from Beirut Bank

A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch on Wednesday, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings. Sali Hafez told the local Al-Jadeed TV that she needed the money to fund her sister’s cancer treatment. She said she had…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Factbox-Just how bad is Lebanon's economic crisis?

Savers held up two banks in Lebanon on Wednesday to demand access to their own deposits frozen in the country's paralysed financial system, underlining desperation among citizens unable to access savings since an economic crisis began in 2019.

Reuters

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Depositors hold up two Lebanese banks to grab their own money

Two seemingly armed and desperate Lebanese depositors held up banks on Wednesday to force access to their own money, which has been blocked during a national financial meltdown.

Reuters

Refugees fear deportation as Lebanese authorities plan forced return of Syrians

Lebanon is drawing up a controversial plan to deport thousands of Syrian refugees every month. The country is in the midst of an economic meltdown and its government says it can no longer host more than 1 million Syrians. NGOs, though, say forced deportations are illegal and that Syria is…

France 24

Gantz Presents Documents of Iranian Weapons Factories in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen

Security sources in Tel Aviv revealed that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz carried with him to the United Nations headquarters in New York many documents on Iranian activity in the Middle East. Among the most prominent of these documents is a file containing photos and reports showing that Iran is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNIFIL Stresses Close Cooperation with Lebanese Army After Amendments to Mission

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) sought to assure Lebanese authorities after amendments were introduced to its mission last month. In a statement on Tuesday, it said: “Our peacekeepers remain committed to security and stability in south Lebanon and continue to work closely with the Lebanese Armed Forces…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Lebanon-Israel Maritime Talks to Conclude in ‘Days’

Maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel that could help allocate oil and gas resources are close to concluding after around two years of negotiations, a top Lebanese security official said on Tuesday. "We're talking about weeks - actually, days - to finish the delineation issue. I'm hopeful that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon-Israel maritime talks to conclude in 'days,' official says

Reuters

Mashrou’ Leila is disbanding. Here are 5 songs to listen to

Fans take to social media to react to the news of the popular alternative rock group from Lebanon calling it quits.

Al Jazeera

Israeli Chief of Staff Believes Nasrallah 'Wise' Not to Trigger War

Israeli Chief of Staff, General Aviv Kochavi, said that Lebanon is violating international laws and threatened the country and Hezbollah, but also noted that the latter’s secretary general is “wise” enough not to trigger a war with Israel.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chained to a wall, then hosted by the queen - an ex-hostage recalls

A British man held captive as a hostage in Lebanon for almost five years recounted on Monday how Queen Elizabeth invited him to stay after his release, a dramatic change from being chained to a wall to dining with royalty.

Reuters

Lebanon: Central Bank lifts all expensive fuel subsidies

The Lebanese Central Bank has lifted its remaining subsidies on fuel

The Independent UK

Lebanon’s Central Bank Lifts All Expensive Fuel Subsidies

Lebanon's central bank lifted its remaining subsidies on fuel on Monday, gas station owners said, ending a year-long process of scaling back on the expensive program. The Central Bank over a year ago announced it would gradually lift fuel subsidies, to slow down the draining of its foreign exchange reserves.…

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Lebanon central bank entirely stops providing dollars for gasoline imports -spokesperson

Lebanon's central bank has entirely ceased providing dollars for gasoline imports, a central bank spokesperson told Reuters, in a move that led pump prices to rise significantly on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Rahi Rejects Obstruction of the Constitution, Disabling the Nation

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al Rahi criticized Monday the efforts of some political parties to obstruct the implementation of Lebanon’s constitution, the formation of its government, and the crucial upcoming presidential elections. “We can not thrive in atmospheres of hatred, accusations, and abuse, at the level of political parties and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Toxin-Spewing Generators Keep the Lights on around Middle East

They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops, private generators are ubiquitous in parts of the Middle East, spewing hazardous fumes into homes and businesses 24 hours a day. As the world looks for renewable energy to tackle climate change, millions of people…

The Independent UK

Toxin-spewing generators keep the lights on around Mideast

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In parts of Mideast, power generators spew toxic fumes 24/7

They literally run the country

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Seeks to Contain Fallout from Amendment to UN Peacekeepers’ Mission

Lebanese authorities sought to contain the fallout of the amendments introduced to the mission of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that is deployed in the country’s South, a Hezbollah stronghold. At the request of the Lebanese government, the UN Security Council extended UNIFIL’s mandate for another year…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'A Necessity': Lebanon's Forced Conversion to Solar

Thanks to solar energy, residents of the northern Lebanese village of Toula are finally able to enjoy ice cream again -- a treat in a sun-baked country plagued by power cuts. Lebanon's economy collapsed in 2019 after decades of corruption and mismanagement, leaving the state unable to provide electricity for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Purge Targets Bassil’s Rivals within FPM

Leadership ranks of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) have been shaken after its chief, Gebran Bassil, has apparently started an internal “purge” to clear out his opponents within the movement. After reports on the FPM dismissing former lawmaker Ziad Aswad, ex-MP Mario Aoun announced his resignation from the movement and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Caution after Hochstein Lauds ‘Very Good Progress’ in Maritime Border Talks

The US mediator arbitrating negotiations of the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel, Amos Hochstein, reported “very good progress” towards arranging for a deal that benefits the Lebanese economy. Hochstein’s optimism followed his meetings with several Lebanese officials in Beirut. Many in Lebanon remain “cautious” as the results of talks…

The Independent UK

US envoy needs more time in Lebanon-Israel maritime dispute

The U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over the two countries' disputed maritime border says some progress has been made but more work needs to be done to resolve the issue between the two nations

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sami Gemayel: We Refuse to Be Held Hostage by Hezbollah

The head of the Lebanese Kataeb Party, Sami Gemayel, warned against some opposition parties resorting to a settlement with Hezbollah in the upcoming presidential elections, noting that the past six years of President Michel Aoun’s reign “led to a complete collapse.” In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Gemayel said: “We…

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