The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

Fleeing Lebanon to escape poverty: At least 100 die in migrant shipwreck

Three years into Lebanon's devastating financial collapse, some 80 percent of the population is now living below the poverty line. The situation is driving more and more people to risk their lives on the open seas. Last month, at least a hundred people drowned when a migrant boat capsized off…

France 24 · Oct 5, 2022

Lebanese lawmaker demands trapped bank savings

A Lebanese member of Parliament has entered a bank branch near Beirut demanding some of her trapped savings to cover medical expenses

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Israel Govt to Approve Maritime Border Deal with Lebanon Despite Right-Wing Opposition

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz stressed that their government would overcome political and legal objections to the agreement with Lebanon on maritime border demarcation. They assured the Israeli and Lebanese public that the decision of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem to conduct an examination of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 5, 2022

Depositors Storm 4 Lebanese Banks, Demanding Their Own Money

Lebanese depositors, including a retired police officer, stormed at least four banks in the cash-strapped country Tuesday after banks ended a weeklong closure and partially reopened. As the tiny Mediterranean nation's crippling economic crisis continues to worsen, a growing number of Lebanese depositors have opted to break into banks and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

Depositors, some armed, storm 3 Lebanese banks over withdrawal limits

Outraged depositors, at least two of them armed, stormed three commercial banks across Lebanon on Tuesday over withdrawal limits imposed on most clients throughout the country's financial meltdown.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

Netanyahu Threatens Scrapping Lebanon Gas Deal If He Wins in Upcoming Election

With Israel and Lebanon close to reaching agreement on a maritime border demarcation, Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to roll back from the deal if he wins in upcoming parliamentary elections. Netanyahu’s position was met with pushback from Israeli officials who are now fighting internal conflict regarding the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

Lebanon: Aoun Hopes a New President Gets Elected Within Constitutional Limit

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun voiced hopes on Tuesday that a new president is elected within the constitutional deadline to succeed him when his term ends on October 31. Aoun said he “hopes the presidential elections are held within the constitutional timeframe,” in order for him to hand the post to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

Lebanon to Send Remarks on US Draft on Maritime Border with Israel

Lebanon will send its comments on a US proposal to delineate its maritime border with longtime foe Israel to the American official mediating talks by Tuesday, a top Lebanese official said on Monday. US envoy Amos Hochstein has shuttled between Lebanon and Israel since 2020 to seal a deal that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

The Lebanese farm regenerating soil and promoting food security

Farm based on respecting the ecosystem is sheltered from the changing market amid global food insecurity.

Al Jazeera · Oct 3, 2022

Lebanon Mulls Response to US-mediated Maritime Border Proposal

Lebanon leaders are holding a meeting Monday to discuss a US proposal to demarcate the maritime border with Israel -- a step that could allow both countries to explore offshore resources. Lebanon said it had received Saturday a written "offer" from US envoy Amos Hochstein - who is mediating talks…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022