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Desperate for diaspora: Lebanon begs for a tourism cash injection

Lebanon, facing rampant power cuts and skyrocketing inflation, relies on the diaspora for hard currency.

Al Jazeera

The fallout of Russia’s grain blockade

A long blockade will worsen food shortages in the Middle East and North Africa, sparking a migration crisis.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon’s Rahi Urges Politicians to Form Government Swiftly

Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi urged fractious politicians on Sunday to speed up the formation of a government to allow authorities to prepare for presidential elections due before the end of October. Najib Mikati was nominated premier for a fourth time on Thursday after securing the support of 54 of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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NASCAR at Nashville, live stream, TV channel, Ally 400 starting lineup, how to watch

The NASCAR Cup Series is back this week when they head to Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday for the Ally 400 from Lebanon, Tennesee.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urges politicians to form government

Lebanon's top Christian cleric urged fractious politicians on Sunday to speed up the formation of a government to allow authorities to prepare for presidential elections due before the end of October.

Reuters

In Lebanon, how to say 'I do' sparks fierce debate

In Lebanon, a debate over civil marriages is mired in religious and political entanglements

The Independent UK

Memoirs of Late Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam (Part 1): I Expressed my Objection to Hafez al-Assad to Syria’s Political, Military Role in Lebanon

Asharq Al-Awsat publishes three episodes of the memoirs of late Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam, covering important stages of the Lebanese crisis, from the entry of Syrian forces into Lebanon in 1976 to the Israeli invasion of the South in 1982. The memoirs reflect the late premier’s frankness in evaluating…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Boy has shrapnel in his skull after nine family members die in missile strike

His dad has spoken about the trauma

Liverpool Echo

Lebanon's Opposition Rejects to Participate in Mikati's New Cabinet

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati's optimism about the possibility of swiftly forming a new cabinet at the end of next week does not mean that his task will be easy. The distribution of votes in the parliamentary consultations and the positions of the political parties suggest that the government will…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A World Apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka Share Economic Collapse

Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence. The toxic combinations led to disaster for both: Currency collapse, shortages, triple-digit inflation and growing hunger.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse

A shared history of political turmoil and violence in two countries a world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka, led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies that have been bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence

The Independent UK

Lebanon: Mikati Named PM, Urges Action to Secure IMF Deal

Lebanon's Najib Mikati was named prime minister on Thursday, urging fractious politicians to set aside differences to secure an IMF deal which he said was the only chance to save the country from financial collapse. Facing a politically difficult path to agreeing on a new cabinet, Mikati who led three…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon's Mikati named PM, faces tough path to cabinet

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was designated on Thursday to form a new government, but faces a politically difficult path to agree a new cabinet as the country's devastating financial crisis festers.

Reuters

Syria: Autonomous Administration Repatriates 81 Children, Dozens of Mothers

The recent repatriation of Belgian women and children from extremist camps in northeast Syria, supervised by the Syrian Democratic Forces, has brought their problem to light once again. The Autonomous Administration announced that Arab and western government delegations have received 81 children and dozens of mothers from al-Hol and Roj…

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Lebanon's president holds consultations to name premier

Lebanon’s president has begun consultations with members of parliamentary blocs to name a new prime minister following last month’s parliamentary elections

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: LF, FPM Won’t Nominate Mikati

Lebanon’s parliamentary consultations at the Baabda Palace on Thursday will see the deputies of Hezbollah and Amal Movement, as well as a number of Sunni and independent representatives, name caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to head the next government. Two other groups will also designate Mikati, including the National Moderation…

Reuters

Exclusive-Lebanon's Bank Audi, others, disavow banking group's objection to IMF plan

Lebanon's Bank Audi and Al-Mawarid Bank said on Wednesday they disagreed with a letter sent on behalf of the country's banking association that branded a staff-level agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund "unlawful".

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Banks Association Says It Doesn’t Oppose IMF Deal

The Lebanese banks association ABL said on Wednesday it does not oppose an April draft deal between the government and the IMF, and sees an agreement with the fund as one of the main ways to exit Lebanon's financial crisis. At the same time, the ABL said that financial sector…

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Sources: Lebanon Central Bank Forensic Audit to Begin June 27

A team from US-based auditor Alvarez and Marsal (A&M) will arrive in Lebanon on June 27 and begin a long-delayed forensic audit of the country's central bank, two Lebanese official sources told Reuters. The forensic audit, to examine the bank's past financial transactions to boost transparency, has been a key…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Raqqa Hosts First Book Fair in 10 Years

After a 10-year hiatus during which all publishing houses, libraries, and newspaper kiosks closed, and all cultural activities and events were suspended under the terrorist rule of ISIS, the first book fair in Raqqa, Syria, has been opened by the cultural authority of the Autonomous Administration of North and East…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon FX Reserves Down $2.2 Bln in 2022, $11 Bln Left, Says Central Bank Governor

Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh said Tuesday the bank's foreign currency reserves had dropped by $2.2 billion so far in 2022 to about $11 billion, about a third of the level three years ago. Salameh made the comments during a recorded interview with Lebanon's LBCI TV. As the interview…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Security Forces Raid Central Bank Chief’s Home to Execute Subpoena

Lebanon's state security agency raided a house belonging to central bank Governor Riad Salameh on Tuesday night to execute a judge's subpoena, a judicial source and a security source told Reuters. The subpoena was issued in February by Judge Ghada Aoun after Salameh failed to show up for questioning as…

The Independent UK

Lebanon, Syria and Egypt sign deal to supply Beirut with gas

Lebanon, Egypt and Syria have signed an agreement to import Egyptian gas to a power plant in northern Lebanon through Syria

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon, Syria, Egypt Sign Gas Import Agreement

Lebanon, Syria and Egypt on Tuesday agreed to ship 650 million cubic meters of natural gas per year from Egypt to Lebanon via Syria, part of a US-backed effort to address Lebanon's crippling blackouts with electricity and gas transfers. The deal, signed at a ceremony at the Lebanese energy ministry…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mikati to Int’l Community: Lebanon to Expel Syrian Refugees If You Don't Cooperate

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, called on the international community to cooperate with Lebanon in order to return the displaced Syrians to their country. “I call on the international community to cooperate with Lebanon to return the displaced Syrians to their country.

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