Politics

Central Bank imposed capital control on transfers overseas, reduced cash withdrawals and vehemently disregarded a “haircut” on deposits that would reduce many Lebanese citizens’ savings. TROUBLING FACTS: The Change Rate of about 3,000 …

Salameh has repeatedly overstated the strength and stability of the monetary system in Lebanon despite the compelling evidence of a dire economic situation and financial instability that overwhelmed the low-and-high-income workers across Lebanon.

Ambassador Christina Lassen met today with President Michel Aoun. Discussions focused on the political, economic and security situation in Lebanon and the region. Ambassador Lassen congratulated the President on the successful holding of …

EU Ambassador Christina Lassen met today with Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri to congratulate him on his re-election as Speaker of Parliament and discuss the domestic and regional political situation. Ambassador Lassen reiterated …

British Ambassador to Lebanon Hugo Shorter and the US Ambassador Elizabeth Richard met the Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun to discuss progress on the security of the Lebanese-Syrian border. The High Level Steering Committee was …

As part of his ongoing engagement for greater representation of women in all walks of life, British Ambassador Hugo Shorter met a group of women municipality members to hear about their successes representing …

There has been an outcry against the onslaught of senseless murders being committed lately in Lebanon. The distraught parents are crying out for harsh measures against the guilty. They claim that unless these …

There is no dignity for a nation that fails to offer its elderly the dignity they are owed for what humanity is if it does not dignify the wisdom of leathery hands that …

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese politicians and bankers believe Saudi Arabia intends to do to their country what it did to Qatar – corral Arab allies into enforcing an economic blockade unless its demands …