BEIRUT — Following numerous meetings, the gasoline import subsidy mechanism was finally modified, and the ratio of US dollars obtainable at BDL's Sayrafa rate increased from 85 percent to 100...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc on Thursday welcomed the position taken by Lebanese President Michel Aoun, who came to the defense of the party while he was visiting Rome. Here's...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian returned to Beirut for the second time in the span of five months. He arrived today in Lebanon from Syria at the head of a delegation. The visit...
BEIRUT — State-owned electricity provider Electricité du Liban said in a statement on Thursday that “EDL and the Energy Ministry had fulfilled the entirety of their duties” in response to the...
BEIRUT — Ukrainian Ambassador to Lebanon Ihor Ostash gave an update Thursday on the Russian invasion of his country and its repercussions on Lebanon, speaking about Lebanese students studying there...
BEIRUT — When the March 15 filing deadline for candidates to register in May's parliamentary elections had passed, 157 women* had signed up to run making up some 15 percent of the...
BEIRUT — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Beirut Thursday for an official visit after traveling from Damascus, Syria. He is expected to stay until Friday, the state-run...
BEIRUT — Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun Wednesday called on the Higher Judicial Council to take "a clear position" on TV host Marcel Ghanem, whom she accuses of targeting her “in...
Two months. That's how long Lebanon can last with its current reserves of wheat, vegetable oil and sugar. There is no need to panic, however, according to the Economy and Trade Minister Amin Salam,...
The fate of Beirut port’s grain silos is once again at the center of a heated debate. On March 16, the government decided to demolish the giant structure that was severely damaged in the Aug. 4,...
Military Tribunal Prosecutor Fadi Akiki filed a lawsuit against Lebanese Forces head Samir Geagea Tuesday in connection with the October 14, 2021 Tayyouneh clashes, Lebanese daily Annahar reported...
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday scheduled a parliamentary session for Tuesday, March 29 at 11 a.m. at the UNESCO Palace, the state-run National News Agency reported. Here’s...
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun met Thursday with the French Ambassador Anne Grillo. The two discussed several issues including a joint aid program from France and the Gulf countries to Lebanon, the...
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced in a statement Thursday that “the army is tasked with immediately securing” the Zouk power plant where, according to the minister’s presentation...
BEIRUT — The lira continued to lose ground against the dollar on Thursday, trading at LL25,200 to the greenback on the parallel market — a rate 18 percent lower than the level achieved at the...
BEIRUT — Fuel Distributors Syndicate head Fadi Abou Chakra said in an interview with local radio station VDL Thursday that “[fuel] subsidies will remain in effect for two months,” while long...
BEIRUT — Judge Nicholas Mansour, the lead investigating judge at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, issued Thursday an arrest warrant against Raja Salameh, the brother of Bank Du Liban Governor...
BEIRUT — The impact of the Ukraine conflict will exacerbate an already dire humanitarian situation in Lebanon, potentially prompting further political destabilization, hampering economic recovery,...
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun received Prime Minister Najib Mikati at Baabda Palace Thursday morning, the presidency announced on Twitter. The meeting preceded a visit from Iran's foreign...
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Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
