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Daughters of the Lebanese diaspora return despite the crisis
BEIRUT — Since the start of Lebanon’s economic crisis, much has been written about the latest exodus of its citizens, looking for a better life elsewhere, adding to the already massive Lebanese...
Farah-Silvana Kanaan, 7 May 2022
Labor minister encourages citizens to vote during political forum hosted by Hezbollah
BEIRUT — Labor Minister Mustafa Bayram said he encourages citizens to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections during a Saturday political forum hosted by Hezbollah, according to the state-run...
7 May 2022
Riad Salameh’s file to reemerge post-elections, central bank's foreign assets drop, parallel market rate diverges: Your weekly financial news roundup
Lebanese Parliamentary elections are already in full swing in select countries around the world, and only one week remains until the main event on May 15. Analysts are already tripping over each...
Kabalan Farah, 7 May 2022
Residents hold sit-in after decision to stop permitting crusher licenses
BEIRUT — Residents, quarriers and crusher owners in of Baalbeck and Nabi Sheet held a sit-in on Saturday, cutting off the highway leading to Baalbeck in protest of a decision by the Interior...
7 May 2022
Lebanese Forces candidate announces withdrawal from list in Bekaa II
BEIRUT — Candidate in Lebanese Forces list, Khaled al-Askar, announced his withdrawal from the LF’s Rashaya list in Bekaa II on Saturday, the state-run National News Agency reported. Here’s what...
7 May 2022
Votes from Iran and Qatar arrive to Lebanon, others on the way
BEIRUT — The ballot boxes containing the votes of 474 Lebanese voters in Iran and 4,872 voters in Qatar arrived in Beirut Saturday, the day after parliamentary elections took place in Iran and nine...
7 May 2022
In Arkoub, they say yes to the resistance but not to Hezbollah
Yellow and green flags flap in the wind in the villages all along the southern road. Past the Litani River to the east, endless valleys and fields of olive trees are in sight, with the imposing...
