Tag: Lebanon

Lebanese protesters block roads over economic meltdown (Arab News)

After Doha talks, Aoun stresses need to overcome defects in Lebanon-Arab relations Maronite Patriarch Al-Rahi decries Hezbollah influence after Nasrallah remarks against judiciary Lebanese...
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Lebanese protesters block roads over economic meltdown (Reuters)

Demonstrators, some of them burning tyres, blocked roads across parts of Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country's economic meltdown, days after the...
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Lebanon: A Journey to the End of the State (Crisis Group)

Like many residents who can afford it, in the summer of every year I flee Lebanon’s sweltering heat for Europe. This year, though, I...
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Lebanon’s central bank vows to cooperate with audit as pound dips (Al Jazeera)

Lebanon’s central bank said on Thursday that it would fulfil all data requests from the consultancy Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for a forensic audit...
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UNICEF: Generation of children ‘at stake’ in Lebanon crisis (Al Jazeera)

The UN children’s agency has called on Lebanon to take urgent action to protect children after it documented a spike in child labour rates...
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Beirut blast: UN ignored plea for port disaster evidence (BBC)

The BBC has learned that the UN has repeatedly ignored requests from bereaved families for information to help the official investigation into the Beirut...
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The Politics of Perdition (Mohanad Hage Ali, Carnegie Middle East Center)

“Those who are innocent don’t fear the judiciary,” Lebanese President Michel Aoun tweeted on November 10, in reference to Hezbollah’s campaign to stop the investigation of...
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Clashes in Beirut remind the Lebanese of the bloody civil war (Anchal Vohra, ORF)

Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, resembled a war zone in October as clashes unfolded between Hezbollah’s Shi‘ite supporters and unknown armed snipers in a Christian-dominated neighbourhood. On...
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UN rep slams Lebanon central bank chief over economic crisis (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter on Friday blasted Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh for not...
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Lebanon: Domestic worker sues employer in first lawsuit against kafala exploitation (Dario Sabaghi, Middle East Eye)

When MH*, 38, travelled to Lebanon from Ethiopia in 2012 to work as a domestic worker, she did not foresee that she would be forced to...
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Economic meltdown hits Lebanese funeral industry (Rabih Damaj, Al Monitor)

The death of a relative has become a heavy financial burden for Lebanese citizens. According to UN estimates, more than 55% of Lebanon's population is now living below...
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Four Gulf states recall diplomats from Beirut (Al Monitor)

Several Gulf states took action against Lebanon over the weekend after comments surfaced from a Lebanese minister criticizing the Saudi intervention in Yemen. Bahrain gave...
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Saudi Arabia, UAE summon Lebanon envoys over Yemen war criticism (Al Jazeera)

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have summoned Lebanon’s ambassadors to protest against Information Minister George Kordahi’s criticism of the Riyadh-led military coalition fighting rebels...
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Lebanese Forces supporters protest party leader’s summoning (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Supporters of the Christian Lebanese Forces party have blocked roads and highways to protest against the military intelligence decision to summon party leader Samir...
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Lebanese urge end to ‘campaign’ against Beirut blast judge (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Rights groups, lawyers, and journalists condemned authorities for obstructing the Beirut blast probe by “undermining facts”, accusing officials on Tuesday of leaking misinformation and...
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Lebanon charges 68 in relation to shooting at Hezbollah protest (Al Monitor)

A Lebanese military court charged 68 people today in relation to the recent shooting at a Hezbollah-organized protest. Judge Fadi Akiki charged the individuals with...
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