Lebanon’s president, Michel Aoun, vacates the presidential palace on Sunday. The position has the authority to approve government formations prior to a vote by parliament. Lebanon is currently run by a caretaker ministry, as it was for half of Aoun’s term. Aoun’s journey to the presidency started during Lebanon’s civil war. The 89-year-old Christian president … Read more
Lebanon must undertake a list of measures before gaining access to $3 billion. President Michel Aoun sent the bill back to parliament for revision. The new draft allows more government agencies to request transaction data for criminal investigations. The Lebanese parliament passed a new set of modifications to a financial secrecy law on Thursday after … Read more
It would also pave the way for offshore energy exploration. The deal is intended to end a territorial dispute in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where Lebanon wants to conduct natural gas exploration. The organization had accepted the parameters of the agreement and thought that the negotiations were “finished,” according to a senior member of the … Read more
The number of people who perished when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Syria has reached 94. Boat set sail from northern region of Minyeh in Lebanon on Tuesday with anywhere between 120 and 150 people on board. It is the most dangerous journey of its kind that has ever been made … Read more
At least 34 migrants perished when the boat they were on capsized off the coast of Syria. Sea-level search activities were delayed due to extremely high waves. Rescue crews were deployed to the area, but operations were halted due to high waves and bad weather. At least 34 migrants perished when the boat they were … Read more
Woman claims she is trying to fund treatment for her cancer-stricken sister. Armed man enters BankMed branch in Lebanon’s mountain city of Aley and tries to retrieve his trapped savings. Both incidents are evidence that Lebanese depositors are beginning to take matters into their own hands. In a desperate bid to afford hospital treatment for … Read more
Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein held employees at a Beirut bank hostage last week. Claimed he needed to withdraw $35,000 (£29,000) in order to pay for his father’s hospital bills. Lebanese bank Federal Bank abandoned charges against him and released him. A man who held employees at a Beirut bank hostage last week in an effort to … Read more
Lebanon’s banks have imposed stringent restrictions on the amount of cash that can be withdrawn. Armed man held a bank hostage for more than six hours in Beirut. His actions garnered public support, as cheering crowds gathered outside and chanted You’re a hero!”. The public has hailed as a hero an armed man who held … Read more
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: “Any attack on any human being will not go unpunished or unanswered”. Israeli Defense Minister has hinted at possibility of targeting Islamic Jihad officials in Iran, Lebanon, and possibly even the US. He warned that Israel could do “preemptive strikes” abroad. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the formidable armed group Hezbollah … Read more
Lebanon and Israel are in the Levant Basin, where large subsea gas resources have been found since 2009. In June, a ship arrived in a region Lebanon considers part of the disputed zone to construct an Israeli-built offshore field. The territory in question, Karish, was entirely within its exclusive economic zone. BEIRUT: The US envoy, … Read more
Lebanon has been without a fully functional government since May. President Michel Aoun’s six-year term expires on Oct. 31, and leading lawmakers fear no replacement will be selected. An IMF agreement is regarded as the only path for Lebanon to recover from a financial disaster. Nabih Berri, the speaker of Lebanon’s parliament, said on Saturday … Read more
Israeli PM Yair Lapid will ask French President Emmanuel Macron for help in a gas dispute with Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon are at odds over an offshore gas field in the eastern Mediterranean. Iran’s support for Hezbollah will also be discussed during his trip to France. TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will undertake … Read more
Israeli PM Yair Lapid will press French President Emmanuel Macron for a harder stance on Iran. Iran itself has broke the deal by accelerating projects with potential bomb-making potential. He will also warn that Tehran-backed Hezbollah is “playing with fire. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will press French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday for a … Read more
Pope Francis cancels trip to DR Congo and Sudan. The trip got cancelled because of Pope Francis’s knee pain. The pontiff suffers chronic arthritis in his knee, according to Vatican sources. Pope Francis has said he is “greatly disappointed” he cannot make a planned visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday due … Read more
The Syrian defence ministry identifies the targets as poultry farms. The attack was launched from the Mediterranean Sea, west of Tripoli in Lebanon. It injured two civilians, including a woman, the ministry says. Nearly 500,000 people have died in Syria’s civil war. An Israeli strike on the western coast of Syria injured two people on … Read more
Lebanon’s lawmakers designate incumbent Prime Minister Najib Mikati to form a new government. Mikati secured 54 votes during parliamentary consultations, giving him a clear edge. Lebanon defaulted on its debt in 2020, the local currency has lost around 90 percent of its value on the black market. Lebanon’s lawmakers designated incumbent Prime Minister Najib … Read more
The pontiff will visit Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit next month. He will meet with survivors of abuse committed at Catholic schools. Pope is putting efforts to address the global scandal over child sex abuse by clergy. Pope Francis will make a highly sensitive visit to Canada as planned next month, the Vatican confirmed Thursday, despite … Read more
Indirect negotiations are being held between Lebanon and Israel Israel is to begin developing the Karish field, part of it is included in lebanon’s maritime border. A strategy put up by US would establish a marine commercial border between the two nations. Indirect negotiations are being held between Lebanon and Israel, which are technically at … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Lebanese authorities to accept the judgement of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Two members of Hezbollah were sentenced to life in prison for their involvement in the 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri. The former Lebanese PM was killed by a suicide bomber on the Beirut beachfront. NEW YORK: UN … Read more
Habib Merhi and Hussein Oneissi were found guilty on appeal in March. Court sentenced them to life imprisonment for 2005 Beirut bombing. Hezbollah has refused to hand them over. A UN-backed court sentenced two Hezbollah members in their absence to life imprisonment on Thursday for a huge Beirut bombing in 2005 that killed Lebanon’s ex-premier Rafic Hariri. … Read more
All flights to and from Damascus International Airport halted after Israeli air strikes. Strikes reportedly hit arms depots near airport belonging to Hezbollah. An airport employee tells AFP that the strikes had “affected” the facility. Syria: According to the administration, all flights to and from Syria’s capital were halted on Friday after Israeli air strikes … Read more
Fire broke out on Tuesday night in the northern Dinniyeh region. Rescuers battled to put out a big fire in Lebanon’s largest pine forest. Environment minister says it is possible the fire was started deliberately. Lebanon: On Wednesday, rescuers battled to put out a big fire in Lebanon’s largest pine forest, which authorities believe was … Read more
Italy’s foreign minister warns that millions of people could die of hunger unless Russia opens Ukraine’s ports. Italy is hosting a conference on the global food crisis with Turkey, Lebanon and Germany. Millions of children could be “held hostage and condemned to death,” Di Maio says. Luigi Di Maio, foreign minister of Italy, warned that … Read more
Lebanon asks US for mediation after Israel pushes gas production into disputed field. Lebanon and Israel last fought a war in 2006, have no diplomatic relations. Israeli energy ministry says flow of gas from Karish should start in September. After Israel pushed a gas production vessel into an offshore field that Beirut claims, Lebanon requested … Read more
Microsoft has suspended in excess of 20 OneDrive applications made by the POLONIUM bunch. The gathering was working in a joint effort with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Polonium targeted north of 20 associations inside Israel and one intergovernmental association in Lebanon. Microsoft has reported that it distinguished and handicapped cyberattacks throughout the course … Read more
According to a court official, Lebanon questioned ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn after obtaining an Interpol red alert for his arrest but did not conduct any additional legal action against him. “Judge Imad Qabalan quizzed Ghosn regarding the contents of the red notice in the presence of his legal representation,” the official said on condition of … Read more
Lebanon questioned ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn after obtaining an Interpol red alert for his arrest but did not conduct any additional legal action against him, according to a court official on Monday. “Judge Imad Qabalan interrogated Ghosn in the presence of his legal representative over the contents of the red notice,” the official said on condition … Read more
BEIRUT: Dozens of physicians, nurses, and medical professionals demonstrated outside the Central Bank of Beirut on Thursday after calling a two-day nationwide strike to protest the country’s rapidly deteriorating economic situation. The walkout was called by two medical professional organisations, the Syndicates of Doctors in Beirut and the North and the Syndicate of Private Hospital … Read more
