Lebanon

The number of women in Lebanon dying from pregnancy-related complications has nearly tripled amid a crushing three-year economic crisis that has seen doctors and midwives leave the country

Israeli defence institutions are afraid that Palestinian citizens of Israel might take part in any confrontation with Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip as happened in...

A female pharmacist in Lebanon has been murdered and possibly raped, causing pharmacies across her town to temporarily close down in solidarity with her. The owner of a pharmacy...

Syria's Embassy in Lebanon has denied claims that it is interfering in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country, insisting that it upholds Lebanese sovereignty. In a statement released...

The UN said 2 million Lebanese about 57 % of the population are now living in a vulnerable situation with 77 % not having enough money to buy food

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the return of serenity to his country's relations with the Gulf states, Anadolu Agency reports. This came in a...

Lebanon's government has agreed to disburse $15 million to temporarily resolve growing bread shortages in the country, Economy Minister, Amin Salam, told Reuters, while saying that the funds would...

At least one person was killed and seven were injured in an explosion at a scout centre affiliated with the Shia Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, officials...

Kuwait has vowed support to cash-strapped Lebanon, the Lebanese government said on Sunday, reported Anadolu Agency. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati received a phone call from Kuwaiti Foreign Minister...

A set of reforms the IMF wants Lebanon to enact before approving a funding deal for the country will largely be left for a new parliament to study, an...

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Yemen yesterday announced a return of their ambassadors to Lebanon in a sign of improving ties that hit rock bottom last year when the kingdom...

Lebanon's Bakery Union, on Wednesday, warned of a bread crisis in the Arab country as several wheat mills halted operation due to lack of funding, Anadolu News Agency reports....

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are to offer support to Lebanon, whose government declared the state and its Central Bank was bankrupt earlier this week. According to a report yesterday by...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, denied on Monday that the bank is bankrupt and said, despite the size of the losses in the financial...

On Monday, the Regional Director of the Mashreq Department in the World Bank, Saroj Kumar Jha, described the crisis that Lebanon is currently witnessing as the worst in its...

Lebanon as a State, and its Central Bank, has gone bankrupt, according to Deputy Prime Minister, Saadeh Al-Shami.

An aid shipment sent by the Turkish Armed Forces arrived at Beirut port on Thursday as a gift to the Lebanese military, Anadolu News Agency reports. The shipment was...

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Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, has criticised the quarterly report presented by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Resolution 1701, saying the report "does not reflect the reality of...

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the whole world has been living in horror. Everyone is afraid of a global food crisis that may affect many...

Participants and artists alike generated an enthusiastic atmosphere, not least when the traditional dabke performers took to the stage. Yemeni songs by Abdel Qader Qawza inspired the audience, as did his recitation of moving poems dedicated to Jerusalem.

Lebanese Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, is a suspect in a case the European Union's criminal justice agency said, on Monday, had led to the freezing of some 120...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said his country is ready to supply Lebanon with wheat, amid heightened concerns of a regional food crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine....

The British Embassy in Beirut said on Friday it was "deeply concerned" by Lebanese banks closing accounts belonging to people who are nationals or residents of the United Kingdom,...

When a Lebanese bank told Aref Yassin it had closed accounts worth $20 million belonging to the professional syndicate he heads, and issued a cheque for the balance that...

The details of torture in an Israeli-run prison in Lebanon, including the electrocution of a female detainee and denial of medical care, have been uncovered in newly declassified Israeli...

Turkiye's Yunus Emre Institute in Lebanon has celebrated 10 years since its inauguration in the Arab country, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We are trying together to re-establish and strengthen...

Israeli military on Tuesday received advanced missile and aircraft detection systems from the Defence Ministry, deploying it in the north of the country, local media reported. The device is a massive balloon equipped with...

Turkey is planning to attract tourists from Israel, Lebanon and Libya with a new maritime transportation route, Anadolu News Agency reports. According to the report, the Hatay Sea Bus...

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, said Sunday, that "Christianity in Lebanon is not in danger" and that his country will remain a model for "co- existence". Lebanon includes 18 Muslim...

A Lebanese judge today charged central bank Governor Riad Salameh with illicit enrichment, adding to the number of graft investigations he already faces, Reuters reports. Judge Ghada Aoun told the news...

Lebanese banks plan a two-day strike next week in protest at judicial actions that targeted seven major lenders, a standoff that risks more instability for a country mired in...