Lebanon

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...

Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, said on Friday that actions taken by some judges were heightening tensions in Lebanon, warning of potentially serious consequences for a country mired in a...

Raja Salameh, the brother of the Head of Lebanon's Central Bank, was arrested on Thursday, following his interrogation at a courthouse east of Beirut, Judge Ghada Aoun told Reuters....

Lebanon is gearing up for parliamentary elections on 15 May following the closure of candidate registration for the vote this week, Anadolu News Agency reports. The polls will be...

The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) has highlighted its concerns about the condition of refugee children in Lebanon, Safa News Agency reported on Monday. Speaking at the 49th meeting of...

Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, said on Monday he would not seek re-election in a parliamentary election scheduled for 15 May, Reuters reports. The statement, made in a television address, throws...

Representatives of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and the Arab League met yesterday to discuss the challenges facing the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Quds Press reported. The meeting was organised...

Before Lebanon's devastating financial crisis struck, Faraj Faraj thought university could set him on a path out of a cramped family home in a poor area of Beirut and...

The prosecution had appealed against the acquittal of the two men, saying there had been fundamental errors in the judgment

The effects and repercussions of the war on Ukraine were not in the Lebanese people's calculations and the last things they needed were the repercussions of this Russian military...

Most Middle East countries have sought to adopt a neutral position on the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, and not take sides. They're doing so in the hope that...

Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Amin Salam has met with the ambassadors of Turkey and India and discussed ways to support Lebanon during the supply crisis resulting from...

At Israel's request, the US-appointed itself as a mediator in the dispute over the maritime borders between Lebanon and occupied Palestine. The conflict is old, and Washington sent Frederic...

Bank Audi is pressuring Lebanese-Bristish dual nationals to sign waivers forfeiting the right to withdraw foreign currency

There were long queues for petrol in Lebanon today ahead of the announcement of expected price rises by the Ministry of Energy and Water, Anadolu has reported. According to...

Lebanon's Bank Audi has closed more than 30 accounts belonging to UK nationals or their close relatives since a London court ordered it to transfer funds stuck in the...

The head of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party yesterday slammed the international community for not imposing sanctions on Israel. Walid Jumblatt referred to the recent sanctions imposed on Russia for...

A US Treasury delegation urged Lebanese authorities to mount investigations into what it described as abuses within the Lebanese banking system by members of the political and economic elite,...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Lebanon to approve a comprehensive economic plan and reform laws, Anadolu reported. This came during a meeting between an IMF delegation and Lebanese President...

A London court has ordered two Lebanese banks to pay a depositor $4 million of his money locked in Lebanon's crippled banking system by informal capital controls in place...

Saudi Arabia and France agreed to establish a joint working mechanism to provide support to Lebanese people and finance the activities of international non-governmental organisations in the field of...

Israel has helped evacuate Lebanese, Syrian and Egyptian nationals from Ukraine, according to its Foreign Ministry, reported Haaretz. A ministry spokesperson yesterday said that citizens of several countries in the...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said isolating Hezbollah will lead to civil war in Lebanon. In an interview with Asas news site, Aoun said: "Isolating Hezbollah means a civil war." Regarding Hezbollah's...

Egypt's state-run media reported yesterday that the first Egyptian citizen had been injured in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mohamed Zayed is being treated in a hospital in the...

Lebanon's Hezbollah movement has rejected a statement issued by the country's Foreign Ministry condemning Russia's invasion and on-going military operations in Ukraine. "Lebanon condemns the invasion of Ukrainian territory...