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Back to homepageDraft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises “painful” steps
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad plan that includes taking “painful” steps to escape a deep financial crisis, according to a draft policy statement seen by Reuters. The
Read MoreLebanon delays nomination of new PM
The nomination of Lebanon’s next prime minister has been postponed after major Christian parties said they would not support the candidacy of caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri, presenting a new impasse after weeks of political wrangling. Hariri resigned on October
Read MoreClashes rock Beirut as security forces fire tear gas at a protest
Tear gas engulfed central Beirut as security forces chased protesters near Lebanon’s parliament yesterday in a second night of street clashes that wounded dozens of people. Protesters had returned despite a fierce crackdown by security forces the night before when
Read MoreThousands protest against the crackdown in Lebanon’s capital
Thousands of Lebanese people took to the streets in Beirut yesterday to protest against the potential nomination of Saad Hariri as prime minister and in defiance of the violent crackdown on demonstrators by security forces the previous night. Riot police had used tear gas
Read MoreLebanese protesters clash with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut
BEIRUT: Clashes broke out between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of the Shi’ite groups Hezbollah and Amal in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, early today, as tensions escalated when demonstrators blocked a main bridge. Lebanon has faced five weeks of anti-government protests,
Read More‘Baby Shark’ song used to soothe toddler becomes rallying cry in Lebanon
A popular children’s song became a rallying cry in Lebanon after protesters in Beirut spontaneously sang the hit to calm a toddler caught in the midst of a noisy demonstration. When driver Eliane Jabbour was surrounded by a rally in
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