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MP Ghazi Zeaiter (Twitter)

February 27th, 2019 - 08:53 GMT

Lebanese MP Vows to Lay Bare His Swiss Weapons for Inspection

MP Ghazi Zeaiter promised Tuesday to present for verification weapons he had purchased from Switzerland, after his failure to do so last year resulted in the country banning arms provisions to Lebanon.

A Syrian child works as a shoe shine in Beirut. (AFP/file)

April 9th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Lebanon’s army tells 10,000 Syrian refugees to leave their homes

Hezbollah supporters. (AFP)

April 3rd, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Lebanon’s Prime Minister says that Israel - not Hezbollah - looking for war

The negative comments of the Lebanese on social media reflect the gloomy mood felt by most citizens who wonder why none of the successive governments have been able to end the severe power rationing.
(Shutterstock)

April 2nd, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Lebanese take to social media to mock new power plan by government

Real estate remains a major pillar of Lebanon’s economy. (File photo)

March 26th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Real estate market in Lebanon growing slowly, but steadily: Report

Syrian refugees living in dire conditions in Lebanon. (AFP/Joseph Eid)

March 16th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Lebanon moves forward on policy addressing Syrian refugees

Barclays, Byblos Bank, Societe Generale de Banque au Liban and JPMorgan will co-manage the eurobonds issuance. (World Finance)

March 12th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Lebanon appoints four banks for $1.5B eurobond issue

Aoun met Ferid Belhaj, World Bank director for the Middle East, and a delegation from the World Bank (The Daily Star/Dalati Nohra)

March 8th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

World Bank to increase funds to Lebanon

The last date for submitting the offers is March 31. (Wikipedia)

February 26th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Lebanon's oil and gas tenders proceed despite disputed offshore blocks

The Lebanese government estimates that around 1.5 million Syrian refugees live in unofficial camps around the country in deteriorating economic conditions. (AFP/File)

February 21st, 2017 - 07:39 GMT

Donors granted $1.9B to Lebanon in 2016 for refugee crisis

France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon. (AFP/File)

February 21st, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

France’s far right presidential hopeful Le Pen meets Lebanon’s Aoun to discuss extremism

Economic associations warn that any increase in taxes will lead to economic slowdown and to heavy recession due to the crises that hit the country in the past five years. (Shutterstock)

February 20th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Tax hikes will have negative effect on growth and investments: Lebanese economic associations

The IMF has urged the Lebanese government to look for new alternatives to reduce the mounting public debt. (File photo)

February 16th, 2017 - 06:52 GMT

Lebanon: Proposal to raise taxes met with opposition