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Pope Francis holding the flag of Lebanon

Pope Francois blesses the Lebanese people

Pope Francis sent a letter to the President of the Republic blessing the entire Lebanese people. He thus responded to a previous letter from...
The main entrance of the Banque du Liban (BDL) Photo credit: Libnanews.com, all rights reserved

Crisis: Banque du Liban confirms it can no longer finance the purchase of drugs

The Bank of Lebanon has indicated that it can no longer finance the subsidy program to import drugs. The central bank would have asked...
La crise sociale au Liban : un pays en détresse face à l’effondrement économique

Lebanon / Crisis: World Food Program expands aid to 195,000 additional people

The World Food Program (WFP) has said it is expanding its aid to 195,000 additional people in Lebanon. The number of beneficiaries of this...
Deserted streets in Lebanon following the Coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic on Saturday March 14, 2020. Photo credit Francois el Bacha for Libnanews.com. All rights reserved

Lebanon: Migrants hit hard by financial and economic crisis

A UN report notes that the economic crisis Lebanon is going through is hitting Lebanon even harder. 50% of them are currently unemployed, a...
Carlos Ghosn heard by French justice

Carlos Ghosn heard by French justice

The former CEO of Renault Nissan was heard as a simple witness by French investigators from Beirut on Wednesday as part of an investigation...
Return of queues in front of gas stations and critical situation for hospitals

Crisis: New gasoline shortage as the pump attendants’ union accuses the Banque du Liban...

Many petrol stations have closed their pumps in anticipation of another shortage after the union of petrol station owners noted that the unloading of...
The Palace of Justice in the city of Beirut.

The general strike also affects the justice and health sector

General strike day in Lebanon this Wednesday, with rallies and social movements in different Lebanese. The objective of this day is to protest against...
Lebanon / Crisis: A shortage of drugs already on the ground

No subsidy lifting but a shortage caused by the Banque du Liban and importing...

Addressing the issue of the current drug shortage, outgoing health minister Hamad Hassan accused the Banque du Liban and importing companies of being the...
A Pfizer marathon scheduled for Friday and Saturday for people aged 50 and over

Lebanon / Coronavirus: 40% of the Lebanese population immune

Some studies indicate that 40% of the Lebanese population is now immune to the COVID19 coronavirus. This immunity would have been induced or by...
No immunity for those involved in the Beirut port explosion

Nabih Berri calls for the formation of a government within 2 weeks « before it...

The Speaker of the House called for the formation of a government within 2 weeks without any veto right granted to anyone and made...
Riad Salamé case: Lebanese banks refuse to respond to requests for information from Swiss and French justice

Riad Salamé, the financial wizard, turned wizard no longer deludes

Yesterday evening, the governor of the Banque du Liban Riad Salamé celebrated the anniversary of the renewal of his mandate at the head of...
Lebanon / Crisis: the cost of restructuring the banking sector now exceeds 100% of GDP (S&P)

Lebanon / Crisis: the cost of restructuring the banking sector now exceeds 100% of...

Despite the reassuring words of Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salamé yesterday regarding the soundness of the banking sector, a new report published by...
The UN Security Council. Source ONE

UN Security Council Resolution 425 (1978)

UN Security Council Resolution 425 was adopted at the 2074th meeting by 12 votes to none, with 2 abstentions (Czechoslovakia and Union of Soviet...