Tag: Lebanon
Lebanon / Coronavirus: 1,008 cases and 42 deaths, authorities worried about risks during Ramadan
Lebanon deplores 42 deaths and 1,008 cases of people infected with covid19 this Monday, April 12, 2021. These figures should however be taken with...
Cabinet secretariat transfers decree on demarcation of Lebanese maritime area to Presidency despite Israel’s...
The secretariat of the Council of Ministers referred Decree 6,433 concerning the demarcation of the Lebanese maritime zone to the Presidency of the Republic....
46 years after the start of the civil war, Lebanon still in crisis
These 46th commemorations of the beginning of the civil war are in the image of Lebanon itself, a country in permanent crisis that it...
Lebanon / Crisis: GDP expected to decline by 9.5% in 2021 (World Bank)
A study published by the World Bank estimates that Lebanon's gross domestic product is expected to decline by 9.5% in 2021. This study takes...
Lebanon / Coronavirus: Towards an increase in the number of cases during Ramadan
Director of Rafic Hariri University Hospital Dr. Firas Abiad said he expected a significant increase in the number of cases of people infected with...
Many uncertainties surrounding an economic recovery in Lebanon, says IMF
In a report released on Sunday, the IMF does not predict any economic recovery in Lebanon before 2022 according to published projections. The situation...
Explosion of the port of Beirut: 11 people in the process of being released...
Prosecutor Ghassan Khoury asked for the release of 11 people as part of the investigation into the explosion in the port of Beirut on...
ABL responds to Aoun: banks are not the source of bad policies
The Association of Banks in Lebanon responded on Wednesday to the President of the Republic, believing that the latter is leading a campaign against...
France and the European Union plan to sanction Lebanese politicians
France and the European Union would work to put in place sanctions including freezes of financial assets and travel bans against political figures to...
Lebanon / Crisis: Inflation of 4.59% during the month of January
The inflation rate reached 4.59% at least in January, the central statistics department said. This increase has been uneven, with inflation of only 2.75%...
General Aoun, time to take exceptional action in exceptional circumstances
Mr. President of the Republic,
Your Excellency, General Michel Aoun,
Faced with the current crisis in Lebanon, exceptional measures must be taken.
In 2017,...
Lebanon: Economic reforms in the pipeline for a long time and what about political...
While Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri presented his economic program, it appears that the protests are continuing. And for good reason, many questions and...
