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IMF, Lebanon Reach Staff-level Funding Deal, Subject to Reforms

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Lebanon for a four-year extended fund facility that would however only get full approval from the fund if Beirut enacts a series of reforms. An agreement with the IMF is seen as vital for Lebanon…

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IMF, Lebanon reach draft funding deal, subject to reforms

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had reached a draft funding agreement with Lebanon - but that Beirut needed to enact a batch of economic reforms first before its board decided whether to approve the deal.

Reuters

Ukrainian refugees might not return home, even long after the war eventually ends

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused more than 4.2 million people to flee to the neighboring countries of Poland, Romania, Moldova and elsewhere.

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Pope Francis to Visit Crisis-Hit Lebanon in June

Pope Francis is set to visit Lebanon in June, the country's presidency said on Tuesday, in a long-awaited trip that comes amid spiraling financial and political crises. Lebanon, home to one of the largest Christian communities in the Middle East, has been gripped by an unprecedented economic downturn since 2019,…

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Pope Francis to visit Lebanon in June during economic crisis

The office of Lebanon's president says Pope Francis will visit the country in June

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Lebanese president says Pope Francis will visit Lebanon in June -presidency

Lebanese president Michel Aoun said on Tuesday he has been informed by the Vatican envoy that Pope Francis will visit Lebanon in June, the Lebanese presidency wrote on Twitter.

Reuters

Lebanon Judge Lifts Travel Ban on 2 Bankers

A Lebanese judge on Tuesday lifted travel bans imposed last month on two senior Lebanese bankers as part of an ongoing probe into transactions between commercial banks and the central bank, the judge told Reuters. Judge Ghada Aoun said she lifted the travel bans on Blom Bank head Saad Azhari…

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The Extraordinary Challenge of Rebuilding Lebanon’s Healthcare System

For the past two years, the health care system in Lebanon that was once known as The “Hospital of the Middle East,” has become a shadow of its former self. Historically, Lebanon has been the hub of academic medical centers and the leading destination for medical tourism in the Middle…

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Lebanon’s Central Bank Not Bankrupt, Governor Says

Lebanon Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh on Monday denied that the institution he has led for 30 years was bankrupt and said it was still going about its legally-mandated role despite losses in the financial sector. The comments in a statement by the governor were an apparent response to the…

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Kinahan-linked Dutch drug lord Robert Mink Kok arrested for cocaine smuggling in Lebanon

Robert Mink Kok (60), a well known veteran gangland criminal, was arrested at the request of the Dutch authorities

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Rahi: Political Class Controls Part of Lebanon’s Judiciary

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rahi on Sunday lashed out at Lebanon’s judiciary, which he said is partly controlled by the political class and is therefore a tool used by statesmen to act against justice. “There is increasing suspicions around Lebanon’s judicial activities,” Rahi said during Sunday’s mass sermon about the delay…

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Lebanese Political Forces Fear Low Turnout in Upcoming Elections

Lebanon’s political forces fear a low turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections on May 15, as recent opinion polls published by statistics centers have pointed to a lack of public enthusiasm over the elections. The situation has prompted the country’s politicians to urge the voters to participate massively in order…

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How water cooperation can provide geopolitical stability in MENA

The Blue Peace Strategy promotes water sustainability as an asset for political and social peace in the region.

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Cash-strapped Lebanon Struggles to Turn Lights on for Polling Day

Lebanon's electricity company is charging $16 million to supply power on the day of the May 15 parliamentary polls, a sum that exceeds the overall election budget by nearly 30 percent, the interior minister said. Holding credible elections is one of the main steps Lebanon's major donors are insisting on…

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Lebanon's Mufti Condemns Hezbollah, Accuses Corrupt Clique of Starving People

Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian accused the "corrupt clique" in power of starving the Lebanese people, blaming them for destroying everything the Lebanese built in 100 years, including the judiciary and the banking sector and Lebanon's relations with Arab and international countries. In his message on the eve…

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How war in Ukraine is affecting food supply in Africa and the Middle East

Prices of basics such as oil and wheat are shooting up and shortages are showing on supermarket shelves in Lebanon, Somalia and Egypt

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Lebanon Prosecutor Seeks Freeze of Central Bank Chief’s Oversees Assets

Lebanon's top prosecutor has sought to freeze European bank accounts belonging to central bank chief Riad Salameh, a senior judicial source said, days after five European states seized assets related to embezzlement probes. Salameh is facing investigations in Lebanon and at least five European countries into the alleged embezzlement of…

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Lebanon prosecutor seeks freeze of central bank chief's oversees assets

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Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Skips Hearing Session

Lebanon’s judiciary on Thursday adjourned until June the questioning of Central Bank governor Riad Salameh in a corruption case brought against him on March 21. A lawyer for Salameh presented a preliminary defense of his client against the charges at Thursday's hearing, Lebanon’s National News Agency said. “Mount Lebanon First…

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Pennsylvania policeman killed, 2 officers hurt in shooting

The mayor of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, says one of the city's police officers has been killed and two others injured in a shooting while responding to a domestic disturbance call

Reuters

Lebanon's cenbank chief stays away from corruption hearing -state media

Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh did not attend on Thursday a judicial hearing he was summoned to last week after being charged with corruption, prompting the judge to schedule a new hearing in June, state media reported.

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Lebanon Judge Sets June Hearing for Central Bank Governor Graft Probe

A Lebanese judge on Thursday postponed an interrogation session for central bank governor Riad Salameh until June after his lawyer attended a hearing in a corruption probe in his place, the state news agency (NNA) reported. Salameh, governor for nearly three decades, was charged with illicit enrichment last week. He…

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Ukraine Oil Price Surge Casts Shadow over Ramadan Meals

Cheap and tasty, fried potatoes have become a staple in Lebanese mother Mona Amsha's kitchen in recent years. But with sunflower oil prices soaring due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, she fears even fries will be out of reach this Ramadan. "In 2021, when the prices were already up, I…

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Lebanon Cabinet Approves Capital Control Law

Lebanon's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a long-delayed draft capital control law that still requires final approval from parliament amid a worsening financial crisis now in its third year, Information Minister Ziad Makari said in televised remarks following the session. Formal capital controls are a policy recommendation of the International Monetary…

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IMF Delegation Launches Two-Week Mission in Crisis-Hit Lebanon

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation kicked off talks in Beirut Wednesday as part of a two-week mission aimed at securing progress towards funding for crisis-hit Lebanon. The government is hoping to secure a rescue package to exit a deep financial crisis that started in 2019 and has seen most…

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