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IMF warns without reforms, Lebanon could see hyperinflation

The International Monetary Fund has given a grim assessment of Lebanon’s prospects for getting out of its deepening financial crisis

The Independent UK

IMF: Lebanon in 'very dangerous situation' with reforms stalled

The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that Lebanon was in a very dangerous situation a year after it committed to reforms it has failed to implement and said the government must stop borrowing from the central bank.

Reuters

Saudi Ambassador, IMF Delegation Discuss Conditions for Lebanon’s Recovery

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Beirut Walid Al-Bukhari discussed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation the necessary conditions for Lebanon's economic recovery. Al-Bukhari met with the visiting IMF delegation, headed by Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, on Wednesday at his residence in Yarzeh, east of Beirut. Talks during the meeting touched on…

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U.S. judge orders $1.68 billion payout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing

A federal judge in New York ordered Iran's central bank and a European intermediary on Wednesday to pay out $1.68 billion to family members of troops killed in the 1983 car bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon.

Reuters

Hezbollah chief refuses comment on infiltration into Israel

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has refused to comment directly on last week’s killing of a man suspected of crossing into Israel from Lebanon

The Independent UK

Lebanese take to streets as anger over economic meltdown grows

Security forces fire tear gas at protesting crowds rallying in Beirut against worsening economic conditions.

Al Jazeera

Lebanese security forces fire tear gas at crowds protesting pound devaluation

Lebanese security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters, mostly retired members of the security forces, who had gathered near government buildings in Beirut in anger at deteriorating economic conditions.

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Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ

Lebanese security forces are firing tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who tried to break through a fence leading to the government headquarters in downtown Beirut

The Independent UK

Lebanon: Tear Gas, Clashes as Protesters Try to Storm Grand Serail

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the fence leading to the Grand Serail in downtown Beirut. The retired soldiers demanding better pay were clashing with riot police and troops. Several people suffered breathing problems from…

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Protests in Lebanon as Pound Hits New Low against Dollar

Protesters closed down major roads in parts of Lebanon on Tuesday after the Lebanese pound briefly hit a new low amid a historic economic crisis that seemingly has no end in sight. The Lebanese pound lost more than 15% of its value on Tuesday alone, tanking to more than 140,000…

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Protests in Lebanon as pound hits new low against dollar

Protesters have closed down major roads in parts of Lebanon after the Lebanese pound briefly hit a new low amid a historic economic crisis that seemingly has no end in sight

The Independent UK

Lebanon to Construct New Terminal at Beirut Airport

Lebanon will construct a $122 million terminal at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport to be operated by a leading Irish airport company when it's completed in four years, officials said Monday. Lebanon’s only international airport had a major facelift after the country’s 1975-90 civil war and has been working at…

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Lebanon to construct new terminal at Beirut airport

Lebanon will construct a $122 million terminal at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport to be operated by a leading Irish airport company when it’s completed in four years,

The Independent UK

Lebanese Juggle Dizzying Rates for Devalued Pound

When Caroline Sadaka buys groceries in the Lebanese capital Beirut, she keeps her phone in hand – not to check her shopping list but to calculate the spiraling costs of goods now priced at volatile exchange rates that vary by store and sector. As Lebanon's economy continues to collapse, an…

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Saudi-French Meeting in Paris Focuses on Lebanon’s Presidential Vacuum

Discussions during Saudi royal envoy Nizar Al-Aloula’s recent meeting with French President Advisor Patrick Durrell in Paris centered on Lebanon.

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Lebanon Banking Chief Maintains Innocence in European Embezzlement Probe

Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh maintained his innocence Friday following a second and final day of questioning in Beirut before European investigators in a probe into his personal wealth. Salameh, 72, is part of the Lebanese political class widely blamed for a crushing economic crisis that began in late…

The Independent UK

European team ends questioning of Lebanon Central Bank chief

Lebanese judicial officials say that a European legal team has finished two days of questioning of the country's central bank governor in a money-laundering probe linked to the governor

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Lebanon: Pope Francis Urges Officials to Join Hands, Elect a President

Pope Francis on Thursday stressed the need that Lebanese officials join efforts in order to help their country steer out of its political paralysis and elect a new head of state. “Lebanese officials must put their efforts together in order to steer out of the crisis and elect a president,”…

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Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Iran, Saudi Arabia and a changing region?

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

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At Lebanon Border, Israeli Minister Vows Reprisal for Rare Bomb Attack

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday said those responsible for a rare roadside bomb attack this week which officials said may have involved Lebanon's Hezbollah, would be found and held accountable. Israel's military said on Wednesday that security forces had killed a man carrying an explosive belt after he…

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UNIFIL: No Recent Blue Line Crossing between Lebanon and Israel

UNIFIL’s spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said on Thursday that no crossing of the Blue Line has been recorded recently between Lebanon and Israel. Tenenti said the UNIFIL has inspected media reports claiming that a person has trespassed from Lebanon into Israel, according to dpa. “The UNIFIL did not record any crossing…

The Independent UK

Lebanon’s Central Bank chief attends corruption questioning

Lebanon’s embattled Central Bank chief has appeared for questioning for the first time before a European legal team visiting Beirut in a money-laundering probe linked to the governor

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Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Attends Corruption Questioning

Lebanon's embattled Central Bank governor appeared Thursday for questioning for the first time before a European legal team visiting Beirut in a money-laundering probe linked to the governor. Several European countries are investigating Riad Salameh, who in recent years has been charged with a handful of corruption-related crimes. Salameh has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon’s Empty Schools Bode Long-term Damage From Crisis

On a recent school day, the Rene Mouawad High School in Beirut was empty, its classrooms dark, just like all of Lebanon’s public schools have been for most of the past three months. Its striking teachers were protesting in front of the Education Ministry, not far away. About a hundred…

The Independent UK

Lebanon's empty schools bode long-term damage from crisis

Most of Lebanon's children have not been in school for months

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