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Lebanon’s real estate sector sees major slowdown as financial crisis deepens
Beirut: The development of Lebanon’s real estate sector is slowing down, with demand for properties falling by around 80 per cent in 2022 and 2023 compared to the years before the ongoing…
- Middle East
Lebanon condemns Israeli FM’s racist remarks on Palestinians
Beirut: Lebanon has condemned the latest racist remarks made by Israel’s far-right Finance Minister, who denied the existence of Palestinian people. The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Tuesday…
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World Bank pledges $500M to support Lebanon’s vulnerable population, agri
Beirut: The World Bank announced that it will allocate about $300 million this year to provide social protection to Lebanon’s vulnerable population and invest $200 million in the country’s agriculture sector. Ferid…
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Lebanese currency hits all-time low amid financial crisis
Beirut: The Lebanese currency (LBP) has collapsed to 100,000 LBP per US dollar for the first time in history as the country’s financial crisis and political deadlock continues. The value of the…
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Lebanon support group gravely concerned no President elected for 4 months
Beirut: The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) is concerned the country’s political leadership has failed for four months to elect a President, a UN spokesman said. “It is gravely concerned about…
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UN, humanitarians allocate $9.5 mn to fight cholera outbreak in Lebanon
United Nations: The UN and the Lebanese Humanitarian Fund have allocated $9.5 million to prevent the spread of cholera in Lebanon, a UN Spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, the Chief Spokesman for UN…
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UNICEF launches project to train Lebanese for employment opportunities
Beirut: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) inaugurated in Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek a dairy incubator that offers training to build the skills of the youth and creates employment…
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Lebanese Prosecutor-General sues Beirut port blasts investigator
Beirut: Lebanon’s Prosecutor-General Ghassan Oueidat has filed charges against the judge leading the investigation into the 2020 Port of Beirut blasts and released all the 17 suspects in connection with devastating explosions…
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Syrian refugees cost Lebanon over $40bn since 2011: FM
Beirut: The displacement of Syrians has cost Lebanon more than $40 billion since the civil war broke out in the Arab nation in 2011, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said. The…
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UN peacekeepers warn against sensitive activities on Lebanese-Israeli borders
Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has warned against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, state media reported. The UN agency’s…
- Middle East
UNICEF warns against educational disaster in Lebanon amid teachers strike
Beirut: The UNICEF has warned against an educational disaster in Lebanon, urging the immediate reopening of public schools to end education disruption. “Children in Lebanon are experiencing another devastating disruption to their…
- Middle East
2 dead, 232 rescued in Lebanon migrant boat sinking
Beirut: The Lebanese Navy has rescued 232 Syrian migrants, who were onboard a boat off the Batroun beach in northern Lebanon, and recovered the bodies of a drowned woman and her child,…
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Lebanese father mortgages car in exchange for infant son’s body
Beirut: The image of the 43-year-old Lebanese citizen Hussein Al-Baarini, shook social media users, in which he appeared carrying the body of his infant son in his arms, leaving the hospital on…
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Lebanon arrests actor Stephanie Saliba over central bank governor case
Beirut: Lebanese authorities arrested actress Stephanie Saliba on the background of joint Lebanese-European investigations into the governor of the central bank— Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh is accused, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.…
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Lebanon’s cholera outbreak under control: Health Minister
Beirut: Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad has said that the cholera outbreak in Lebanon is under control given the limited number of confirmed daily cases, the National News Agency reported. In…
