The visit is widely seen as a sign of regional efforts to end Assad's diplomatic isolation as Syria grapples with a spiralling economic crisis.

The economy of Lebanon is in crisis. Here’s a look at which countries it depends on for trade and aid, and how much.

The process of supplying Lebanon with electricity is expected to begin in early 2022.

A decade-old civil war, economic crisis and a creative brain drain that has deprived Syria of some of its best writers and many of their readers have compounded worldwide problems facing the industry

Lebanon’s Information Minister George Kordahi has said that the country needs $1 billion to bring up the value of the Lebanese pound against the dollar. He acknowledged the fact that the demand for dollars is high, especially since diesel fuel is sold today in dollar terms.

Lebanon is currently experiencing possibly the worst economic crisis in the world.

A Swiss newspaper claimed Riad Salameh struck out 14 pages of a 2016 IMF report that warned of economic crisis in Lebanon.

Telecom companies in Lebanon have joined the long list of at-risk industries and institutions because of the financial and economic crisis that has led to shortages of, among others, fuel to make electricity. Telecom services, including the internet, were intermittently suspended in several regions in recent months.

A new electoral law in Iraq will mean that when Iraqis go to the polls on Sunday, they will vote for individuals rather than parties. This is the country’s fifth election since the US toppled the Saddam Hussien regime in 2003.

Jordanian Prime Minister Bishr Khasawneh met his Lebanese counterpart Najib Mikati to discuss cooperation and help Lebanon.

The team -- Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami, Finance Minister Youssef Khalil, Economy Minister Amin Salam and central bank governor Riad Salameh -- would be backed by experts. Lebanon hopes the talks with the IMF will help unlock billions of dollars in financial aid.

The common belief in the international community is that the reason behind Lebanon’s economic crisis is corruption and misgovernance. Thus, most foreign powers have promised to provide aid only after Lebanon enacts reforms to curb corruption and make governance more transparent.

Lebanese Prime Minister has confirmed that his country has reached out to Arab and Gulf nations for help, but the much-needed financial and economic aid to crisis-hit Lebanon is still locked until the government accomplishes fundamental reforms.

Electricite du Liban, or EDL, is now capable of generating less than 500 megawatts from the fuel it secured through a deal with Iraq, and even that fuel is not of the correct grade. Iraq signed an agreement in July to allow the cash-strapped Lebanese government to pay for 1...

There are dozens of such calls every day, and around 1,100 a month, in a nation that has seen an exodus of healthcare specialists and shortages of drugs to treat anxiety, depression and psychosis.

Mikati's 24-member cabinet will be expected to offer solutions to shortages of medicine and fuel and to launch a ration card programme to protect the poorest.

Lebanon is undergoing one of the worst economic crises in the world, with economists predicting that hyperinflation is imminent in the country.

Social media platforms are filled with posts by Lebanese appealing for contacts abroad to send basic goods.

Lebanon has been without a government for more than a year, and the main priority of Prime Minister Najib Mikati's newly-selected cabinet would be to guarantee petrol and electricity supplies and curb other shortages that are crippling the country.

Around 80 percent of its 30 million people depend on international relief and aid groups complain of financing shortfalls.

While most wages in Lebanon have remained unchanged, the value of the Lebanese pound has gone down more than 90 percent since end-2019. As a result, the salary of a Lebanese soldier, in global terms, has gone down to $90 from $850 earlier.

The inflation rate was recorded at 387. 56 percent (year-on-year) in August, compared to 422.75 percent in July

Lebanon's outgoing finance minister Ghazi Wazni has told reporters that auditing firm Alvarez & Marsal would be signed on within days to conduct the audit into Banque du Liban, which is currently headed by its governor Riad Salameh.

The meeting, during which a ministerial statement is to be drafted to be submitted to a confidence vote in parliament, opened in the presence of President Michel Aoun. He said in a statement he hoped the committee would pursue negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.

The country no longer has the money needed to support its economy, says the new Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in a TV interview.

Lebanon’s caretaker minister of social affairs announced the cash cards on Thursday, saying they would benefit 500,000 families.

The director-general of the Iranian Trade Promotion Organization’s Office of Arabian and African Countries has said Iran is in talks with Lebanon for an FTA.

Since the start of the crisis in 2019, several thousand Lebanese have emigrated, many of them to Cyprus.

A crushing economic crisis, a sharp collapse of the local currency and a bankrupt banking sector are adding to the woes of Lebanon, says senior economist Dr Nasser H. Saidi.

The country has said it is ‘ready’ to help Lebanon with ‘transit for Egyptian gas and Jordanian electricity via Syrian territory’.

That number goes up to 5 out of 6 people when one redefines poverty beyond the usual fiscal lines and adds social indicators to it.

The Lebanese flour millers' association has said mills might gradually stop working as fuel supplies run out. This, when the average cost of food for a Lebanese family is already five times the minimum wage.

Since 2019, Lebanon's financial meltdown, one on the planet's worst since the 1850s, has decimated the country's middle class

The World Bank has already called Lebanon’s economic crisis one of the worst in the world since the mid-1800s.

The delegation will discuss the possibility of receiving electricity from Jordan and gas from Egypt through Syrian territories.

Lebanon is expected to use ENOC’s fuel to generate electricity, as the Iraqi oil is deemed unsuitable for the process.

The decision to disburse the $246-million World Bank loan in dollars will have a significant impact on the beneficiaries.

Rights groups have decried an “education catastrophe”, with more than a million children in Lebanon out of school since the country’s Covid-19 outbreak began in February last year

Unicef is calling for the urgent restoration of power supply, which is the only solution to keep water services running.

Lebanon has been struggling with fuel shortages for a couple of months, which has led to protracted power outages.

The explosion on Sunday in the Akkar region scorched crowds clamoring for petrol that the army was distributing in light of severe fuel shortages.

At least 28 people were killed when the fuel tank blew up

El Zoghbi, one of the most famous artistes in the Arab world, announced her decision on Twitter.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. Lebanon, hit by a financial crisis branded by the World Bank as one of the planet’s worst since the 1850s, has been grappling with dire fuel shortages for months. The Lebanese army on Saturday said it seized thousands of liters of...

The country's economy is witnessing deterioration as sources of income decline, unemployment rises to 18 percent and rising debt necessitates a loan from the IMF.

Fuel importers blame the crisis on a delay by the central bank in opening credit lines to fund imports

In a country suffering from one of the worst economic crises in the world, this could effectively raise prices for fuel, amid its shortage.

The Saudi Cabinet, however, reiterated its solidarity with the country whose people are looking at a deepening economic crisis.

Francis said he hoped an international conference on Beirut explosion anniversary proves productive.

The first shipment was sent on July 8 on an Amiri Air Force aircraft belonging to the Qatari Armed Forces, said the local reports. In June, Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun appealed to world powers to assist the military, noting it was struggling to pay soldiers’ wages. Aoun also warned...