The move comes after weeks of uncertainty at the upper echelons of the Lebanese government, even as the country sinks deeper into an economic crisis.

Global non-profit Save The Children has said the collapsing Lebanese economy has pushed more than half a million children in Beirut into a struggle for survival.

Former PM Saad Hariri and Hezbollah have endorsed billionaire businessman and two-time premier Najib Mikati for the post  

A top hospital manager has said Lebanon’s medical facilities are unprepared for the next wave of Covid-19 cases

Unicef has estimated that water supply in Lebanon may collapse altogether over the next month and a half

Hospitals in Lebanon have warned they are running out of fuel to operate life-saving equipment as power cuts continue

 Bassil has been training hard, especially after recovery from Covid-19

The Mediterranean country is battling what the World Bank has described as one of the planet's worst financial crises since the 1850s

A family of five in Lebanon is spending more than 3.5 million Lebanese pounds a month on food

French anti-corruption judges are probing money-laundering charges against Lebanon's central bank chief Riad Salameh

The country is facing what the World Bank has called one of the world's worst economic crises since the 1850s The central bank on Monday said it would earmark $400 million to support key products including medicine and flour Pharmacies in crisis-hit Lebanon began an indefinite strike on Friday over...

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