The Arab League has expressed strong disappointment at a decline in relations between Lebanon and Gulf states, after an adverse comment by a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.

The decision closely mirrored that of Saudi Arabia, which too ordered the Lebanese ambassador to its country to return home.

Saudi Arabia ordered the "recall of the ambassador in Lebanon for consultations, and the departure of Lebanon's ambassador to the kingdom within 48 hours", over the "insulting" remarks made this week by Lebanon's information minister, the foreign ministry said.

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

Diab had filed a lawsuit against judge Tarek Bitar, who has been thwarted at every turn in his probe of the August 4, 2020 explosion that killed more than 200 people and disfigured parts of the capital.

Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi had said the Iran-backed Huthi rebels are "defending themselves... against an external aggression" and "homes, villages, funerals and weddings were being bombed" by the coalition.

Hundreds of his supporters gathered in his mountain bastion and marched in a show of support. Geagea had warned last week he would ignore the summons if his rival, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, was not called in for questioning too.

The Lebanese central bank has opened a credit line of $60 million for medicine importers.

Agricultural workers from Lebanon are being allowed into Israel as a ‘gesture of goodwill’ through the borders at Al Jabal, Itaron, and Balida. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, overseeing a buffer zone between the two countries, has ‘reported the gesture’ to the Lebanese side.

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.

The various opposition groups have yet to decide how they will take part in the upcoming polls.

The end to subsidies pushes the cost of filling a vehicle's tank to more than the monthly minimum wage in the poverty-stricken nation. Subsidies were gradually phased out over the past few months to shore up diminishing foreign currency reserves.

A New York-based firm contracted by the Lebanese government is to resume its audit of the central bank Thursday in line with creditors' demands, the Lebanese presidency and a top official said.

Refugees in Lebanon and Jordan in particular have faced mounting direct and indirect pressure to return to Syria, in violation of the principle of nonrefoulement.

In the absence of a functioning public transport system, car culture has thrived in Lebanon, with many households, even modest ones, boasting multiple vehicles. Since 2019, however, an ever-worsening financial crisis has made petrol unaffordable for many and long queues at gas stations unbearable for the rest.

The combined current account balance of oil exporters in the GCC region is likely to shift from a deficit of $6 billion in 2020 to surpluses of $165 billion in 2021.

The fund also warned that the longer-term risk of the uneven recovery could permanently widen wealth, income, and social gaps.

Lebanon's political parties seem united in rejecting an investigation into Beirut's massive port explosion that they fear could threaten their survival. Politicians have repeatedly obstructed the work of judge Tarek Bitar by refusing to show up for questioning, filing legal complaints against him, or calling for his dismissal.

Nasrallah spoke as tensions simmer in Lebanon over the fate of the judge leading a probe into a port explosion.

Egypt and Algeria have the largest number of Nobel winners in the Arab world, while Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are yet to produce one.

Businessmen and stakeholders from Oman and Lebanon have discussed investment and trade exchange.

Lebanon marked the second anniversary of its defunct protest movement with a low-key demonstration in Beirut Sunday, while many stayed away amid grinding economic woes and deadly tensions over a port blast probe.

Heavy fighting claimed at least six lives and left dozens wounded in Lebanon's capital Thursday as an escalation of tensions around last year's massive portside explosion turned parts of Beirut into a war-zone.

It is the second time Bitar has had to suspend the investigation in the face of lawsuits filed by former ministers he had summoned on suspicion of negligence.

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

The country is already reeling under the impact of its worst-ever economic crisis, shutting down of power stations due to fuel shortages, Covid-19 pandemic and the explosion last year at Beirut's port. The Pandora papers further highlight the state of corruption among the political class.

Lebanon's electricity grid was back online Sunday after the army supplied fuel to two key power stations that had run out, a minister said, ending almost a day of total blackout. The Deir Ammar and Zahrani plants ground to a halt Saturday, causing the state electricity network to collapse completely.

State electricity in most places is barely available for an hour a day amid rolling power cuts

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

Iran is set to deliver more fuel in the coming days to Lebanon for distribution by the Shiite movement.

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.

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.

He said the projects should benefit the two countries and cement a historical brotherhood bonding them.

The crossing was closed nearly two months ago due to fighting in Syria’s southern province of Daraa.

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.

Helped by the UN, Lebanon will get fuel to keep its healthcare and water-supply facilities for the next three months.

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...

Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank, has estimated that the restructuring of Lebanon’s financial system would leave the crisis-prone banks of the country with total losses of up to $65 billion, and might lead to insolvency.

Lebanon has gradually increased fuel prices in recent months because the cash-strapped central bank can no longer afford to fund fuel imports.

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.

The song, called This Is Our Time, is four minutes and 18 seconds long, is available on several platforms for streaming, and is said to convey the story of Expo 2020’s theme of Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.

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.

Ammonium nitrate is an odourless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertiliser that has been the cause of numerous industrial explosions

Gold prices reached record levels in 2020 following an increase in investor appetite because of COVID-19. The price of yellow metal decreased slightly at the beginning of 2021, but in recent months it returned to its previous level with expectations of growth in the latter half of the year.

If the Lebanese were expecting a measure of relief from the new Mikati government, they were badly disappointed. The government hiked the price of gasoline, cutting a subsidy that Prime Minister has said the country cannot afford.

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.