Official results later Monday will show whether Hezbollah, a political and military movement seen as a state within a state, and its allies can keep an actionable majority in Lebanon's 128-seat parliament. Election turnout was just 41 percent -- eight points lower than in 2018.
Lebanon currency falls further as leadership placates Saudi Arabia
The midmarket rate for the Lebanese pound is around 1,500 to the dollar, but the reality on the ground is that the black-market rate of 30,000 prevails.
REVEALED: Billions missing from Lebanese Central Bank
Even as Lebanon faces one of the worst economic crises, about US$7 billion remains missing from the Lebanese central bank’s 2020 balance sheet, data analysis by TRENDS suggests.REVEALED: Billions of dollars missing from BDL
About US$7 billion is missing from Lebanese central bank’s 2020 balance sheet, data analysis by TRENDS suggests while highlighting weak government policies for the economic crisis.
Beirut blast aftermath: 564,000 children ‘struggling to survive’ in city
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.
Lebanon’s new PM begins bid to form cabinet
The billionaire politician, already twice a prime minister, was designated on Monday, days after Saad Hariri threw in the towel
Lebanese lawmakers pick Najib as new prime minister
Mikati, seen by many as a symbol of Lebanon's corrupt oligarchy, will pick up where Saad Hariri left off earlier this month, after failing to broker a deal despite intense international pressureLebanon prez holds consultations to pick new PM
Former PM Saad Hariri and Hezbollah have endorsed billionaire businessman and two-time premier Najib Mikati for the post
Lebanon discuss next PM choice after a week
Lebanon will begin parliamentary consultations to designate a new prime minister and Cabinet from July 26
French judges weigh money-laundering charges against Lebanon’s central bank chief
French anti-corruption judges are probing money-laundering charges against Lebanon's central bank chief Riad Salameh
France announces aid conference for Lebanon as Hariri quits bid to form govt
Lebanon faced yet more misery Friday after the failure of premier-designate Saad Hariri to form a government, and as France prepares to host an aid conferenceLebanese economy in a fix as PM-designate Hariri steps down
Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday, saying he was unable to form a government, nine months after accepting the challenge and as the country sinks deeper into crisis.
Jabs for votes: Lebanon’s oligarchs turn to Covid bribery
Vaccine-for-vote system draws on practices that have seen leaders buy their way into the office Of the 900,000 people who have received vaccines, nearly 60,000 benefited from party handouts Lebanon's cash-strapped leaders are bribing their base with free Covid-19 jabs ahead of next year's elections, in what observers say is...
