BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s national currency further collapsed Monday, trading on the black market at nearly 20 times its value two years ago, worsening inflation and people’s despair. The Lebanese pound was trading at 27,000 to the dollar on the black market, hitting a new low in its downward trajectory since October 2019 as the […]

by reuters — AMMAN: Lebanon’s top Christian cleric, His eminence Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, on Sunday accused unidentified politicians of using their power to obstruct a resumption of cabinet meetings after a two-month gap, saying they were serving foreign interests. Lebanon’s cabinet, which is focused on re-starting talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]

  NNA – Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s media office issued a statement this evening, in which it indicated that the Prime Minister was informed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdallah Bou Habib, of the content of the letter addressed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which included […]

by reuters — Four people have been killed and others were injured in a shooting in the Palestinian camp of Burj al-Shemali in Lebanon, two officials of the Palestinian group Hamas say while blaming rival movement Fatah for the bloodshed. The shootings took place during the funeral of a Hamas supporter who was killed in […]

احد مبارك، ازدادت ثقة الشعب اللبناني بالقضاة الذين يصدرون احكامهم باسمه بعد المحاولات العبثية لافشال التحقيق العدلي في انفجار المرفأ. هذا الشعب لن يكتفي بعدم السماح بترهيب فارس سعيد الذي يمثل غداً امام قاضي التحقيق، بل سيحول دون قمع امثاله من المؤمنين “بسيادة الدولة، والدولة وحدها فقط”، كما سيعيد الاعتبار للرأي الحرّ وللشجاعة التي دفع […]

by thenationalnews.com — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has assured Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Cairo’s continuing commitment to his country’s “safety, security and stability”. Mr Mikati held talks with Mr El Sisi on Thursday during a visit to the Egyptian capital, where he also met Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly. A presidential statement […]

بالاضافة الى مجلس الامن والجامعة العربية والدول الصديقة، اكتمل عقد دول الخليج في المطالبة بالتحييد وحصر السلاح وضبط الحدود، والآتي سيكون المزيد من الدول وبخاصة دول الجامعة العربية . الم يكن الاجدر بنا الالتزام بما تعهدنا به عام ٢٠١٢ بالاجماع بارادتنا الذاتية على اعلان بعبدا ؟ الفرصة ما تزال متاحة لنا لتطبيق ما اتفقنا عليه […]

By Joseph Haboush, Al Arabiya English — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Lebanon later this month to express support for the crisis-struck country, diplomatic sources said Friday. Meanwhile, a French presidential source said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman invited Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to visit the kingdom. “[France] and Saudi […]

By trtworld.com — A large explosion hit a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, according to witnesses. On Friday’s explosion occurred after a fire broke out in the Burj al Shemali camp in the country’s fourth largest city, Tyre. Several injuries were reported from the area and ambulances and firefighters dispatched there. The Lebanese army formed […]

By Adnan Nasser – nationalinterest.org — – On a recent trip to Qatar, Lebanese president Michel Aoun met with Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss ways to assist Lebanon’s unprecedented economic crisis. Tamim publicly expressed solidarity as a reason to support Lebanon. It was an encouraging sign, but there may be another unspoken geopolitical justification. Given that Doha and Riyadh have been at loggerheads over influence in the Arab world, their convergence on Lebanon may be an extension of Gulf rivalries, regardless of previous reconciliation efforts between the two leaders at al-Ula, in Saudi Arabia. The meeting between Aoun and Tamim was cordial. Aoun highlighted that Qatar offered assurances of support for Lebanon in many domains. The two leaders touched on areas such as infrastructure investments for electricity and reconstruction efforts regarding Beirut’s port following the August 2020 blast that killed two hundred people.

For his part, Tamim told Aoun that his country has always supported the Lebanese people and will continue to stand by them. He mentioned the deep historical relationship between the two countries, explaining that he is willing to offer Lebanon a hand of friendship during its difficult financial period. He also praised Lebanese expatriates living and working in Qatar. About 60,000 Lebanese are believed to be in the country.