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Death toll from sunken Lebanon migrant boat rises to 94

The death toll from a migrant boat that sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon earlier this week has risen to 94, after more bodies were recovered from Syria's Baniyas coast on the Mediterranean, Syrian state TV said on Saturday.

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At least 77 people died when a boat carrying migrants sank off Syria, an official says

The incident was deadliest so far as a surging number of Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinians have been trying to flee crisis-hit Lebanon by sea for a better future in Europe.

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Syrian official says so far, 77 dead in migrant boat sinking

Syria's health minister says at least 77 people died when a boat with migrants from Lebanon sank off Syria's coast this week

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Families mourn as at least 76 die on Lebanon migrant boat

At least 76 people died when the migrant boat they were aboard sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon this week, the Lebanese transport minister said, as search operations continued on Friday.

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Calls in Lebanon’s Parliament to Reach Solution with IMF

Chairman of the Finance and Budget Committee at the Lebanese parliament MP Ibrahim Kanaan called for holding constructive dialogue with the international community to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that takes into consideration the economic situation in Lebanon. He slammed the fees included in the country’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Combined Salaries of Lebanon’s President, Speaker & PM Drop Below $1,000

The financial and economic collapse sweeping Lebanon has managed to drastically change the lifestyle of many Lebanese as it continues to threaten stability in the country. Since 2019, the Lebanese pound has shed more than 90% of its value, dropping from an exchange rate of 1,505 pounds to the dollar…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Official Says So Far, 77 Dead in Migrant Boat Sinking

At least 77 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants sank off Syria this week, the country’s health minister said Friday, amid fears the death toll could be far higher. The incident was deadliest so far as a surging number of Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians have been trying to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The long search for a daughter in the wake of Sabra and Shatila

Survivors of one of the worst massacres in Palestinian history recount the horror of the events.

Al Jazeera

More than 30 migrants dead, more than a dozen rescued in Syrian waters

Syrian authorities have found 34 bodies and rescued more than a dozen migrants off the coast of the northern port city of Tartus on Thursday suspected of having left north Lebanon bound towards Europe earlier this week.

Reuters

More than 70 dead after asylum seekers’ boat sinks off Syria

Bodies of 71 people found after a boat carrying refugees and migrants capsizes off Syrian coast, government says.

Al Jazeera

Boat Carrying Migrants from Lebanon Sinks Off Syria, 34 Dead

A boat carrying migrants from Lebanon capsized off Syria's coast Thursday afternoon leaving at least 34 people dead, Syrian state media reported. Syria's state television quoted the Syrian Health Ministry as saying that at least 34 people died in the incident, and 20 survivors are being treated at the Al-Basel…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese banks decide to stay shuttered, over security fears

Lebanon's embattled banks have decided to remain indefinitely closed after rejecting a proposed government security plan

The Independent UK

Lebanon banks will remain shut indefinitely after ‘heists’

Banking association says it’s too dangerous to open after depositors began entering branches and demanding their money.

Al Jazeera

Mikati Urges Int’l Community to ‘Facilitate’ Lebanon Presidential Election

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that US mediation efforts for Lebanon and Israel to demarcate maritime borders has “not yet reached” an agreement, denying reports of a Lebanese-Israeli agreement on this controversial file. Mikati also urged the international community to help “facilitate” the election of a…

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Lebanon: Continued Closure of Banks Impedes Financial Transactions

Charbel, a 34-year-old employee at an e-design company, fears that Lebanese banks will keep closed till early next month. “We are eagerly awaiting our salary. Any continuation of the strike will not be in our favor,” he told Asharq Al-Awsat, adding that his family heavily depends on his salary that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Visions of Creativity in Middle East Youth Art Scene

From a Lebanese student decrying government failures through art to a Palestinian teacher seeking escape in music, young people across the Middle East are creatively giving voice to complex situations. In a series exploring youth aspirations in the volatile region -- where more than half of the population is under…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia, US, France Express Support for Lebanon’s Sovereignty

Saudi, US and French representatives have met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss the situation in crisis-hit Lebanon, a joint statement said Wednesday. They “expressed their continuing support for Lebanon’s sovereignty, security and stability” and stressed “the importance of timely (presidential) elections in…

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IMF criticizes Lebanese government over slow reforms

The International Monetary Fund says the Lebanese government’s slowness to implement desperately-needed reforms was exacerbating the country’s economic meltdown

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IMF Criticizes Lebanese Government over Slow Reforms

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said the Lebanese government's slowness to implement desperately-needed reforms was exacerbating the country's economic meltdown, even as officials met to discuss an urgent and long-delayed bailout. The IMF statement followed a three-day visit to Beirut of the fund's representatives to discuss with Lebanese officials…

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Lebanon's progress in implementing reforms remains very slow - IMF

Lebanon's progress in implementing reforms required to unlock relief funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains very slow, the IMF said in a statement on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon’s ‘Wonder Woman’ in hiding after bank heist

Sali Hafiz has been lauded as a hero in Lebanon after she entered a bank with a replica gun and demanded her money.

Reuters

U.S.'s Blinken urges timely presidential election in Lebanon -statement

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged timely presidential elections in Lebanon in a meeting with that country's prime minister, Najib Mikati, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Urges UN Court to Toss Out Iranian Frozen Assets Case

The United States on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice to throw out a case brought by Iran seeking to claw back around $2 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets that the US Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to…

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Citizens rob banks for own savings: Lebanon's economic crisis leads to desperate measures

In Lebanon, most depositors have been locked out of their savings since a financial crisis took hold three years ago. Now some of those customers are taking matters into their own hands by holding up bank branches. One woman, Sali Hafez, has been celebrated as a hero after using what…

The Independent UK

US urges UN court to toss our Iranian frozen assets case

The United States has urged the International Court of Justice to throw out a case brought by Iran seeking to claw back some $2 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets that the U.S. Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Tehran

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