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Lebanon: Ruling Authority, Opposition Struggle to Attract Voters In Upcoming Elections

Ghada Mrad, 35, does not find what motivates her to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for mid-May.

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Pole’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault to Receive News Deposits

A vault built on an Arctic mountainside to preserve the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes received new deposits on Monday, including one from the first organization that made a withdrawal from the facility, reported Agence France Press. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, on Spitsbergen Island halfway…

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Lebanon Holds Muted Hariri Assassination Commemoration

In contrast to previous years, Lebanon held a muted commemoration of the anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. His son and former PM Saad Hariri, several political figures, officials and Mustaqbal supporters converged on the late premier's grave in downtown Beirut to commemorate him. Commemorations in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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US: Tritium Will Build DC Fast Charger Manufacturing Facility

Tritium announced a plan to build a new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee, and start production in Q3 of 2022.

InsideEVs

In praise of Anissa Helou, one of my culinary heroes

LOS ANGELES — I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the life and career of Anissa Helou, the cookbook author (among many titles) who is one of my favorite people on the planet. She turned 70 on Feb. 1.

Los Angeles Times

Lebanon: Politicians mobilise in Sunni districts after Hariri

Analysts say there is a ‘political void’ in the country’s Sunni community after former PM Saad Hariri suspended career.

Al Jazeera

Once Lebanon’s Center of Glamor, Hamra Street Goes Dark

From his small music shop on Beirut’s Hamra Street, Michel Eid witnessed the rise and fall of Lebanon through the changing fortunes of this famed boulevard for more than 60 years. Hamra Street was the center of Beirut’s glamor in the 1960s and 1970s, home to Lebanon’s top movie houses…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Lebanon's crash snuffs out Beirut's fabled Hamra Street

Hamra Street at one time represented everything that was glamorous about Beirut

The Independent UK

Once Lebanon's center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark

Hamra Street at one time represented everything that was glamorous about Beirut

The Independent UK

Death on the Nile banned in Lebanon and Kuwait over Gal Gadot’s past IDF involvement

Gadot’s ‘Wonder Woman’ was also not released in Lebanon in 2017

The Independent UK

Lebanon: Int’l Pressure to Hold Parliamentary Elections on Time

The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) has openly joined forces to push the Lebanese authorities to hold the parliamentary elections on their scheduled date on May 15. The ISG met in Beirut on Friday to review preparations for the upcoming polls. Echoing the recent Security Council press statement on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Sends Medical Aid to Lebanon

Egypt announced it was sending medical and food aid to Lebanon. The ship left Damietta port on Friday at the orders of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. Presidency spokesman Nader Saad said the shipment is carrying 487.5 tons of aid, including 122 tons of foodstuff, 265.5 tons of medicines and medical…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNIFIL Commander Urges Lebanon, Israel to Resume Talks on Blue Line

The head of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon has called on the Lebanese authorities and Israel to resume talks on the technical Blue Line to find agreements on a number of the contentious points along the Line. Major General Stefano Del Col chaired on Friday this year’s first Tripartite meeting with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hezbollah Eyes Sunni Seats in Lebanon's Parliamentary Elections

Former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's decision to suspend his political career has upended the Sunni scene in Lebanon as it prepares to hold parliamentary elections in May. The confusion will be seized by Shiite Hezbollah, which will be eyeing the Sunni seats usually claimed by Hariri's Mustaqbal movement.

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Sunni Threat of Withdrawal from Politics in Lebanon Turns into Opportunity

Head of the Mustaqbal movement, former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's decision to refrain from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections has delivered contradictory messages over the future role that will be played by Lebanon's Sunnis, the country's largest sect. Some sides have been alarmed by the Sunni leader's to step…

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IMF: More Work Needed for Lebanon Aid Deal

After two weeks of talks, the IMF said Friday it has advanced efforts to secure an aid program to help Lebanon overcome its "unprecedented and complex" economic crisis, but more work is needed. The country will need fiscal reforms that ensure it can manage its debt load as well as…

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Cindy Wockner: If only there were more great hearts and spirits in this world like ‘Detta’ Gleeson

Afghanistan, Lebanon, Africa, Libya – this was Australian nurse Bernadette 'Detta' Gleeson's turf with the Red Cross. The world is poorer for her passing.

The Independent UK

Lebanese government approves budget amid economic meltdown

Lebanon’s government has approved the state budget for the current year, with a 17% deficit

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Lebanon PM Signals Difficulty in Agreeing Financial Recovery Plan

Prime Minister Najib Mikati indicated on Thursday difficulties in agreeing a financial recovery plan critical to steering Lebanon out of its devastating economic collapse, calling it a "Kamikaze operation". A plan for addressing a $70 billion hole in the financial system is seen as the starting point for talks with…

Reuters

Lebanese PM signals difficulty in agreeing financial recovery plan

The Independent UK

Ethiopian domestic worker in Lebanon accuses employer of slavery in landmark case

Ethiopian woman alleges she was underpaid, locked up and assaulted over several years

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Pointman for Lebanese-Israeli Maritime Border Talks Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy

Lebanon has shown great optimism regarding the path of maritime border negotiations with Israel after the US Senior Adviser on Global Energy Security Amos Hochstein has conveyed "new ideas" to Lebanese officials. Negotiations had witnessed a breakthrough but then stumbled into a stalemate before Hochstein returned to the Lebanese capital,…

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Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Urges IMF Deal, Elections on Time

Lebanon’s senior Christian cleric called on Wednesday for the government to agree a plan with the International Monetary Fund to save the country from financial collapse and said elections should be held on time later this year. The Lebanese government began a new round of talks with the IMF last…

Reuters

Lebanese Maronite Patriarch urges IMF deal, elections on time

Lebanon's senior Christian cleric called on Wednesday for the government to agree a plan with the International Monetary Fund to save the country from financial collapse and said elections should be held on time later this year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Leading Aounists to Wage Lebanon's Elections as Part of Opposition

A group of former leading members of Lebanese President Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) will wage the upcoming parliamentary elections in May as part of the opposition. The former Aounists will join the forces of "revolution and change" and the opposition, believing they have major chances in achieving a…

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