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Lebanon Bans Export of Some Locally-produced Foods

Lebanon's government has banned the export of some locally-produced foods, the state news agency reported on Friday. The export ban includes items such as processed fruits and vegetables, milled grain products, sugar, bread, and some types of alcohol. The ban also covers animal feed. Russia's intensifying war in Ukraine has…

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Russia-Ukraine Crisis Compels Lebanon Hotels to Shut Down or Raise Prices

The tourism sector in Lebanon has been highly affected by the Russian-Ukrainian war and its resulting surge in oil prices, said the president of the country’s Hotel Federation for Tourism. Pierre Achkar, also head of the Lebanese Hotel Association, said the war has negatively impacted Lebanon’s hotel sector, its operational…

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Lebanese Judge Bans Five Bank Board Chiefs from Travel

A Lebanese prosecutor on Thursday issued travel bans against the heads of the boards of five Lebanese banks, the prosecutor told Reuters. Ghada Aoun issued the bans against Salim Sfeir of Bank of Beirut, Samir Hanna of Bank Audi, Antoun Sehnaoui of SGBL, Saad Azhari of Blom Bank, and Raya…

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Lebanon's financial hole expected to grow, deputy PM says

A hole in Lebanon's financial system estimated at $69 billion in September is expected to grow to $73 billion, and losses in the central bank reserve will increase while the country's financial is not addressed, the deputy prime minister said.

Reuters

Lebanon Tribunal convicts two in 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri

Appeals judges at the Lebanon Tribunal on Thursday convicted another two men of several counts of terrorism and murder for playing a role in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, reversing an earlier acquittal.

France 24

Lebanon Tribunal convicts another two men for 2005 Hariri bombing

Appeals judges at the Lebanon Tribunal on Thursday convicted another two men on charges of terrorism and murder for their role in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, reversing their earlier acquittal.

Reuters

Fears Mount Over Iran’s Use Of Lebanon Front To Respond To Israeli Raid In Syria

Fears mounted in Lebanon over a possible Iranian retaliation from the south of the country, after Tehran vowed to respond to the killing of two Revolutionary Guards officers in Syria following an Israeli raid. On Tuesday, the IRGC announced the death of two of its officers in an Israeli bombardment…

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Closed for Decades, Theater Returns to Lebanon’s Tripoli

The hissing of a water hose spraying the ground reverberates around the walls of the dimly lit Empire Cinema in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli.

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Closed for decades, theater returns to Lebanon's Tripoli

Lebanon’s second city, known for crushing poverty, extremism and outbound migration, seems an unlikely place for a cultural revival

The Independent UK

Americans in Japanese prison in Ghosn escape seek to go home

Two Americans imprisoned in Japan for helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn avoid trial and escape to Lebanon are hoping to serve the rest of their time in the U.S. Paul Kelly, the attorney for Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor, said the elder man was suffering from serious…

The Independent UK

Lebanon Central Bank Seeks Names of Those Who Failed to Repatriate Funds amid Crisis

Lebanon's central bank has asked commercial banks to provide the names of political figures who failed to comply with a circular ordering them to repatriate funds sent abroad in the lead-up to the country's 2019 financial meltdown. Lebanon's financial crisis, which the World Bank has labeled one of the deepest…

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Lebanese fearful as fuel and wheat shortage deepens

The war in Ukraine has left cash-strapped Lebanon scrambling for alternative sources of fuel and wheat.

Al Jazeera

Arab Women Entrepreneurs Defy Odds with Leap into Sportswear

Nathaly Daou zigzags through an underground fabric store in Beirut, pulling out bolts of neon Lycra and patterned polyester before settling on a roll of white cotton. Finding affordable fabric for her budding sportswear line during Lebanon's economic crisis has been a challenge for the 36-year-old entrepreneur, one of several…

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Ukraine war highlights internal divides in Mideast nations

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought up deep divisions in the Middle East, where Moscow has made itself a key player in recent years

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Lebanese bank shuts down dozens of UK nationals’ accounts

Bank Audi pressures dual nationals to agree to waive their rights to take foreign currency, or risk losing the accounts.

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Majida El Roumi Holds Her First Concert in Riyadh

Renowned Lebanese soprano Majida El Roumi mesmerized her fans at her first concert in Riyadh that was organized by Rotana and is part of the Riyadh Season. "We have come to send a message of love to the Kingdom, which was and still is a sanctuary that embraces Lebanese talent,…

Irish Mirror

UN probe claims of child sex abuse by Irish peacekeeper after whistleblower's allegations

He raised allegations including the sexual abuse of children at Kafra-Yatar checkpoint in the Lebanon by an Irish peacekeeper on UNIFIL duty who showed them pornography

Reuters

Tripoli tense amid standoff between Libya's two rival governments

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Lebanon: Alloush Is First to Resign From Al-Mustaqbal Movement Following Hariri’s Withdrawal

Former Lebanese MP Mustafa Alloush submitted his resignation from Al-Mustaqbal Movement without confirming his intention to run for the upcoming parliamentary elections in May. His move came in the wake of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s decision to suspend his political work. The former premier, who announced his withdrawal from…

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Hezbollah’s Rivals in Eastern Lebanon Race to Influence Votes of Clans

Opposition forces are racing to win over clans and families in the Baalbek-Hermel governorate in eastern Lebanon, in an attempt to secure their votes in the electoral race, in the face of the list of Hezbollah and its allies. The various forces opposed to Hezbollah are trying to take advantage…

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Lebanese Bank Closes over 30 British-Held Accounts after UK Ruling-Depositors’ Group

Lebanon's Bank Audi has closed more than 30 accounts belonging to UK nationals or their close relatives since a London court ordered it to transfer funds stuck in the crisis-hit banking sector to a British client, a depositors' union said. The Feb.

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Lebanon’s Economy Minister: Wheat Reserves Enough for a Month and a Half

Minister of Economy and Trade Amin Salam reassured the people that Lebanon's wheat reserves were sufficient for about a month and a half. He stressed that several countries have expressed their willingness to help in the event that the country was forced to import additional quantities. He made his comments…

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US Treasury: ‘Qard al Hasan’ Threatens Credibility of Lebanese Financial System

The US Department of the Treasury warned that the Lebanon-based “Qard al Hassan” is an unregulated and pseudo-financial institution that provides cover to Hezbollah’s activities, jeopardizing the credibility of the Lebanese financial system. A senior delegation from the Treasury concluded a three-day visit to Lebanon on Wednesday. The delegation met…

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UK Court Orders Lebanese Banks to Pay $4M to Saver

A London court has ordered two Lebanese banks to pay a depositor $4 million of his money locked in Lebanon’s crippled banking system by informal capital controls in place since a financial meltdown in 2019, the first such ruling in Britain. The High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, ordered…

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IMF Could Visit Lebanon Mid-March to Discuss Aid Program, Says Deputy PM

An International Monetary Fund delegation could visit Lebanon in the second half of March to continue discussions on an aid program supported by reforms, Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami said in a statement on Wednesday. Lebanese officials held talks with the IMF last month with the aim of securing…

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