BEIRUT: Veteran hotelier Pierre Achkar has guided Lebanon’s hotel sector through war, bombings and political assassinations. But while officials are...
BEIRUT: The attempt to silence local media in Lebanon is “really pathetic,” US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea said Sunday after a south...
BEIRUT: The Lebanese pound hit another all-time low against the dollar Thursday, trading at LL6,900 as the ruling authorities discussed how to maintain civil...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun said Thursday that Lebanon's civil peace was "a red line", as he opened "national talks" at Baabda...
BEIRUT: Traders at Beirut’s popular flea market returned to work Sunday, optimistic that bargain hunters would be drawn to their wares after the...
BEIRUT: The Lebanese are finding that buying dollars requires an early rise, good reserves of patience and a sense of humor. For the third day in a row...
BEIRUT/SIDON: Large crowds of people congregated at exchange shops across the country for the second consecutive day Wednesday, trying to purchase dollars at...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Central Bank announced Wednesday that its electronic foreign currency trading platform to stabilize the exchange rate of the Lebanese...
BEIRUT: Standing on the rooftop of an office in Beirut’s tightly packed Burj al-Barajneh camp, Omar Abu Zeinab weeds and waters a recently grown plot of...
BEIRUT: Lebanon for the second consecutive day Friday saw the number of coronavirus cases surge, with the Health Ministry confirming 59 new local COVID-19...
BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army Wednesday arrested two soldiers for assaulting an on-duty doctor in a north Lebanon hospital the previous evening. Dr. Louay Shalabi...
BEIRUT: The Internal Security Forces’ Criminal Investigations Bureau Monday summoned journalist and media personality Dima Sadek to appear for...
BEIRUT: Lebanon will return to a cautious reopening of the country Monday after going through a second period of intensive lockdown measures designed counter...
BEIRUT: Restaurants, hair salons and car showrooms in Lebanon cautiously reopened their doors Monday after the government issued new guidelines to ease...
BEIRUT: A 26-year-old man died Tuesday of wounds suffered during overnight clashes between protesters and the Lebanese Army in the northern city of...
BEIRUT: Lawmakers Wednesday rejected a raft of draft laws and reforms as hundreds of protesters gathered across the country to condemn the deteriorating...
BEIRUT: Lawmakers gathered Tuesday at UNESCO Palace in Beirut for a three-day legislative session in which MPs are expected to ramp up pressure on the...
BEIRUT: A week after the government’s draft economic rescue plan was leaked, Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s Cabinet has lost control of the...
BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army announced that it will begin Tuesday distributing emergency aid to poor families disproportionately affected by coronavirus...
BEIRUT: Social Affairs Minister Ramzi Musharrafieh clarified Wednesday some aspects of the ministry’s proposed plan to support poor Lebanese families as...
BEIRUT: As Cabinet gears up once again to extend Lebanon’s lockdown by a further two weeks, public health experts warned Tuesday that there must be a...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun called upon the international community to assist Lebanon financially, as coronavirus exacerbates the country’s worst financial...
BEIRUT: Seven activists, including a journalist, were detained by security forces Thursday after demonstrating in Beirut against the closure of banks. Videos...
BEIRUT: As Cabinet convened Thursday for what was slated to be a discussion on a new round of senior banking sector appointments, Prime Minister Hassan Diab...
BEIRUT: The repatriation of up to 20,000 Lebanese expatriates could rapidly overwhelm the country’s health care system, a leading Lebanese epidemiologist told...