Tag: economic crisis
Carrot and stick now for Lebanon (European Union)
Expressing its dissatisfaction with the current stalemate in Lebanon, the European Union could decide to change its policy vis-à-vis the Land of the Cedars,...
The number of passengers in decline at the AIB
The number of passengers arriving at Beirut International Airport continues to fall. According to the latest figures, this drop would reach 35% for the...
Lebanon / Crisis: 9% recession expected in 2021 according to the IMF
The International Monetary Fund predicts that the economic recession will reach 9% in Lebanon in 2021 against 25% last year. It will be the...
CGTL denounces unjustified price increases last week
The Secretary General of the CGTL Béchara Asmar denounced, by a press release, the increases in the prices of both sustained and unsupported products....
Lebanese army intercepts 60 migrants bound for Cyprus
The Lebanese Army says it intercepted a boat 10 nautical miles off the city of Tripoli. On board were 60 people, including 59 Syrian...
Towards a conference of Lebanese leaders in Paris to resolve the political crisis?
Several months after the visit of the President of the French Republic to Lebanon where he met the Lebanese political leaders, a new meeting...
Lebanon / Crisis: No lifting of the subsidy program until the ration cards are...
The president of the union of fuel distributors Fadi Abou Shakra denied any information indicating a lifting of the subsidy program for the purchase...
A collective suicide in Lebanon because of political actors not up to their responsibilities,...
Speaking at the end of his official visit to Lebanon, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs described the current situation as being a collective...
Crisis: Banks notify importers of medical equipment of end of subsidy program
Local banks have informed importers of medical equipment and drugs of the end of the subsidy program in accordance with guidelines issued yesterday by...
Lebanon / Crisis: Bakers further threaten to respect official bread prices
The bakers' union threatened, in a statement, to no longer respect the official sales tariffs for the price of bread and denounced the temporary...
Jean Yves le Drian meets at the last minute with Saad Hariri
For a long time uncertain, the Le Drian-Hariri meeting finally took place at the Palais des Pins, residence of the French Ambassador to Lebanon...
Crisis: Imminent end of subsidies after a new circular from the Banque du Liban
The Banque du Liban published a new circular which seems to prepare the end of the subsidy program for the purchase of basic necessities....
Jean-Yves le Drian begins his visit to Lebanon
Arrived last night in Lebanon, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves le Drian went this morning to the President of the Republic, General...
Economic crisis: More and more patients treated in public hospitals
More and more patients are arriving in public hospitals, denounces the director of the Rafic Harir university hospital, dr. Firas Abiad, leading to a...
