Month: July 2021

The European Union on Monday agreed to adopt a sanctions regime for Lebanese leaders by the end of July, France said, in an effort to force a stable government to … Read More

The judge investigating last year’s deadly Lebanon port blast on Monday rejected a request by MPs for more evidence before immunity for three ex-ministers can be waived, a judicial source … Read More

Lebanon recorded 150 new coronavirus cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Monday.

Lebanon records 150 COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday blamed U.S. sanctions, tightened in recent years, for the medicine shortages, power outages and other economic shortcomings that fueled unusual protests this weekend.

French President Emmanuel Macron is sending his special envoy to Beirut for talks with top Lebanese leaders in the latest attempt to push for the formation of a new government … Read More

The United Arab Emirates will launch its first digital currency by 2026, the central bank of the oil-rich Gulf state, which serves as the region’s financial hub, said Monday.

The region is undergoing major transformation with shifting realities threatening to sink Lebanon deeper into irrelevance and the risk of being left alone to face its fate.