NORTH AFRICA
LEBANON
Social affairs ministry extends cash assistance program for six months
TURKEY
World Bank estimates quake damage at $34 bn
POINT OF VIEW
Lebanon still needs an IMF program
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Ex-Prime Minister Hassan Diab accuses BDL governor of 'falsifying facts'
ECONOMY
Bread 'for a month': First shipment of wheat funded by World Bank loan arrives in Beirut
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Lebanon’s economy: After cleaning house, a return to business as usual?
BREAD
Ship prevented from offloading wheat, 'no crisis,' says Salam
CRISIS
Bread prices rise in Lebanon
BREAD CRISIS
Economy Ministry begins implementing World Bank wheat loan
OPINION
No impunity for those responsible for the largest bankruptcy in history
LEBANON
French ambassador meets Mikati and Berri
LEBANON
World Bank official discusses aid to teachers and EDL audit with Mikati
AID
EU allocates €25 million to address food insecurity in Lebanon
FINANCIAL CRISIS
Rate of Lebanon’s state revenues among lowest globally
AID