ECONOMY
DIPLOMACY
US envoy hopes deal for Egyptian gas supply to Lebanon can be finalized “in a matter of weeks”
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
World Bank-funded cash assistance program will target 150,000 of Lebanon's poorest families starting next month: social affairs minister
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Lebanon's savers to bear burden under new rescue plan
FINANCIAL CRISIS
Cash-strapped Lebanon tells diplomats to find donors to fund embassies
BANKING CRISIS
Lebanon plan sees 93% currency slide, turns bulk of FX deposits to lira
RATION CARD
Registration for social assistance programs closes, with roughly 20 percent of Lebanon signing up
SOCIETY
Vatican envoy slams Lebanese politicians during visit to Beirut
RATION CARD
Half a million households have registered for the ration card, Social Affairs Minister says
JORDANIAN ELECTRICITY DEAL
Jordanian, Syrian and Lebanese officials sign electricity deal, but details remain unclear
ECONOMY
World Bank report says Lebanon’s GDP shrank 10.5 percent in 2021
As the cost of driving skyrockets, a project to expand Lebanon's public transit system is on the rocks
RATION CARD
More than 400,000 families have registered to date for two long-awaited social assistance programs: Social Affairs Ministry
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Slow progress as Lebanon awaits IMF economic deal
FOREIGN AID
World Bank pledges $37 million to help Lebanon teachers
EGYPTIAN GAS DEAL