Saad Hariri and the collapse of Lebanon

The Syrian regime-change war and Lebanon's economic collapse happened under Saad Hariri's watch, but the Future Movement leader is seldom mentioned for the pivotal role he played in Lebanon's unravelling

Lebanon faces threat of complete internet outage

The US government refused sanction-waivers for Egypt and Jordan to provide Lebanon with electricity to power its industries and services

Lebanese bank will drop lawsuit against client who took hostages to access savings

Lebanese banks imposed strict capital controls in 2019, preventing depositors from accessing their own money in the middle of a crisis created by the financial elite

World Bank calls Lebanon’s economic crisis ‘deliberate’, blames elites of ‘finance Ponzi scheme’

The World Bank blames Lebanon's politicians for 'cruel' practices that saw the country accumulate debt 'beyond fiscal needs'

Lebanon Parliament Speaker calls for urgent implementation of IMF reform plan

The Lebanese parliament speaker has said he will not call for a parliamentary session to elect a new president until IMF reform policies are passed

Syrian refugees face growing xenophobia in Lebanon as economic crisis worsens

Politicians and the media blame Lebanon's economic woes on refugees, despite international organizations pointing at the financial elite as the cause of the manufactured crisis

Lebanese PM wants to freeze corruption case against central bank chief

The PM-designate made his suggestion after Lebanese security forces raided the Beirut headquarters of the central bank in search of Riad Salameh

Lebanon CB chief carried out ‘self-audit’ to clear himself of corruption: Report

Salameh’s lawyer has maintained that the financial review constitutes an audit under international standards

Lebanon hosts Arab League meeting, officials mull unfreezing Syria’s membership

The Arab League delegates also addressed the looming food crisis threatening West Asia

Lebanon MP faces legal battle after meeting Israel officials at Morocco conference

A photo from the event in Morocco showed the Lebanese MP standing next to Efraim Sneh, the adviser to the Israeli prime minister

Lebanese security forces conduct fruitless raid on home of central bank governor

Riad Salameh has continuously evaded arrest and subpoena warrants for his role in the 2019 financial collapse

Energy import agreement signed by Lebanon, Egypt, and Syria

Gas from Egypt cannot flow into Lebanese power plants from Syria without World Bank funding, or a sanctions waiver from the US, neither of which have been fully guaranteed

Lebanon to sign gas deal with Egypt without US sanctions waiver

Despite the plan to import energy from Jordan and Egypt being brokered by the US, Washington has sabotaged it by refusing to issue a sanctions waiver

European gas extraction ship in disputed waters a ‘hostile act’: Lebanon officials

President Michel Aoun has said that negotiations to demarcate maritime borders are still ongoing

Newly-elected Lebanon MP calls for sanctions on his own country

Twitter users reacted in anger to MP Mark Daou's call for sanctions on his own crisis-ridden, poverty-stricken country

Lebanese banking association opposes financial recovery plan

The announcement comes on the same day that the Lebanese currency hit a record high of 33,500 liras per one US dollar

Yemen calls on Lebanese bank to release frozen funds

Yemen’s inability to access its foreign reserves has impeded its importation of basic commodities

Fuel prices in Lebanon reach new heights as currency continues to depreciate

Lebanon has also been hit hard by a growing food crisis exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine

Participation down as polls close across Lebanon

Citizens took to the polls for the first time since the start of what the World Bank describes as the world's worst economic crisis in 150 years

Lebanon unemployment rate triples: Survey

A UN agency said the informal economy accounted for around 30 percent of employment

Lebanese Central Bank guilty of human rights violations: UN

UN officials have lambasted Lebanon for 'appalling levels of wealth concentration at the top, 'tax policies that favor evasion,' and for an 'inadequate social protection system'

World Bank approves loan to support Lebanon’s wheat imports

The Islamic Republic of Iran has previously offered to provide the crisis-hit nation with wheat to avert a food crisis

Lebanon IMF deal could derail due to deadlock with banks

Banks have said that the state should privatize public assets to foot the bill for the losses

US behind IMF refusal to finance energy imports for Lebanon: Hezbollah official

Despite the plan to import energy from Egypt and Jordan via Syria having been brokered by Washington, US officials have so far failed to issue the necessary sanctions waiver

World Bank refuses to fund US-brokered energy plan for Lebanon

Aside from lack of funding, the project to transfer Egyptian and Jordanian energy to Lebanon via Syria requires a sanctions waiver guarantee from the US, which is yet to be issued

Egypt still waiting for US clearance to transfer energy to Lebanon

Despite ongoing assurances from US officials, Beirut has been waiting for months for the start of energy transfers from Egypt and Jordan

Lebanon extends credit line for wheat at last minute to avert crisis

The release of funds comes days after the bread-making industry announced there was no wheat left in storage and their factories had stopped producing bread

Lebanon’s wheat reserves empty due to manufactured crisis

A multitude of avoidable circumstances have led to the lack of wheat supplies in Lebanon, forcing bakers to shut down operations

Lebanese Central Bank withholds funds needed to operate power stations

The World Bank has revealed that Lebanon's central bank and ministry of finance have failed to disburse necessary funds for the transfer of energy from Egypt

Lebanese Central Bank holds $17.5 billion in gold reserves: Banque du Liban chief

The central bank chief also denied recent comments by a high official saying the country is 'bankrupt'