Lebanese banks ordered by UK Court to pay depositor amid financial crisis

The ruling comes as Lebanese banks have imposed strict capital controls on average depositors

Lebanon has captured 185 suspected Israeli spies since start of financial collapse

Israeli spy agencies have used Lebanon's dire economic crisis and western campaign against Hezbollah as an opportunity to recruit Lebanese citizens

Lebanese parliament again fails to elect president, pushing nation deeper into crisis

As Lebanon sinks deeper into crisis, US officials have said that once the 'complete disintegration of the state' happens, Lebanon can be 'rebuilt from the ashes, freed from the curse of Hezbollah'

Hundreds of retired soldiers protest for higher pensions in crisis-torn Lebanon

Army and security officials earn less than $50 a month due to the depreciation of the Lebanese pound by more than 95 percent since 2019

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'

Financial dispute halts transfer of US embassy to occupied Jerusalem

US president Donald Trump's decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 has been delayed for years over a financial dispute between the Israeli ministry of finance and land authority institute

Lebanon pushes against hurdles set by west to end Syrian refugee crisis

The growing cost of the Syrian refugee crisis, along with the severe economic meltdown in Lebanon, has led Beirut to move away from the international community to find plausible solutions

Lebanese diaspora vote in general elections amid economic crisis

This marks the first election since a series of tragic domestic events, beginning with the 2019 economic collapse

Afghanistan crisis could push 97 percent of population below the poverty line

According to the World Food Programme, the price of food in Afghanistan has risen by nearly 40 percent over the past eight months

Ukraine war triggers food security crisis in Arab world and beyond

Russia and Ukraine supply most of West Asia and North Africa’s wheat, which is the integral ingredient in the region’s most critical food staple

Lebanon faces food crisis as Central Bank reserves dwindle

The rise of wheat prices due to the Ukraine crisis coincides with a judicial investigation against the head of the Central Bank for mismanagement and corruption

Lebanon considers shutting down foreign missions due to economic crisis: Report

Sources have revealed that Lebanese embassy workers abroad have not received their salaries in a month

UNICEF sounds alarm over looming child malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan

Washington has repeatedly ignored calls to lift its sanctions on Kabul and ease the country's humanitarian crisis

Afghanistan economic crisis deepens as US ignores pleas to lift punitive sanctions

Nearly $10 billion of Afghanistan's foreign reserves continue to be held by the US

Turkish currency crisis spills over into Syria’s HTS-controlled northern region

Citizens in the city of Idlib say wages are no longer enough to cover their needs ahead of the winter months

Lebanon lifts fuel subsidies as energy crisis deepens

Move comes as nation suffers from rolling blackouts and severe fuel shortages

UNRWA employees in Gaza to start partial strike

Over the past few years, this significant drop in funding for UNRWA has already begun taking its toll on Palestinian refugees

What prompted the urgent, secretive summit in Abu Dhabi?

Key Arab heads of state convened this week for an emergency meeting that excluded the Saudis and Kuwaitis. The likely hot topics under discussion were Egypt's economic collapse and Israel's aggressive escalations.

UNRWA faces cancellation due to crippling deficit

Informed sources have revealed to The Cradle that there is an international conspiracy to end the agency’s mandate in an attempt to permanently settle refugees and promote normalization with Israel

Can western intel agencies spy on Hezbollah via crypto?

Although branded as a safe and secure mode of transaction, cryptocurrency networks are still vulnerable to hacking. In sanctions-hit and economic crisis-ridden Lebanon, this poses an existential threat to all Lebanese.

US slaps new sanctions on Hezbollah-linked individuals, companies

The sanctions target Hezbollah’s Al-Qard al-Hassan institution, an interest free loan withdrawal system used to fund a wide variety of public projects

Strong dollar pushes Lebanese pound to record high on black market

Since 2019, Lebanon has been experiencing the worst economic collapse in modern history, as a result of rampant corruption within the state and among the financial elite

Ukraine’s revenge on the West 

As the balance of power shifts again in Ukraine, its reverberations will impact the very unity of the EU project

Lebanese banks seek dialogue with depositors to stop heists

Lebanese banks allege they are 'victims' of the manufactured crisis that saw the lira lose over 90 percent of its value as a result of rampant corruption and mismanagement in the financial sector

Can any Lebanon-Israel maritime deal be trusted?

While the demarcation agreement is yet to be signed, skepticism on both sides signals conflict ahead

At least 77 dead after Lebanese migrant boat sinks off Syria

In recent months, thousands of people – mostly Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians – have left Lebanon on rafts in an attempt to seek better opportunities in Europe

UN to finalize plans for US-funded salary support for Lebanese army

The United States is the largest aid donor to Lebanon, having provided $125 million in the fiscal year 2022 to the WFP and NGOs

Qatar pledges $60 million for Lebanese Army

Discontent has grown among Lebanon's army ranks due to salaries being worth less than $100 per month

Lebanese PM threatens to expel over one million Syrian refugees

Mikati's warning comes amid reports that his caretaker government may give up the right to a gas field within Lebanon's maritime border to Israel

Polls show over half of Turkish voters would not re-elect Erdogan

Skyrocketing prices and a weakened currency have caused widespread discontent against the incumbent president one year ahead of presidential elections