President Michel Aoun called on the Lebanese people to sacrifice and contribute to the success of the austerity measures that will be taken in the 2019 state budget, the presidency’s website reported. “The economic situation […]
Lebanese Economy Minister Mansour Bteish announced on Tuesday that the cabinet has approved a decision to impose a flat tax of 2 percent on some imports to protect local production, local media reported. “We are […]
Polish Ambassador to Lebanon Przemyslaw Niesiolowski said Friday that his country aims at increasing cooperation between Polish and Lebanese businessmen, local media reported. “We are going to increase cooperation between representatives of productive sectors in […]
French Ambassador to Lebanon Bruno Foucher warned Hezbollah on Saturday not to participate in a possible war between the United States and Iran. “Hezbollah is in touch with Iran and the party knows how dangerous […]
Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said on Monday that Lebanon must draw maritime borders with Israel considering joint oil fields. “Signing a peace agreement with Israel is not an issue related solely to the presence […]
Netherlands Ambassador to Lebanon Jan Waltmans emphasized that the Netherlands has increased its cooperation with Lebanon in the past few years, local media reported on Friday. “We have signed cooperation agreements in agriculture and the […]
Lebanon’s Minister of Energy and Water Nada Boustani said on Friday that his country will start to drill the first well in maritime Block 4 by the end of 2019, an online independent newspaper reported. […]
Lebanese companies are opting to take part in the rebuilding process in Syria because of its proximity and the mixed social fabric with Syria. Lebanese companies have recently been active in taking part in the […]
Prime Minister Saad Hariri has urged all political parties to continue the reform process and the fight against corruption to save Lebanon’s economy. “All political parties are aware that we have reached a point where […]
Hundreds of Syrian refugees returned home on Monday from several areas in Lebanon including Tripoli, Saida, Nabatieh, Bekaa and Akkar, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. The Syrian refugees returned by taking buses provided by […]
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