The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Monday called on Lebanon and Israel to avoid further escalation on the borders following firing rockets against each other early in the day. Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, [Read More]
The Lebanese army on Sunday rescued 45 people and recovered eight bodies after a migrant boat sunk in the waters off the northern city of Tripoli. The Lebanese army said at a press conference that [Read More]
Lebanon’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in March increased by 208.13 percent year-on-year, and rose by 6.1 percent compared to February, the National News Agency reported on Thursday. Over the past three years, Lebanon has been [Read More]
Lebanese Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan on Wednesday said his ministry has made plans to help the country’s farmers to grow wheat as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis has prompted rapid price increases, the official National [Read More]
A huge fire broke out on Tuesday at a bathtub factory in the village of Fanar in western Lebanon, killing at least three and injuring two others, the National News Agency reported. The casualties have [Read More]
Germany on Tuesday signed a financial cooperation agreement with Lebanon to provide the latter with 50 million euros (54.5 million U.S. dollars) in aid, the National News Agency reported. The agreement was signed by Lebanese [Read More]
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Najat Rochdi on Saturday urged the Lebanese government to work to rebuild the country’s education system. “For the future of Lebanon and its children, it is critical that [Read More]
Despite the steep rise in prices, Lebanon is unlikely to face any imminent threats on food security given the government measures to secure food supply, Lebanese officials told Xinhua. Prices of food commodities surged globally [Read More]
Lebanon has received 524 tonnes of food aid from Turkey, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. This humanitarian aid, including baby formula and other food products, arrived at the Port of Tripoli and will be [Read More]
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday that since Lebanon is in dire need of loans but the conditions to unlock funds by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are very complicated, the country needs to [Read More]
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