Lebanon’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib has again raised concerns about the burden of Syrian refugees in the country, stating that it poses a major threat to Lebanon. In a statement last Sunday, the [Read More]
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu has vowed to enhance military cooperation with Lebanon and help raise the capacity of the Lebanese navy. During a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Maurice Slim, Lecornu pledged to carry [Read More]
BEIRUT – Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Wednesday that the cholera outbreak in Lebanon is under control given the limited number of confirmed daily cases, the National News Agency reported. In the [Read More]
BEIRUT – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has appealed for sustained international support to vulnerable Lebanese and refugees in the crisis-stricken country. “Now, more than ever, we must not decrease the [Read More]
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s economic experts urged the election of a president and the formation of an efficient cabinet capable of forcing the implementation of structural reforms to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund [Read More]
BEIRUT – A national vaccination campaign against cholera was launched on Saturday in northern Lebanon, which was hit hard by the disease over the last several weeks, the health ministry announced in a statement. The [Read More]
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health has received 600,000 doses of cholera vaccine from the International Coordination Group (ICG) managing the global supply of cholera vaccines. A statement released by the World Health Organization [Read More]
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president as political parties could not yet agree on a figure for the vacant presidential seat, the National News Agency reported. The voting session, which [Read More]
Lebanon has launched a national strategy for wheat cultivation amid the concerns of a wheat crisis in the country as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to evolve. “We developed a plan for distributing seeds to farmers [Read More]
Over 50 painters from eight Arab countries took part in the Arab Art Fair (AAF) held in Lebanon last week, marking the event’s post-pandemic comeback with an aim of inspiring regional artists in adversity to [Read More]
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