Call comes as policymakers in Lebanon consider a shift away from foreign exchange subsidy for imports of critical and essential goods
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Beirut Explosion
2020: a year of crises that drove Lebanon to the brink
How a triple crisis made 2020 one of the worst years in the country’s recent history
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Lebanon’s inflation rate registers rare dip but still tops 133% in November
New statistics show November rate fell for the first time in 2020 from record high of 136% in October
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Lebanon headed towards ‘failed state’ without reforms, says IIF
Institute of International Finance urges action to prevent Lebanon lurching in same direction as Venezuela
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Lebanon judge indicts PM, 3 ex-ministers over port blast: judicial source
Explosion at Beirut Port in August killed more than 200 people
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Video: Change is needed in Lebanon, says parliament member
Yassine Jaber, chair of the foreign affairs committee and member of Lebanon Parliament, discusses Lebanon’s government stepping down amid a public demand for responsibility over an explosion in Beirut’s port, the possibility of political change in the country and what the political priorities should be.
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Video: Aerial video reveals full extent of Beirut explosion damage
A massive explosion at Lebanon’s main port rocked Beirut, overwhelming hospitals dealing with the injured and dying. The blast was so large it blew out windows across the capital and was even heard from Cyprus.
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In pictures: Two massive blasts devastate Beirut’s port
Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut’s port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as they wrecked buildings across the Lebanese capital.
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Video: Local initiatives respond to rising poverty levels – solidarity in Lebanon
Thousands of Lebanese people are struggling to survive amidst the global Covid-19 pandemic and the country’s deepening economic crisis. Inflation, coupled with insufficient state support, has made daily living a challenge for much of the population.
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Video: Lebanon’s political structure needs to be changed, says Prince Turki Al Faisal
What happens in Lebanon affects everyone in the region, Saudi Arabian Prince Turki Al-Faisal told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the Munich Security Conference.
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220 wounded as Lebanon protesters clash with police
No progress appears to have been made towards finalising the cabinet, which protesters demand be comprised of independent experts and exclude all established political parties
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Video: Lebanon protesters hit banks in ‘week of wrath’
Banks in Beirut were targeted by demonstrators during what they have called a ‘week of wrath’, in protest against the country’s banking crisis.
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In pictures: Lebanese protesters spilled back into the streets
On Tuesday morning, dozens of protesters blocked key highways in and around Beirut with overturned rubbish bins and burning tyres.
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30 years on, Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing challenged
The protests sparked on October 17 have spread across the country and quickly grown into an unprecedented cross-sectarian street mobilisation against the political class
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In pictures: Nationwide protests erupt in Lebanon
Lebanese demonstrators return to the streets to protest against tax increases and alleged official corruption.
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Gallery: Mohamed bin Zayed receives Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Prime Minister Saad Hariri expressed hope that the UAE-Lebanon Investment Forum would help attract the UAE investments to Lebanon.
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Lebanese peg that’s held up for over two decades is under siege
As confidence has plummeted, even ordinary people have begun to transfer their dollar savings abroad or hide notes under their mattresses