Hariri is listed as the sole shareholder; Bloomberg says Genesis SPV aims to invest across the global technology sector, prioritising AI
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Lebanon’s fate hangs in balance as Hariri decides future
He submitted a draft lineup of ministers the day before to President Michel Aoun, a Maronite Christian, in what seemed to be his last attempt to reach an agreement
Abu Dhabi
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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Lebanon’s Saad Hariri suspends TV channel
Future TV was set up by his father Rafiq Al-Hariri in 1993
Beirut
Saudi Arabia in talks to sign 23 investment deals in Lebanon
Lebanese government is aiming to raise $11 billion in loans and grants to boost its reserves
Arabian Business London Awards
Ayman Hariri lashes out at Facebook for ‘building addiction’ into its design
People are ‘waking up to the high price of free’, says Lebanese investor and co-founder of ad-free app Vero
Lebanon
Lebanon’s debt fix now hinges on central bank after lenders balk
Lebanon has relied on commercial lenders and the central bank to keep its finances afloat
Baabda
Lebanon cabinet reaches consensus on 2019 budget: minister
Budget set to include spending cuts, reduction in public sector benefits and pensions, and the introduction of series of tax hikes
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Collapsed Saudi Oger’s debts total $10.67 billion
The firm’s collapse in 2017 left thousands of workers unpaid
Beirut
Lebanon’s PM Hariri warns of unprecedented austerity in 2019
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said the country would be heading to an economic catastrophe if the government fails to implement harsh reform measures in this year’s spending plan.
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Lebanon approves plan to provide electricity 24 hours a day
The decision is a step towards unlocking billions in aid pledged to Lebanon in exchange for slashing public spending and overhauling the electricity sector
Beirut
Desperate and hiding, collapsed Saudi Oger workers left in limbo
Demise in 2017 of the once-mighty company owned by the family of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri forced thousands of its expatriate workers to exit the kingdom without months of unpaid wages and end-of-service benefits
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
EU, Arabs tackle troubled Middle East at first summit
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and King Salman of Saudi Arabia will attend from the 22-member Arab League
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No Arab should leave Lebanon if we implement reforms, says Saad Hariri
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has called on Arab economies to integrate to improve opportunities for youth across the region
Bruno Le Maire
Can Globalism 4.0 fix the world?
Capitalism is verging on collapse, according to world leaders calling for ‘Globalism 4.0’
Davos Forum
‘This is Lebanon’s last chance, there will be no other’: Saad Hariri
PM Hariri said passing reforms was crucial and once passed would result in a changed and improved Lebanon
Dubai
We need to have more women in leadership roles, says Lebanese PM
In January, Saad Hariri awarded the portfolio of Ministry of Interior to Rayya Al Hassan, the first time a woman has held the role in the Arab World.