The U.N. has warned that war-torn Lebanon's at "a turning point" and must make urgent and immediate recovery efforts to avoid ...

Lebanon's new cabinet convened for the first time on Tuesday, with President Joseph Aoun urging the group to focus on reform. Mr Aoun, who led the gathering at the Presidential Palace in Baabda ...

NNA - The President of the Lebanese Business Leaders Association (RDCL), Joumana Saddi Chaya, welcomed the World Bank’s Country Director for Lebanon, Mr. Enrique Blanco Armas, for a consultat ...

The United Nations has called for urgent and coordinated recovery efforts in Lebanon to prevent the ongoing crisis from ...

President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, on Tuesday stressed that political and security stability is the foundation for Lebanon’s economic revival, noting that efforts were underw ...

The World Bank has warned that nearly half of crisis-hit Lebanon's economy is now cash-based as trust in banks has plummeted, heightening money laundering risks and slashing hopes for recovery.

The World Bank estimated that $8.4 billion is needed to cover Lebanon's first three recovery years, starting in 2025; and $2.6 billion in the medium term (2028-2030).

BSALIM, Lebanon (AP) — George Bezdjian remembers searching for his daughter, Jessica , after a massive explosion at Beirut's port five years ago. He found her at the St. Georges Hospital where she ...

Energy is at the core of both the economic crisis in Lebanon and its potential recovery. The country ranks at the bottom of Euromonitor’s Global Energy Vulnerability Index 2023, just above Belarus.

Before the outbreak of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, the World Bank had projected that Lebanon's economy would grow in 2023, by a meager 0.2%, for the first time since 2018, driven ...

Some Lebanese turn to AI tools for help dealing with psychological problems brought on by war and economic crises.

Riad Salameh, center, Lebanon’s outgoing Central Bank governor, greets employees at a farewell party marking the end of his 30 years in office outside the Lebanese Central Bank building, in ...