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1233 in English · 43 original-language storiesNaharnet: Thousands of trucks remain stranded on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border despite the resumption of limited overland trade between the two countries, southwest Pakistan business representatives told AFP on Monday. Mir Naveed Jan…
Elnashra: Al-Nashra’s correspondent at the Parliament reported that the first meeting of the Finance and Budget Committee had begun, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan and attended by Finance Minister Yassin…
Al Manar: UK Maritime Trade Operations: An oil tanker transiting outbound was struck by an unknown projectile, disabling…
Al Manar: UK Maritime Trade Operations: We received a delayed, verified report concerning an incident in the Strait of…
Nidaa Al Watan: Kanaan: The presidential appeal against banking reform did not affect negotiations with the IMF, according to the finance minister, and we want a law that ensures the actual recovery…
Lebanon Debate: From “gifts” to $1.25 million… Australian investigation reveals transfers to a lawyer…
National News Agency: NNA - Gold prices hovered near a three-month low on Monday as investors awaited this week’s US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting for clues about the outlook for interest rates, according to Reuters. Spot gold fell 0.2% to $3,987.45 per ounce by 0037…
National News Agency: Watania – The president of the Lebanese-Chinese Businessmen and Businesswomen Association, Ali Mahmoud al-Abdullah, announced the signing of an agreement with the administration of the Canton Fair in China, as part of efforts to strengthen economic and trade cooperation between Lebanon and China, and to support the participation of Lebanese industrial and commercial institutions in exhibitions…
Lebanon Debate: Lebanon Debate correspondent: The Finance and Budget Committee meeting has begun, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, to discuss the 2027 draft budget, in the presence of Finance Minister Yassine…
MTV Lebanon: The first session of the Finance and Budget Committee begins, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan and attended by the finance minister, to hear from him about the 2027 draft budget, fiscal policy, and the reforms being adopted by…
Lebanon 24: Natural gas prices in Europe rose to their highest levels since 2022, surpassing 97 euros per megawatt-hour, amid growing concerns about the balance of supplies during the winter and continued geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Advertisement According to Bloomberg News, …
CH23: Confirming and following up on the information exclusively revealed by the MTV website about the drug network that was busted in the southern town of Sarafand, another no less serious case has come to light before the judiciary, whose details intersect with those of the first network, revealing new criminal methods targeting children and exploiting modern technology…
Lebanon 24: Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yusr Barniyeh discussed with a technical mission from the International Monetary Fund the launch of the second phase of a project to build a model for macroeconomic forecasts and a medium-term fiscal framework. Advertisement The Ministry of Finance said this phase aims to establish the fiscal framework…
National News Agency: National — The Mouchar Association, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, held a consultative meeting at the association’s headquarters in Badaro to discuss a proposal to reform the mechanism for financing health coverage for insured retirees in Lebanon, as part of the consultations the association is conducting on the study it prepared entitled "System…
An-Nahar: Algeria is seeking to localize industry and diversify the economy by boosting non-oil exports and developing the automotive and energy industries, while easing procedures…
An-Nahar: The modern state is no longer measured by its ability to manage paper transactions, but by how well it can deploy technology to provide fast and transparent services, protect public funds, and generate fair and sustainable revenues. In Lebanon, where financial and administrative crises are piling up, digital transformation is no longer a luxury…
Lebanon 24: في خطوة تعكس حجم القلق من احتمال عودة الحرب، بدأ تجار في الضاحية الجنوبية لبيروت الامتناع عن شراء المواد الغذائية وسائر البضائع لتزويد محالهم التجارية، خشية تجدّد المواجهات وما قد يترتب عليها من خسائر في حال اضطروا إلى إقفال محالهم مجدداً. ويعكس هذا التوجّه…
Elnashra: The Secretary-General of the Association of Banks in Lebanon, Dr. Fadi Khalaf, warned against the state resorting to securing additional revenues for the Treasury at the expense of…
An-Nahar: The Association of Banks in Lebanon report discusses imposing taxes on banks’ losses and their impact on liquidity and deposits amid the financial crisis and the deterioration of the lira’s exchange rate…
National News Agency: National News Agency – The Secretary General of the Association of Banks in Lebanon, Dr. Fadi Khalaf, wrote in the opening editorial of the association’s monthly report: “Once again, financing the deficit with depositors’ money. At a time when banks are working to gather as much liquidity as possible to repay deposits to their owners, the state appears to be looking for…”
Lebanon 24: Artificial intelligence is no longer purely a technical matter; it has become central to the geopolitical rivalry between the world’s two greatest powers. Just as the Cold War era was marked by the space race, this period appears to be defined by the race for artificial intelligence, whose ultimate goal is what is known as “artificial intelligence…
Ad-Diyar: The Secretary-General of the Association of Banks in Lebanon, Dr. Fadi Khalaf, wrote the opening editorial of the Association’s monthly report in its issue published this October, titled “Once Again, Financing the Deficit with Depositors’ Money.” It said…
Lebanon 24: American billionaire Elon Musk announced that SpaceX had closed a $40 billion debt deal to finance the purchase of advanced computing chips needed to support its ambitions in artificial intelligence, but sources confirmed to Bloomberg News that discussions regarding the deal’s pricing are still…
Lebanon 24: Oil prices fell today after jumping to their highest levels in nearly six months late last week, although ongoing attacks on Saudi Arabia kept supply concerns in the spotlight. Advertisement U.S. crude oil futures fell $2.14,…
Lebanon 24: Gold prices hovered near their lowest level in three months as investors awaited this week’s monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve (the U.S. central bank), seeking indications of policymakers’ outlook for U.S. interest rates, according to…
An-Nahar: The discovery of orangutan infants smuggled into India exposes an illegal trade that threatens biodiversity and highlights gaps in oversight and wildlife protection…
Al Manar: The Yemeni Armed Forces announced today, Monday, that they had carried out two high-quality military operations targeting the Saudi regime’s mobilizations and weapons depots in the occupied governorates of Aden and Lahij. Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree explained that “the two operations targeted two strategic sites;…
Nidaa Al Watan: The Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, will hold its first session before noon today, dedicated to examining the draft budget for 2027, in the presence of Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, to hear a presentation he will give on the draft and its general directions, and the assumptions on which revenue estimates were based…
Lebanon Debate: Kanaan calls for discussing the 2027 budget… and quorum is the first…
An-Nahar: It examines the escalating tramadol crisis in Africa and its impact on public health and work, highlighting smuggling and medical dependence…
Ad-Diyar: Natural gas prices in Europe exceeded $1,100 per thousand cubic meters for the first time since December 21, 2022. Ukraine proposes that the European Union store about 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas…
Lebanon 24: With the rising prices of smartphones and electronic devices, it is becoming increasingly important to maintain current devices and extend their lifespan by following simple steps that help protect their components, improve their performance, and reduce replacement costs. According to a report published by the tech site “BGR,” caring…
Al Jadeed: Gold falls… what about oil? Gold prices hovered near their lowest level in three months as investors awaited this week’s monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve (the U.S. central bank), seeking indications of policymakers’ outlook on…
Lebanon Debate: From eastern Saudi Arabia to its west… the Houthis announce targeting stations…
MTV Lebanon: Gold prices rose as falling oil prices eased inflation-related concerns, while investors await the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision this week. Spot gold rose 0.4 percent to…
MTV Lebanon: The Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, will hold its first session late this morning to study the draft 2027 budget, in the presence of Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, to hear a presentation he will give on the draft, its general policy directions, and the assumptions on which it was based…
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