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1507 in English · 54 original-language storiesAl Jadeed: Assad regime networks in Lebanon: officers and money under scrutiny. “Syria TV website” revealed, citing Lebanese security sources, information about the presence of a number of former officers and officials from the Syrian regime inside Lebanon, including Major General Ali Mamlouk and Major General Qahtan Ali Khalil, as well as financial figures…
Al Jadeed: Hazardous chemicals and an urgent appeal: Ship them out immediately! The “Syndicate of Chemists in Lebanon” said in a statement that it “is following with grave concern and dismay the inaction and procrastination in the handling of hazardous chemicals, and the resort to administrative maneuvering and changing decisions from deportation to…”
Al Jadeed: Oil prices rise more than 5% amid uncertainty over negotiations to reopen the Strait…
Al Jadeed: A $150 million agreement… Lebanon takes a step toward digital administration. Finance Minister Yassine Jaber signed an agreement with the World Bank worth $150 million to finance a digital transformation project in Lebanese government administrations and departments, in a move he described as “a fundamental pillar for modernizing the public sector,”…
Al Jadeed: Earth without gravity on August 12… What does “NASA” say? Days before an anticipated solar eclipse, a rumor claiming that Earth will lose its gravity for seven seconds on Wednesday, August 12, causing people, cars and objects to rise above the Earth’s surface before falling again and causing…
Al Jadeed: Warnings and contract terminations... “Social Security” faces hospitalization bills. The Public Relations Directorate of the National Social Security Fund said in a statement that “regular financial advances, increases in medical and hospitalization tariffs whenever necessary, and full responsiveness and cooperation with legitimate demands—this is…
Al Jadeed: في الذكرى 6 لـ 4 آب.. مرفأ بيروت يجدد الوفاء لضحاياه أحيت إدارة واستثمار مرفأ بيروت ، بحضور وزيرَي الاقتصاد والتجارة د. عامر البساط، والأشغال العامة والنقل فايز رسامني، الذكرى السادسة لاستشهاد العاملين في المرفأ الذين قضوا في انفجار الرابع من آب 2020، وذلك…
Al Jadeed: Kanaan after the Finance Committee: Today, we completed the banking reform law after a month and a half of discussion, with only the annex remaining for a closing session next Monday. I will prepare the report in the coming days…
NOW Lebanon: Beirut, 24 July 2026 – A new study proposes a simple tool that could warn a country about an economic downturn before it happens: a regular survey of young people. The study titled A Youth Sentiment Index as a Leading Economic Indicator appears in the Journal…
Yasour: AI image-generation technologies, such as Google’s modern tools, have become capable of producing highly realistic images that can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from real photographs, especially when viewed quickly. But despite the significant advances in these tools, there are still indicators that can…
Beirut Today: For decades, Middle Eastern countries relied on a model of large centralized grids for energy production and distribution, a model strongly associated with the concept of the “patron state.” In this system, governments bore the greatest cost of subsidizing electricity prices, which over time strained budgets and led to the accumulation…
The961: Lebanon’s Minister of Economy, Amer Bisat, met with senior officials from Binance to discuss the growing crypto space and what it could mean for Lebanon. In a post shared after the meeting, Bisat said crypto trading among Lebanese is “significant and…
Beirut Today: Why is Lebanon’s gold reserve so sensitive? Economist Dr. Jad Chaaban explains why central banks worldwide are buying gold, what Lebanon’s reserves represent, and why selling them without reforms could put the country’s last financial safety net at risk.…
Beirut Today: With the country experiencing what was dubbed as the “ worst drought on record ” and the continuation of a multifaceted socioeconomic crisis, Lebanon’s climate issues can no longer be treated as secondary. Holistically, what are considered as “narrow”,…
Beirut Today: In a bid to organize humanitarian and development efforts in Lebanon, Lebanon’s Minister of Social Affairs Haneen Sayed and United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon Imran Riza chaired a meeting on Lebanon’s Response Plan, otherwise…
Beirut Today: Nostalgia is a powerful emotion, one that reaches beyond mere memory, weaving together individual and collective experiences into a tapestry of identity and belonging. For many, it offers comfort, a sense of continuity, and a connection to roots that might…
Beirut Today: The road to Lebanon’s economic recovery is long and winding, blocked by people with power who are protecting their own interests. All episodes of our Beirut Talks economic series are now out, breaking down bank secrecy, capital control, the state budget, and…
Beirut Today: We ask people in Lebanon what they would do if they woke up as Riad Salameh, the ruler of the country's Central…
Beirut Today: Mohamad Faour, Finance professor at AUB, breaks down Lebanon’s banking sector, the obstacles and pathways to its restructuring, and protecting depositors’ savings in the final episode of the Beirut Talks economic…
Beirut Today: Lamia Moubayed dissects Lebanon’s public budget, unifying the exchange rate, and the Public Procurement Law in an all new episode of the Beirut Talks economic mini-series. Moubayed is the president of the Basil Fuleihan Institute for Economy and Finance, and…
Beirut Today: Dr. Sabine Kik, banking law expert and founder of Juriscale, explains what capital control is and what it means for Lebanon’s economy today in episode three of the Beirut Talks economic…
Beirut Today: Economic risk expert Dr. Mohammad Fheili breaks down the battle with banks and bank secrecy as yet another face of the Lebanese political system in the second episode of our Beirut Talks economic mini-series. Director: Karem Monzer Producer & Editor: Laudy…
Beirut Today: From crossing cheese off their shopping lists to seeing people search for stale bread in dumpsters, eating habits in Lebanon have significantly changed because of the economic crisis. We ask people about…
NOW Lebanon: This podcast came to life because we wanted to put our voices behind our articles and bring you an inside view of our job. This podcast is not just about us, the reporters at NOW. It is to give a glimpse into what it means to be a journalist during these…
NOW Lebanon: More than a year and a half after the Beirut blast that was triggered by thousands of tonnes of improperly stored chemical explosives in the city’s cargo port, situated only a few meters away from dense residential areas, many businesses continue to…
Beirut Today: The number of emigrants from Lebanon increased by 4.5 times between 2020 and 2021, with a total of 215,653 travelers leaving the country between 2017 and 2021. A new report by Information International shows the number of Lebanese emigrants jumping from…
NOW Lebanon: If he wasn’t making good money smuggling irregular migrants to the European Union by sea, Ibrahim himself might have joined the growing exodus from crisis-hit Lebanon. “If I didn’t work in this profession, I would have left, just like so many other people,”…
Beirut Today: To wake up in a country with a collapsing currency and lacking in electricity, water, fuel, employment opportunities, and medical services is reason enough to put you in a negative mental state—if not a severe depression. Rather than being fleeting, the…
ASAS Media: Iran: Resisting sanctions is easy, but economic recovery is complicated - ASAS…
Beirut Today: Lebanese politicians are bickering about the formation of a new government against the backdrop of an exacerbated economic crisis, which has left room for crime rates in the country to spike. As they’re busy splitting the metaphorical cake, the country grows…
Kataeb: Public sector salaries are now ready… Here are…
Al Ahed: Gold prices fall as the dollar rises. Miscellaneous, 3 minutes ago…
OTV: The Ministry of Finance announced that the salaries of public sector employees and retirees’ pensions, as well as the salaries of employees in all the military services, have been transferred to Banque du Liban,…
Al Ahed: America on the Eve of the Vote: Inflation Tops Voters’ Concerns Selected Articles Since 5 Minutes Ago…
Yasour: جندي هولندي خدم ضمن اليونيفيل في صور عام 1981، احبها وعاد اليها وتزوج لبنانية واستقر في صور ، ويقول: سميت نفسي " الاجنبي" وانا احب اهالي صور والجنوب واتعلم منهم وخاصة من اهالي القرى وحكمتهم التي اكتسبوها بتجاربهم الطبيعية، الناس هنا كرماء ولطفاء وسأبقى بقية…
Saida Online: Amid government efforts to boost treasury revenues and secure external financing in cooperation with the World Bank, questions arise about these measures’ ability to bring about a real transformation in the Lebanese economy, particularly as pressures on living conditions continue, purchasing power declines, and public services remain weak. Between…
