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Ex-Lebanon bank chief Riad Salameh slapped with arrest warrant

Former Lebanon bank chief Riad Salameh's arrest has shaken the country, which follows a prolonged and major economic crisis.

The New Arab Staff
09 September, 2024
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Lebanon's Riad Salameh: financial wizard to enemy number one

The New Arab Staff
04 September, 2024
Power struggles: Lebanon's sweaty summer exposes rife energy corruption
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Lebanon's electricity crisis: Generator cartels vs. solar energy

Charles Lawrie

Charles Lawrie

19 June, 2024
Perspectives

In crisis-hit Lebanon, everyday life is a series of hurdles

Kristina Tayar

Kristina Tayar

13 February, 2024
Lebanese diaspora trade safety for family life in return home
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Lebanese diaspora trade safety for family in return home

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Laure Delacloche

15 November, 2023
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IMF reaches agreement on $3bn aid deal for Lebanon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 April, 2022
A Lebanese protester paints on a drawing of a cedar tree, Lebanon's symbol on its national flag, on a main road in Zouk Mosbeh, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut as protests against corruption continue for a sixth consecutive day on October 22, 2019
Environment and Climate
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How the crisis in Lebanon is threatening its cedar forests

Robert McKelvey

Robert McKelvey

30 March, 2022
Lebanon banks -- afp
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Lebanese prosecutor overturns decision barring banks from shipping money

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 March, 2022
MENA
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Lebanon banks to sell US dollars at approved rate next week

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 March, 2022
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MENA
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Syrian couple arrested in Lebanon for 'selling newborn girl'

The New Arab Staff
19 March, 2022
A school in Lebanon
Economy
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Lebanese youths drop out of education amid economic meltdown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 March, 2022
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Lebanon activists create flight tracker for political elite

William Christou
21 February, 2022
A counting machine counting 50,000 Lebanese pound banknotes
Economy
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Lebanon's 'zombie banks' scale back amid economic crisis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 February, 2022
Najib Mikati, prime minister of Lebanon
Economy
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Lebanon PM says agreeing recovery plan 'Kamikaze operation'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 February, 2022
Lebanese mother-to-be Rana Mneimneh waits for her turn at a clinic providing free consultations in Beirut on September 18, 2020
Society
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Pregnant women in Lebanon face malnutrition amid crises

Rodayna Raydan

Rodayna Raydan

26 January, 2022
Lebanon protests -- AFP
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Lebanon's economic depression "orchestrated by elite", World Bank says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2022
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Lebanese healthcare on brink of collapse amid crisis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 January, 2022
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MENA
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Lebanese bank customer holds staff hostage demanding savings

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 January, 2022
A whiteboard in Dr Anita Toutikian's art therapy room, the red cranes of Beirut's port seen through the window, where the explosion of August 2020 took place
Society
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The fragile state of children's mental health in Lebanon

Rosabel Crean

Rosabel Crean

18 January, 2022
Trees in Lebanon
Environment and Climate
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Lebanon's woodlands at risk as citizens struggle for warmth

Rodayna Raydan

Rodayna Raydan

13 January, 2022
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MENA
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Lebanon's currency plummets again amid financial crisis and political deadlock

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2022