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Month: February 2022

Vatican envoy charges Lebanese elite with profiting from crises

7 months ago
A Vatican envoy criticized Lebanon’s politicians on his visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for an end to “the few profiting of the suffering of many” in a financial crisis which has plunged the bulk of the country into poverty. Archbishop Paul Gallagher’s remarks come one week after the World Bank blasted Lebanon’s ruling class […]
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Qatar reconciling US and Iran following Biden meeting

7 months ago
Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told al Jazeera TV his country is using its open channels with Washington and Tehran to bring their views closer, the Qatari-owned network reported on Tuesday. His remarks come after U.S. president Joe Biden and Qatar's emir met in the Oval Office on Monday to discuss bilateral […]
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Blinken tells Abbas to reform national authority

7 months ago
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority in a phone call on Monday with President Mahmoud Abbas in a further step to strengthen bilateral relations, the State Department said. President Joe Biden has sought to repair ties weakened when his predecessor, President Donald Trump, slashed aid to […]
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Biden says Qatar top non-NATO ally

7 months ago
President Joe Biden said on Monday he plans to designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, granting a special status to a key ally in the Middle East. Biden made the announcement as he met Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in the Oval Office. The emir told reporters that he would discuss regional […]
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US faces off with Russia at UN Security Council

7 months ago
The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday for the first time on Russia's troop buildup and threatening actions against Ukraine at the request of the United States, and all key players are expected to square off in public over the possibility of a Russian invasion and its global impact. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield […]
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Lira projected to 93% of value as dollar deposits slashed

7 months ago
A government plan for tackling Lebanon's financial crisis projects a 93% devaluation of the Lebanese pound and converts the bulk of hard currency deposits in the banking system to local currency, according to a blueprint seen by Reuters. Of $104 billion of hard currency deposits, the plan foresees returning just $25 billion to savers in […]
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Lebanese cabinet discusses social welfare and bank crisis

7 months ago
Cabinet convened Monday at the Grand Serail to continue the discussion of the draft state budget. The session will focus today on social welfare to families in need as Social Affairs Minister Hector Hajjar is expected to submit a proposal today. The customs dollar will also be studied today as no agreement has been reached […]
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Israeli spy networks busted as Aoun takes Israel air breach to UN

7 months ago
President Michel Aoun on Monday asked Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib to file a U.N. Security Council complaint against Israel over its violation of Lebanon’s airspace to carry out an overnight strike on Syria. Aoun made the request during a Cabinet session in Baabda, in which Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi briefed the conferees on the […]
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