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    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      OutlookRaya Jalabi
      Lebanon fails the test of time

      The decision to delay daylight savings plunged the country into a crisis of conflicting time zones

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Money laundering
      Lebanon’s central bank chief in court to face money-laundering allegations

      Riad Salameh for the first time appears in front of European investigators probing the accusations

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Lebanon’s banks begin strike action over ‘arbitrary’ judicial decisions

      Closures are the latest blow for the country’s depositors who are already struggling to access their own money

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      Re-opening of Beirut blast probe reignites feud inside Lebanon’s judiciary

      Stalled investigation has been mired by accusations of interference and rows over role of judges

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Lebanon devalues official exchange rate by 90%

      Central bank move to re-peg the currency still leaves the pound far above its parallel black market rate

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Lebanon prosecutor challenges reopening of Beirut explosion probe

      Investigation into 2020 tragedy had been frozen amid accusations of high-level political meddling and impropriety

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      European investigators arrive in Beirut for corruption probe

      Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh alleged to have laundered public money

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      Architecture
      Architecture to see in 2023

      Museums and galleries, a hotel, reconfigured civic districts and two quarries are among the highlights

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      News in-depth
      Lebanon water crisis fuels cholera outbreak: ‘Things are coming to a head’

      Nearly half of cases are children as fears grow that disease could become endemic

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Kim Ghattas
      Lebanon’s constitutional void is an opportunity for regional players

      Not just the presidency but a slew of key positions need to be filled

    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      News in-depthRenewable energy
      Lebanon’s failing state forces unplanned shift to solar power

      Households and businesses are installing renewables to bypass power crisis

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Food security
      Ukraine grain deal collapse revives fears of bread queues and hunger

      Russian withdrawal from Black Sea initiative could have ‘catastrophic consequences’ for poorer countries

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      HTSI
      The Beirut bar-bookshop with a lot of bottle

      Aaliya’s Books is giving Lebanon’s wines the national – and international – platform they deserve

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      Lebanese president steps down with no replacement in sight

      Fractious political class unable to agree on a successor to Michel Aoun

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
      Lebanon and Israel agree maritime deal despite decades of hostility

      Accord marks rare instance of co-operation and pragmatism between two foes that have never held diplomatic ties

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Eastern Mediterranean tensions
      Israel says it has reached deal with Lebanon over maritime border

      Agreement paves way for both countries to develop gasfields in eastern Mediterranean

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
      Eastern Mediterranean tensions
      Israel-Lebanon deal on maritime border dispute falters

      Hopes had been high for agreement that would have paved way for use of disputed gasfield

    • Sunday, 2 October, 2022
      Middle Eastern politics & society
      Israel and Lebanon near deal on maritime border dispute

      Agreement would pave way for use of gasfields in eastern Mediterranean Sea

    • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
      Lebanon in move to re-peg its currency for first time in 25 years

      Finance ministry says plan to slash pound is dependent on adoption of long-delayed recovery plan

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      Lebanon’s banks to close ‘indefinitely’ after heists by angry depositors

      Lenders shut doors after spree of armed robberies staged by customers desperate to get their cash out

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      News in-depth
      Copycat bank heists multiply as Lebanese depositors grow desperate

      Woman who stormed bank with toy gun to get her savings captures public imagination

    • Monday, 29 August, 2022
      OutlookRaya Jalabi
      Lebanon’s economic crisis is pushing families to the brink

      A bank customer’s staged ‘robbery’ at gunpoint to gain access to his own savings has grabbed national attention

    • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
      Israel
      Israel shoots down Hizbollah drones heading for gasfield

      Militant group says unarmed aircraft were on reconnaissance mission as tension mounts in maritime border dispute

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      Lebanese lenders claim IMF plan to seize assets breaks the law

      Proposal to seize assets labelled unlawful and unconstitutional

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      Lebanon’s independents disrupt political order

      Success of newcomers in election signals shift in a country long dominated by entrenched elites

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