Lebanon plans to urge the international community to boost financial support at a conference on Syria in Brussels, seeking a USD 10 billion funding for a program of public sector-led investment in infrastructure to boost the economy.
The Syrian war has weakened Lebanon’s economy; fueled tension among Lebanese allied to the rival sides, and triggered a number of jihadist attacks.
Lebanon appointed General Joseph Aoun as army commander on Wednesday, replacing General Jean Kahwaji at the head of a force that has been guarantor of civil peace since the 1975-90 civil war. The Lebanese government also filled several high-ranking security and judicial posts, Information Minister […]
Prime Minister Saad Hariri congratulated all Lebanese laborers Monday on Labor Day.He assured them that the government has already begun taking a series of measures to reduce competition for the Lebanese labor market. This is an excerpt of PM Hariri’s speech: “- Despite its limited […]
President General Michel Aoun, received at the Baabda Palace, the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aloysio Nunes Ferreira. Mr Ferreira announced on monday that Lebanon and Brazil will sign a defense agreement. This agreement will “open a legal framework for the cooperation that already exists between […]
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