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IMF underscores need for audit of Lebanese central bank

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday its discussions with Lebanese authorities are focused on the need for an accounting and financial audit of the balance sheet of the country’s central bank to help assess its assets and…

Lebanese President: ‘Impossible’ that Beirut port blast was caused by Hezbollah arms

Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as “impossible” the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut’s port this month was caused by a blast from a deposit of Hezbollah arms, but said that all possibilities would be investigated. Aoun, an…

Beirut aid should go where needed, Lebanese President Aoun says

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that international aid pledged following a massive explosion in Beirut last week that killed 178 people and made 300,000 homeless should go where it is needed. In an interview with French…

World must not play politics with Lebanon’s pain, Iran says

The global community should help Lebanon rather than impose its will on the country, Iran’s foreign minister said while in Beirut on Friday, following the catastrophic blast at the city’s port that killed 172 people and pushed the…

Iran’s Zarif says up to Lebanon to decide future government

The Lebanese should be the only party who should decide their future government, Iran’s Foreign Minster Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday in Beirut. Speaking after a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, he said Iran and private…

Lebanese Parliament speaker urges new government U.S. envoy due in Beirut

Lebanon’s parliament speaker called on Thursday for quickly forming a new government in the first legislative session since the catastrophic explosion that killed 172 people last week and pushed the cabinet to resign. Parliament approved…

Lebanon has enough flour for 4 months, Economy Minister says

Lebanon has 32,000 tonnes of flour in addition to 110,000 tonnes that has arrived or will arrive in the coming two weeks, the Economy Minister Raoul Nehme said on Wednesday. “This means we have enough for four months,” Nehme said in a…

Lebanese PM Diab resigns over Beirut blast

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab submitted on Monday, the resignation of his government to President Michel Aoun, noting that the Beirut blast was the result of rampant corruption. Diab said that "the system of corruption is greater…

Death toll of Beirut Blast rises to 160

The death toll from the Beirut port blast has risen to 160, while 20 people are still missing until this moment, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said Monday. The Ministry of Health said that 6000 people were injured in the explosion that…

Lebanon justice minister resigns over Beirut blast

Lebanese Justice Minister Marie Claude Najm said in a statement on Monday she had presented her resignation from the government, citing the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut.

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