Lebanon

Lebanon’s government has extended its almost month-long coronavirus shutdown by another two weeks until April 26 to combat the spread of the disease, the information minister said on Thursday. Since Lebanon declared a state of medical…

Several flights carrying Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus lockdowns began arriving in Beirut on Sunday, part of a trial run to see whether thousands looking to come home can be safely repatriated without worsening the country’s…

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced today, Thursday, 15 new cases of Coronavirus, over the past 24 hours, raising the total number to 494. The ministry said it had recorded 4 new deaths, bringing the number of deaths from…

On Wednesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the registration of 16 new cases of coronavirus, noting that the total number was 479. The Ministry of Health announced in a statement that the number of laboratory-confirmed cases…

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced today, Tuesday, 17 new infections and one death from the Corona virus, which raises the number of infections to 463 and the number of deaths to 12. The ministry said in a statement that "the…

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri threatened on Saturday to suspend his support for Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s government if it did not act to bring home expatriates stranded abroad during the coronavirus pandemic. “If the…

Since Lebanon was placed in lock-down to curb the spread of coronavirus, cash-strapped banks have cut access to dollars for depositors already separated from much of their savings by months of tightening controls. The outbreak has…

President Michel Aoun declared a medical state of emergency in Lebanon on Sunday and called on people to work from home as the country steps up measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Lebanon announced it cannot meet its debt payments and halted a March 9 bond payment of $1.2 billion on Saturday, setting the heavily indebted state on course for a sovereign default as it grapples with a major financial crisis. In a…

Lebanon’s top leaders oppose repaying the country’s looming debt maturities, the presidency said in a statement on Saturday after a meeting at the presidential palace. The president, prime minister, parliament speaker, central bank…