Lebanon
24 Jul 2021
Lebanon's deepening economic crisis has piled pressure on hospitals, leaving them ill-equipped to face any new wave of the coronavirus...
30 May 2021
Pope Francis said Sunday he would invite Lebanon's Christian leaders to the Vatican on July 1 to reflect and pray for "peace and stability" in the stricken Middle Eastern nation. Lebanon is in the throes of a double economic and political crisis. It is experiencing its worst financial downturn since the 1975-1990 civil war, with…
22 Apr 2021
Pope Francis reaffirmed his desire to visit Lebanon in a meeting Thursday with prime minister-designate Saad Hariri, but the latter said it would only happen once a new government was formed.
11 Apr 2021
During the civil war that ended over 30 years ago Abla Barotta survived shelling and clashes, but she now fears a "slow death" from Lebanon's worst economic crisis in decades.
8 Mar 2021
Lebanese protesters blocked key roads with burning barricades in rage at the country's political paralysis and deep economic crisis on Monday, after its currency hit record lows on the black market.
13 Feb 2021
Lebanon on Saturday received its first vaccines against the coronavirus, a day before an inoculation drive kicks off in the crisis-hit Mediterranean country.
8 Feb 2021
With Lebanon's economy in a tailspin and the coronavirus pandemic wreaking chaos, panic-buying has gripped pharmacies, creating shortages and a flourishing black market.
6 Feb 2021
A German firm has treated 52 containers of hazardous material at Beirut port and will ship them out of Lebanon, the German ambassador said Saturday, months after a monster port blast
21 Jan 2021
Hospitality business is much more profitable in Nigeria compared to what is obtainable in other countries, the Chief Executive Officer, 4GUYS Limited, Monah Hmaidan, has said.
20 Jan 2021
Tiffany Trump, the daughter of the outgoing United States President Donald J. Trump, has announced her engagement to her boyfriend, Michael Boulos. The 27-year-old, who is the fourth daughter of Trump and his second wife Marla Maples, announced the engagement on the last day of her father's term as president by sharing a picture of…
21 Dec 2020
Lebanese riot police on Saturday scuffled with students protesting a decision by top universities to adopt a new dollar exchange rate to price tuition -- equivalent to a major fee hike.
8 Dec 2020
The Ibo is seen as extraordinarily good in business. He has long transport routes (now reduced by armed robbers), he is good at electronics, spare parts, and building luxury houses in Lekki
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