BEIRUT, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Lebanon's domestic bank deposits are forecast to grow by a "conservative" $7 billion to $8 billion in 2019 compared with $5.6 billion in 2018, a senior Lebanese banker said ...

BEIRUT, May 27 (Reuters) - The government of heavily indebted Lebanon formally approved a 2019 budget on Monday that includes deep spending cuts to narrow the projected deficit to 7.6% of gross ...

BEIRUT, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A sharp fall-off in revenues means Lebanon's 2019 budget deficit will be much bigger than expected, caretaker finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Wednesday, as the ...

Lebanon’s parliament has been postponed after demonstrators blocked roads and prevented politicians from arriving for a first session since protests erupted across the country last month. Tuesday’s ...

BEIRUT, March 10 (Reuters) - Lebanon Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad said on Tuesday the country's budget deficit for 2019 was 11.4% of GDP. Lebanese officials had projected a budget deficit ...

(Beirut) – Lebanon’s security forces used excessive force against protesters, some of whom threw fireworks and rocks, during demonstrations in downtown Beirut on December 14 and 15, 2019, Human Rights ...

BEIRUT — Lebanese judicial authorities have questioned two people at the request of Turkey on suspicion of being involved in the 2019 escape of auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon via ...

If you’re visiting Beirut, your typical walking tour will span the tip of the peninsula to historic neighborhoods in the eastern quarter. You’ll likely walk along the seaside boardwalk, saunter ...

The Lebanese army has tried to confiscate Hizbullah’s weapons near the border with Israel. General Nicolas Tabet, who oversees the region, said last month that his men had grabbed more than 500 rocket ...