Posts tagged with "Lebanese Economic Crisis"

Lebanese PM Mikati likely to be nominated again amid deep crisis World

Lebanese PM Mikati likely to be nominated again amid deep crisis

June 22nd, 20220 BEIRUT — Lebanon's caretaker premier Najib Mikati will likely be nominated for a new term on Thursday, political sources said, keeping him at the helm as the country prepares for steep financial and political challenges in the months ahead. If re-installed, Mikati will have to steer Lebanon through an economic recovery plan that...
Elections results in Lebanon raise fear of new power struggle Lebanon

Elections results in Lebanon raise fear of new power struggle

May 20th, 20220 Lebanon's emboldened opposition goes from protest to parliament BEIRUT – When Halime El Kaakour enters Lebanon's parliament as a newly elected lawmaker next week, she will step past the same concrete barriers that security forces erected to keep her and other protesters out during massive anti-government rallies in 2019. Powered by...
Tlaib, Dingell and colleagues introduce Lebanon TPS Act COMMUNITY

Tlaib, Dingell and colleagues introduce Lebanon TPS Act

November 30th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) have introduced the Lebanon TPS Act of 2021. The proposed legislation seeks to grant Lebanese nationals...
Children skipping meals in majority of families in Lebanon, UNICEF says Lebanon

Children skipping meals in majority of families in Lebanon, UNICEF says

November 25th, 20210 BEIRUT — More than half of families in Lebanon had at least one child who skipped a meal by October amid a "dramatic deterioration of living conditions," the U.N.'s children's fund said in a report released on Tuesday. Children have been hit hard by the country's deep economic crisis exacerbated by the global coronavirus pandemic,...
Lebanon agrees new government to tackle economic collapse Lebanon

Lebanon agrees new government to tackle economic collapse

September 10th, 20210 BEIRUT - Lebanese leaders agreed a new government led by Sunni Muslim tycoon Najib Mikati on Friday after a year of feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse, opening the way to a resumption of talks with the IMF. The breakthrough followed a flurry of contacts with France, which has led efforts to...
Inflationary pressures force Lebanese to make tough choices Lebanon

Inflationary pressures force Lebanese to make tough choices

September 9th, 20210 BEIRUT — Ibrahim Jaber was laid off when the fast food restaurant where he worked as a chef in Beirut shut down. Unable to find another job, he had to take his daughter out of school to put food on the table at home. He is one of many Lebanese who have found themselves facing staggering inflation just as their employers, also hit...
Lebanon is "days away" from social explosion, PM Diab warns Lebanon

Lebanon is “days away” from social explosion, PM Diab warns

July 6th, 20210 BEIRUT — Lebanon is a few days away from a social explosion, caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab warned on Tuesday, calling on the international community to save a country in deep economic crisis. The World Bank has called Lebanon's crisis one of the worst depressions of modern history. The currency has lost more than 90 percent...
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