Lebanon

Several wounded as Lebanon army attempts to unblock roads in Beddawi

Oct 27, 2019 04:00

Several people have sustained injuries during clashes between a group of protesters and Lebanese army forces when the latter sought to open a blocked road as people poured back onto streets and squares across Lebanon on the tenth day of anti-government demonstrations over the country's economic crisis.
Anti-resistance scheme being concocted against Lebanon, Nasrallah warns

Oct 25, 2019 13:10

The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement has warned against fiendish attempts to target the axis of resistance in the wake of ongoing anti-government demonstrations over the country's economic crisis, stating that Hezbollah is well aware of such conspiracies.
Lebanese president invites protesters to talk, hints at govt. reshuffle

Oct 24, 2019 15:10

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has expressed his readiness for dialogue with anti-graft protesters to put an end to nationwide demonstrations and save the country from financial collapse.
Lebanese protests continue for 7th consecutive day despite gov't emergency package

Oct 23, 2019 09:16

Protesters in Lebanon have taken to the streets for a seventh consecutive day to voice discontent with rising inflation and living costs, despite an economic emergency package recently unveiled by the government.
Lebanese cabinet announces new reforms on 5th day of protests

Oct 22, 2019 03:56

The Lebanese prime minister has announced the approval of a list of economic reforms amid continued anti-government protests in the country.
Lebanon government approves 2020 budget as protests go on

Oct 21, 2019 16:01

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri says the cabinet has approved a raft of economic reforms, including halving ministers' wages, and agreed on the 2020 budget in a bid to tackle fiscal crisis in the cash-strapped country and put an end to the nationwide demonstrations that have entered the fifth day.
Street protests express 'people's pain': Lebanon's Aoun

Oct 21, 2019 08:57

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has expressed solidarity with the protesters who have flooded the streets of the country in recent days, saying their agitation shows "people's pain."
Head of Lebanese pro-US party orders ministers to resign from cabinet

Oct 20, 2019 04:09

A Lebanese political party with links to the United States and Saudi Arabia has ordered its ministers to resign from the government of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri amid growing protests on the streets against corruption.
Protesters in Lebanon block roads for third day in row

Oct 20, 2019 03:43

Lebanese from all walks of life continue to head to the streets to take part in what is rapidly turning into an uprising for economic and social reforms.
Nasrallah says opposed to government resignation, won't let anyone burn Lebanon

Oct 19, 2019 09:27

Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has expressed opposition to calls for the resignation of Lebanon’s government, vowing not to allow anyone to “burn” Lebanon and cause chaos in the country.