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Yassine Jaber: Your Own Words Confirm the Crisis Is Systemic!

This is Beirut, 13/12 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Finance Minister Yassine Jaber’s recent statements stand out for his comparison of the Lebanese financial crisis with those in countries such as Greece, Cyprus, and Portugal. In this comparison, he is once again off the mark. In fact, Cyprus experienced only a conventional banking crisis, while Greece and Portugal faced financial crises ...

Jaber’s Blunt Truth: The Law that Destroys Banks and Wipe Out Savings

This is Beirut, 13/12 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Finance Minister Yassine Jaber did not mince words: “The banks will be the first losers” if the Financial Gap Law is enacted. And if the banks lose, depositors inevitably lose too. The draft law places the full burden of repaying deposits on the banks alone — a move that would inevitably destroy the Lebanese banking sector and wipe out ...

Lebanon’s Restaurants Boom: Growth or Mirage?

Liliane Mokbel, 13/12 14:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is the striking number of new restaurant brands registered with the Lebanese Ministry of Economy since the start of 2025. It’s a spectacular surge, but one that is less reassuring than it appears in a country with a limited population and modest tourist inflow. Behind this explosion of concepts lies a clear reality: most of these projects ...

Lebanese MP Ghassan Skaff Dies After Battle With Cancer

This is Beirut, 13/12 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese lawmaker Ghassan Skaff died after a battle with cancer, his office said on Saturday. Skaff was elected to parliament in the 2022 legislative elections, representing the Western Bekaa–Rashaya district. Alongside his political career, Skaff was a prominent neurosurgeon and academic. He had served as professor and head of the Department ...

Lebanon on Edge as Israel Raises the Stakes

Bassam Abou Zeid, 12/12 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The run-up to the mechanism meeting scheduled for December 19 is shaping up to be particularly tense—and for good reason. Israel has been gathering extensive data on Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild its military capabilities. Israeli representative Yury Reisnick is expected to present these findings to the head of the Lebanese delegation, former ...

Cabinet Appoints Members of the Election Supervisory Authority

This is Beirut, 12/12 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, on Friday approved the appointment of members to the Election Supervisory Authority and adopted a draft law on forests and pastures, merging three existing texts and strengthening the protection of green spaces, combating climate change, desertification, and preserving biodiversity, Information ...

Trump: Nations Ready to Act on Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 12/12 17:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that “some countries want to intervene and deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon” during informal remarks at the White House. “You are not obliged to do it. You might have to do it later, but we have countries ready to step in and fully manage this issue,” he added. According to U.S. sources cited by ...

WSJ: Ex-Syrian General Jamil Hassan Hiding in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 12/12 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Maj. Gen. Jamil Hassan, the former head of Syria’s Air Force Intelligence and one of the most wanted figures of the Assad regime, is believed to be hiding in Lebanon after fleeing Syria last December, according to an investigation published by The Wall Street Journal. Hassan, long considered a central architect of the regime’s repression, ...

Order of Malta Turns Crisis Relief into Stability

Rayan Chami, 12/12 16:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Order of Malta Lebanon is scaling up its Programmed Food Assistance Project nationwide, from hot meals and school breakfasts to long-term agricultural support. In Kfar Falous, South Lebanon, farmers and families show how urgent aid is transforming into lasting resilience.

Netanyahu: Trump Meeting to Focus on Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria

This is Beirut, 12/12 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to arrive in Washington on Monday, December 29, for talks with President Donald Trump, focusing on regional developments, including the Trump administration’s plan for Gaza and rising tensions with Lebanon. On Sunday, Netanyahu said he expects the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan to be ...

Paris to Host Meeting on Lebanon Next Week

This is Beirut, 12/12 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A meeting on Lebanon will be held in Paris next week with the commander of the Lebanese army and U.S. officials, as France and the United States push Beirut to speed up Hezbollah’s disarmament process, four sources familiar with the matter told AFP. “Rodolphe Haykal is expected on Wednesday,” one of the sources said. U.S. Middle East envoy ...

FM Warns of Imminent Israeli Offensive, Slams Hezbollah and Iran

This is Beirut, 12/12 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi told Al Jazeera on Friday that Lebanon has received warnings from various Arab and international sources indicating that Israel may be preparing a large-scale military operation against the country. Raggi said the Lebanese government is intensifying diplomatic contacts to prevent any potential Israeli strikes on the ...