Lebanese campaign encourages art against racism amid economic crisis

A recent campaign launched by artists in Lebanon called on people from all ages and groups to share their drawings of issues they believe deserve awareness.

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Lebanon's Baalbeck Festival moves world audience with dramatic online performance

Lebanon's beloved Baalbeck Festival has survived various challenging times, and this year was no exception.

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Israel approves exploration, bidding on disputed offshore field

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz announced June 23 the opening of bidding for drilling in Block 72, off Israel’s northern shores, which Lebanon says is adjacent to its own fields.

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How Caesar Act could hurt Lebanon's Tripoli

With residents of Tripoli already suffering shortages under Lebanon’s mounting system-wide collapse, the US Caesar Act promises to both hinder investment in Tripoli and increase cross-border smuggling.

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Lebanese banks raise exchange rate to dollars as crisis worsens

A member of the government's IMF negotiations team also resigned in opposition to the government's handling of the worst financial crisis in decades.

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Lebanon probes blast near ex-PM Hariri’s convoy

The attack in the eastern Bekaa Valley came as Lebanon's anti-government protest movement ramped up.

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Intel: Congress pushes European Union to fully designate Hezbollah as terrorist group

A bipartisan group of 30 US lawmakers sent a blanket letter to all European Union member states Thursday asking them to designate the entirety of Lebanon’s militia-cum-political party Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

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Lebanon protests rage as currency plunges

Protesters set fire to tires and waste containers to cut major roads throughout Lebanon.

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Baby girl diagnosed with coronavirus dies in Lebanon

The infant was admitted to the hospital 25 days after her birth.

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Lebanon to reopen Beirut airport July 1

Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, which grounded flights March 18, will reopen next month with reduced air traffic.

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Lebanon’s central bank to inject dollars as currency crashes

The Lebanese pound trades at roughly 6,000 to the US dollar on the black market; Lebanese officials take action to try to get the parallel market under 4,000 to the dollar.

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Protests erupt across Lebanon as government scrambles to rein in crumbling currency

Following the sectarian protests that took place a few days ago, Lebanon's crumbling currency united the Lebanese in a cross-sectarian protests in various Lebanese cities.

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