A country with a proud history of trade and commerce is starting to crumble into permanent poverty. TRIPOLI, Lebanon—In the second-biggest city in Lebanon, activists are on a mission. They are scouting Tripoli’s middle-class neighborhoods, lined with well-kept apartment buildings and designer boutiques, for families who desperately need help but are too ...
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Lebanon’s cash crisis hits Eid: ‘There is nothing to celebrate this year’
Soaring prices have left basic goods outside the reach of more than half of country’s population For more than a decade, Ahmad Hussein would spend the last few days of Ramadan assembling arrays of sweets in his shop in south Beirut, preparing for the bonanza to follow. Eid al-Fitr, the ...
Read More »UN launches new initiative to fight COVID-19 misinformation through ‘digital first responders’
A new UN initiative aims to push back against the tide of lies and hate that has risen in tandem with the COVID-19 pandemic, by empowering people worldwide to share accurate information to help save lives and promote global solidarity. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday launched Verified, which ...
Read More »Ministry Of Health Announces 62 New COVID-19 Cases
The Ministry of Public Health announced this Friday 62 new coronavirus infections, thus taking the toll to 1086 cases. NNA
Read More »Lebanese prime minister: The coronavirus is pushing Lebanon toward a major food crisis
Hassan Diab is the prime minister of Lebanon. Once the breadbasket of the Eastern Mediterranean, Lebanon is facing a dramatic challenge that seemed unimaginable a decade ago: the risk of a major food crisis. A few weeks ago, Lebanon witnessed its first “hunger protests.” Many Lebanese have already stopped buying ...
Read More »Facebook to launch new shopping feature across apps
Facebook Inc (FB.O) is launching Shops, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on the world’s largest social network’s platforms, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday. The move to build up e-commerce offerings follows Facebook’s launch last year of limited shopping options on photo-sharing app ...
Read More »WHO and UNHCR join forces to improve health services for refugees, displaced and stateless people
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency today signed a new agreement to strengthen and advance public health services for the millions of forcibly displaced people around the world. The agreement updates and expands an existing 1997 agreement between the two organizations. A key aim this ...
Read More »Report: Lebanon Still in ‘Serious Danger’ of Coronavirus
Lebanon’s success in controlling the spread of coronavirus could go “in vain” if the safety precautions continue to be neglected, “Lebanon is still in the circle of danger,” al-Joumhouria daily reported on Thursday. “Lebanon is in serious danger, neglecting the safety measures and failure to abide by the health and ...
Read More »Cabinet Convenes In Session, Extends General Mobilization Until June 7
The Cabinet held its periodic session at the Grand Serail, headed by Prime Minister, Dr. Hassan Diab, and discussed the items on the agenda. Attendees followed up on the use of Ghosta plant for sorting and treating household solid waste, while negotiations are undergoing with the owner company of the ...
Read More »Ministry of Health: 63 new Coronavirus cases registered in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health issued on Thursday its daily report saying that 63 new Coronavirus cases were registered. This brings the total number of cases in Lebanon to 1024. The ministry noted that out of the 63 new cases, 36 were recorded among the residents and 27 among the Lebanese ...
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