Lebanon Political Corruption

Beirut, Lebanon – When the results of the Lebanese Engineers Union election were announced on Sunday, a large group of engineers and activists gathered at its headquarters in Beirut burst into joy. A coalition of grassroots activists and political groups had won decisively against all odds. “It’s amazing. I didn’t expect this victory,” said Abir …

Published on: 07/01/2021 – 10:42Amended: 07/01/2021 – 10:40 Vatican City (AFP) Pope Francis met with ten Lebanese Christian leaders on Thursday to reflect on the dire economic and political situation in their country, which he hopes to visit soon. The pontiff greeted the leaders and their delegations, who spent the night Wednesday at the guesthouse …

BEIRUT (AP) – Ibrahim Arab stands in line for hours a day in the hot summer sun to buy gasoline for his taxi. When not working, the 37-year-old father-of-two goes from pharmacy to pharmacy in Beirut, looking for infant formula for his 7-month-old son – anything he can find – even if the infant has …

BEIRUT (AP) – Lebanese troops deployed in the northern city of Tripoli took up positions around key state institutions on Sunday morning after a night of protests and riots against deteriorating living conditions , leaving several demonstrators and 10 soldiers injured. Sporadic protests were reported across Lebanon on Saturday as the country’s 20-month economic crisis …

Since Hariri was appointed on October 22 to form a new government, he and Future Movement officials have accused Aoun and his son-in-law Bassil, head of the Free Patriotic Movement, of blocking the formation of the government by insisting on a blocker. a third plus one [veto power], something the Prime Minister-designate has pledged not …

Almost a year after French President Emmanuel Macron visited Beirut and launched a French initiative to relieve his country’s former colony of its myriad of crises, nothing has been achieved. Food prices continue to skyrocket, fuel lines stretch for miles, and the Lebanese military – which not only monitors some of the world’s most sensitive …

Shops, government offices, businesses and banks, largely controlled by Lebanon’s Christian and Sunni elites, closed in a general strike last Thursday. Protesters erected roadblocks in Beirut and other cities, burning tires and crippling traffic, including the road to Beirut airport. As workers joined the strike to protest the appalling social conditions and endemic corruption that …

France is considering sanctioning the president of the Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil, Reuters reported. A senior European official told Reuters that France aimed to sanction Bassil, who was sanctioned by the United States in November 2020. The news comes amid anticipation of EU sanctions against Lebanese politicians involved in the political stalemate Lebanon has …

The leader of Lebanon’s largest Christian political party said on Sunday that he still wanted Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri to form a new government, and blamed political opponents for months of political paralysis. Lebanese politicians have been arguing over the structure of a new government since the last one resigned following the devastating explosion at …

EU threatens Lebanese politicians with sanctions over political crisis BEIRUT – European Union foreign policy chief berates Lebanese politicians for delays in forming new cabinet, warning that the Union may impose sanctions on those behind the stalemate policy in the country affected by the crisis. Josep Borrell makes his comments at the presidential palace near …

File photo: Gebran Bassil, Lebanon’s largest Christian bloc leader, will speak at a parliamentary conference at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut, Lebanon on May 22, 2021. REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir June 18, 2021 John Irish and Robin Emot Paris / Brussels (Reuters) – According to diplomatic documents seen by Reuters, the European Union sanctions standards …

June 19, 2021 Listen to this story Your browser does not support the item . Enjoy more audio and podcasts on ios or Android. Joe biden and Vladimir Poutine gathered in Geneva for a summit. It lasted less than four hours, but both men described it as constructive. The two sides agreed to fire their …

BEIRUT, Lebanon: The ailing Lebanese pound fell to a new low of 15,300 against the US dollar on the black market, amid continued political uncertainty in the country and worsening economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Although officially still valued at 1,515 against the dollar, the Lebanese pound has lost more than 90% of …