Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Hassan Diab hailed the economic rescue plan as the Cabinet unanimously approved it on Thursday. Lebanese media reported that the cabinet unanimously approved a long-awaited economic rescue plan during a session headed by President Aoun at Baabda Presidential Palace. In remarks at the ...
Cautious calm prevailed on Thursday in Lebanese cities of Tripoli and Sidon following a night of riots followed by arrest campaign carried out by Lebanese Army. In the northern city of Tripoli, protesters angered over a spiraling economic crisis hurled stones and Molotov cocktails on banks branches in the city, ...