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Business · BeirutLebanon's banks will reopen on Monday after a wave of holdups. The holdups reflect savers' desperation three years after Lebanon's financial system collapsed. The government has agreed neither a financial recovery plan nor enacted reforms deemed vital to get Lebanon out of the crisis.See the Story
Lebanon's banks to reopen on Monday
50% Right coverage: 12 sources
Europe · KyivSierra Leone-flagged vessel Razoni docks at port of Mersin after finding a buyer for its 26,000 tons of corn. First grain ship to leave Ukraine under a UN-backed deal last week docked in Turkey on Wednesday. Ship had been expected to dock in the Lebanese port of Tripoli last weekend.See the Story
First Ukraine grain deal ship docks in Turkey after Lebanese buyer refused delivery
70% Center coverage: 10 sources
Business · BaghdadIraq has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide Lebanon with fuel for its power plants in exchange for in-kind services. Iraq signed an agreement in July 2021 to give cash-strapped Lebanon one million tonnes of fuel oil to help keep the lights on. Lebanon is battling one of the planet's worst economic crises since the 1850s.See the Story
Iraq To Provide Lebanon With Fuel For Another Year: Lebanon PM
44% Right coverage: 9 sources
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Business · BeirutLebanon's embattled banks have decided to remain indefinitely closed after rejecting a proposed government security plan. The banks will now have to determine their own security measures following a string of bank heists last week. Bank employees have also refused to return to work until they believe it is safe to do so.See the Story
Lebanese banks decide to stay shuttered, over security fears
Coverage: 7 sources
Corruption · BeirutLebanon's top Christian cleric said it is "shameful" that politicians have yet to form a new Cabinet. Maronite Patriarch Beshara Boutros al-Rai drew an unfavorable comparison between Lebanon's progress in securing a maritime boundary deal with longtime foe Israel.See the Story
'Shameful' delay in cabinet formation causing Lebanon's decay, top Christian cleric says
57% Right coverage: 7 sources
Europe · KyivThe ship, AK Ambition, is loaded with 7,000 tonnes of corn and 20 tonnes of vegetable oil. It is the first ship to arrive in Lebanon since the war started seven months ago. The Lebanese are heavily reliant on Ukraine grain, which accounts for 60% of Lebanon's supply.See the Story
Ship with Ukrainian corn, vegetable oil docks in Lebanon
Coverage: 5 sources
Beirut · BeirutHundreds of retired Lebanese army soldiers briefly broke through a police cordon near the parliament in downtown Beirut on Monday demanding an increase inSee the Story
Hundreds of retired Lebanese soldiers protest for higher pensions
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Beirut · BeirutDemonstrators pushed their way close to the Lebanese Parliament building in downtown Beirut Monday morning. MPs are meeting today to adopt the annual state budget, which should have been finalized by the end of 2021. The adoption of a budget is one of the reforms required by the International Monetary Fund to release $3 billion in aid over four years.See the Story
Demonstrators push toward Parliament during budget session, tear gas fired
Beirut · BeirutA written proposal by US envoy Amos Hochstein is "expected to arrive in Baabda before the end of this week," Lebanese President Michel Aoun's Twitter says. Aoun had said that negotiations for a deal between the two enemy states have entered their "final stages" A maritime deal would help determine which oil and gas resources belong to which country, paving the way for more exploration.See the Story
US-mediated proposal on maritime border between Lebanon and Israel expected this week, Aoun says
Beirut · BeirutCustomers and security staff at a BLOM bank branch in southern Lebanon's Saida scuffled on Monday. A video filmed by our correspondent shows a man shouting in front of the bank's premises and shoving the door in an apparent attempt to enter the building. The Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) announced that the banks would resume work starting Monday.See the Story
Scuffle breaks out at Saida bank as country's banks reopen
International · BeirutBEIRUT, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Aref Mghames, head of the vineyard farms organization in eastern Lebanon, believes growing grapes has become a more promising business since the Grape Bank was established six years ago. Read full storySee the Story
Feature: Grape Bank nurtures "seeds of hope" for Lebanese farmers
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
