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Hezbollah wants everyone in Lebanon govt, insists on FPM
Lebanon urgently needs a new administration to pull it out of a crisis that has shaken confidence in its banking system
Appointment of a new Lebanese PM rests on upcoming 48 hours of re-consultation
Riot police fire tear gas against the supporters of the Hezbollah and Amal Movement groups, who are trying to attack the anti-government protesters’ squares in Beirut
Lebanese Christian party says it won't join government on Hariri's terms
Lebanon is in urgent need of a new government to pull it from a deepening economic crisis that has shaken confidence in its banking system
Singing all the way to the bank: Lebanon protesters fear for their savings
Banks have been imposing tight controls on access to hard currency and blocking transfers abroad
Lebanon PM discusses possible technical assistance with World Bank, IMF -statement
Hariri's office said he told World Bank President David Malpass and IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva that he was committed to preparing an urgent plan
Fitch downgrades Lebanese banks to 'RD'
Fitch downgraded Bank Audi and Byblos Bank Long- and Short-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'RD' (Restricted Default) from 'CCC-' and 'C' respectively.
Fitch downgrades Lebanon to 'CC'
The downgrade of Lebanon's ratings reflects Fitch's view that a government debt restructuring or default is probable
Iraq appreciates Jordan decision exempting students from residency
Jordanian Ministry of Interior’s decision to exempt Iraqi students from the annual residency requirement would enable hundreds of them to attend public and private schools
‘High probability’ of finding oil and gas reserves in Lebanon next year, claims former PM
Former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said confirmation might come in January 2020
Agriculture sector ‘one of Kingdom’s strongest’: Razzaz
Commitment to strengthened support to reaching the phase of agro-industry
Insights
Unemployment high on list of Arab youth’s major concerns
In the Arab world, 65 percent of the population are under the age of 30
Lebanon crisis wreaks havoc on Syria's war-torn economy
Syria's economy has depended on banking ties to Lebanon to keep business and commerce running during the country's more than eight-year-old war
Young, angry Lebanese ditch their differences to target "unjust" system
Demonstrations dominated by young faces have paralysed the country in recent days