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King Mohammed VI has extended his condolences to Lebanese president Michel Aoun, following two huge explosions that rocked on Tuesday Beirut’s port, killing at least 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000. In a message sent to Mr. Aoun, the Moroccan Sovereign expressed his deepest condolences and sincere feelings of compassion to the Lebanese Head of […]
Lebanon has decided to diversify its oil suppliers from 2021 after main supplier, Algeria’s Sonatrach, was accused of providing the Middle East country with adulterated fuel. Lebanon Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar told Bloomberg that the Lebanese government has opted to multiply for the next coming three years its fuel suppliers. “We would prefer to have […]
News Stream May 06,2020
A court in Lebanon has issued an arrest warrant against Chief of local Algerian oil company Sonatrach after the company has been accused of selling adulterated fuel and of corruption. Judge Nicolas Mansour, prosecutor of Mont-Liban court of appeal ordered the arrest of Tarek Faoual and several employees of Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of […]
A court in Lebanon has ordered the arrest of 17 people, including the Chief of Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Algeria’s state-run oil company, on corruption and supply of adulterated fuel charges. Judge Ghada Aoun, prosecutor at Mont-Liban court of appeal, ordered the arrest after state-run Electricity of Lebanon (EDL) lodged early this month […]
As Lebanon’s economy struggles amid coronavirus fallout, the parliament on Tuesday passed legislation to legalize cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial purposes, a move that is expected to generate revenue for the country. Lawmakers approved the bill during a parliament session held in a conference hall. The approval received the backing Hezbollah’s allies including representatives […]
Lebanese took to streets Tuesday in several cities to reject the cabinet of Prime Minister Hassan Diab formed following months-long political turmoil, triggered by economic hardship and public outcry against corruption. President Michel Aoun Tuesday vented the 20-minister cabinet tasked to end the country’s worst economic crisis in recent history. Diab, former education minister and […]
The Moroccan embassy said it closed its office in Beirut on the backdrop of continuing mass protests over economic and political problems in Lebanon. The embassy announced its closure on social media after setting up a crisis cell to help Moroccan nationals in Lebanon. Anger at political elites has engulfed Lebanon as hundreds of thousands […]
The UAE has lifted the ban on trips or holidays to Lebanon in place since 2011 following the eruption of the Syrian crisis for insecurity concerns. The permission will be effective from today, October 8, reports say. The Gulf country and its regional strong ally Saudi Arabia in 2011 issued the travel advisory over security […]
The World football governing body FIFA has sent back Guinea and Lebanon to their own affairs after both countries criticized FIFA’s electronic voting system on June 13 on the unveiling of World Cup 2026 host after both countries complained that their alleged votes for Morocco were rather sent to the United States-Canada-Mexico joint bid, HuffPost […]