Asia Lebanon According to Amnesty International there has been a significant increase in prison deaths: the number has almost doubled in 2022 compared to 2021, requiring immediate attention from the authorities
Asia Lebanon A judge banned the country's central bank governor, Riad Salameh, from travelling, days after Beirut received a red notice from Interpol following a French arrest warrant
Asia Lebanon Areeba, the leading payment processing service provider in the Middle East, has introduced the ability to use QR codes through e-wallets to pay at Areeba's network of merchants across Lebanon
Asia Lebanon TUS AIR has been banned from flying in Lebanese airspace or landing at Lebanon International Airport, as the Cypriot airline is partially owned by an Israeli company
Asia Lebanon French prosecutors have notified Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh of their intention to file preliminary fraud and money laundering charges against him
Asia Lebanon The Council of Ministers approved a fourfold increase in public sector salaries, on top of the two previously approved, provided that attendance is 14 days per month
Asia Lebanon Civil society organisations and lawmakers in Lebanon have expressed concern over the awarding of a multi-million dollar contract to build and operate a second terminal at Beirut International Airport
Asia Lebanon The country woke up with two time zones on Sunday, after the government's last-minute decision to delay daylight saving time until the end of Ramadan caused mass confusion
Asia Lebanon As the Lebanese pound lost 98% in value since late 2019, the government began allowing grocery stores and restaurants to be paid in dollars; this would help ease inflation without much-needed structural reforms, but will deepen inequalities
Asia Lebanon Acting Minister of Economy and Trade welcomed the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut to discuss procedures to be adopted following the inclusion of the Rashid Karami International Exhibition on the "List of World Heritage in Danger"
Asia Lebanon President of the Lebanese Pharmacists' Syndicate said in a statement that 'the expansion of the trade in smuggled drugs in Lebanon has led to a drop in imports of legal medicines to almost a quarter, resulting in a decrease in revenue for Syndicate
Asia Lebanon UNICEF has warned of an educational disaster in Lebanon, urging the immediate reopening of public schools to end the disruption to education
Asia Lebanon On the occasion of the delivery of a Brazilian humanitarian donation of 38 water purifiers, Brazilian Ambassador participated in a ceremony together with General Mohammad Kheir, head of the High Relief Committee and representatives of Lebanese NGOs