Asia Lebanon The UN with a number of NGO partners have completed the 2021-2022 Emergency Response Plan, providing life-saving humanitarian support to 1,1 million of the most vulnerable Lebanese and migrants affected by the ongoing crisis
Asia Lebanon Lebanon is now open for entry to the citizens of the United Arab Emirates that will lift a travel ban imposed during a diplomatic row in 2021; both countries made the announcement in a joint statement
Asia Lebanon "Nobody will lose their deposits but it may take time" Economy Minister Amer Bisat declared to Bloomberg, adding that parliament is expected to pass a draft law on restructuring Lebanon's banking sector within few weeks
Asia Lebanon A draft law on restructuring Lebanese banking sector was adopted, a condition for unlocking international aid to face the economic crisis it has suffered since 2019; it is considered the first time a Lebanese government has approved a bill of this kind
Asia Lebanon Beirut was hit by an airstrike carried out by Israel for the first time since a truce between the Israeli army and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah halted the war between the two in November