Restoring economic growth in Lebanon will require comprehensive reforms, IMF says
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s economy has shown resilience despite conflicts in the region, with tourism fueling a bit of a rebound, but restoring growth will require comprehensive reforms, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. IMF spokeswoman Julie Kozack said the IMF remained in discussions with Lebanese authorities, following their request for an IMF-supported program in March […]
AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup: India drawn with Japan, Australia, Lebanon in Group B
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India will confront a challenging group in the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2026, where they have been drawn into Group B with Japan, Australia, and Lebanon during the draw held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The Young Tigresses qualified for the continental competition for the […]
Lebanon calls for pressure to be put on Israel to prevent violations of international law
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to act with the UN to put pressure on Israel to disclose the fate of a Lebanese citizen abducted by the Israeli army early on Monday. Israelis reportedly crossed into Lebanese territory, entering the town of Habbariyeh in the Hasbaya District, and […]
UN force to withdraw most troops from Lebanon by mid 2027
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon plans to withdraw most of its troops by mid 2027, its spokesperson told AFP on Tuesday, after the peacekeepers’ mandate expires this year. UNIFIL has acted as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon for decades and has been assisting the Lebanese army as it dismantles Hezbollah infrastructure […]
Residential building collapses in Lebanon’s Tripoli, trapping people, sources say
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): A five-story residential building collapsed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, trapping an unknown number of people under the rubble, security sources said. Rescue workers and residents had so far recovered three people alive from under the rubble of the building in Tripoli’s Bab Al-Tabbaneh neighborhood, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
Cash-strapped Lebanon finds itself sitting on a gold mine, as precious metal prices surge
BOURJ HAMMOUD(RAHNUMA): Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East and its government is weighing whether it can use that stockpile to restore a crippled economy while its citizens are looking at gold as a way to protect their battered assets. Lebanon’s economy hobbled into 2026 with ongoing inflation […]
Lebanese army must be given ‘means’ to disarm Hezbollah: French FM to AFP
IRBIL(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s army must be given the means to disarm militant group Hezbollah, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told AFP ahead of his expected arrival in Beirut on Friday. “France’s vision for Lebanon is that of a strong, sovereign state holding a monopoly on arms,” he said. “The first step to fulfil this mission is […]
Deal is signed in Beirut to transfer 300 Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their home country
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement Friday to transfer more than 300 Syrians from Lebanese prisons to continue serving their sentences in their home country, a step that will likely help improve strained relations between the two neighbors. The signing came a week after Lebanon’s Cabinet approved a treaty with Syria for the transfer […]
Syrian forces foil attempt to smuggle rockets and missiles into Lebanon
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Security forces in the Syrian Arab Republic foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons into Lebanon on Monday. An Interior Ministry official said officers intercepted and seized a vehicle during a raid in Al-Jarajir village, in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. It contained nine Konkurs guided missiles, 68 rocket-propelled grenade charges, two […]
Lebanese finance minister denies any plans for a Kushner-run economic zone in the south
DAVOS(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s finance minister dismissed any plans of turning Lebanon’s battered southern region into an economic zone, telling Arab News on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos that the proposal had died “on the spot.” Yassine Jaber explained that US Envoy to Lebanon Morgan Ortagus had proposed the idea last december […]
