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BEIRUT: Lebanon has officially adopted a new exchange rate on imports ten times the previous level, in a move that will deepen economic misery in a country already suffering hardship. The new customs exchange rate of 15,000 Lebanese pounds a dollar replaces the previous rate of 1,500, which was in use for nearly three years. The customs dollar is the price for calculating the

Lebanon busts 8 IS-linked terrorist cells-

In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighborhoods safe but critics see as a worrying echo of Lebanon's troubled past. The neighborhood watch, launched earlier this month in some of Beirut's most salubrious streets, is the…

“Change” is an economics-driven pursuit for local accountability and social justice, and “Opposition” is a politically focused mission with geopolitics at its heart. “Change” cannot reform the system on its own, and “Opposition” cannot challenge regional considerations alone. Together, however, they potentially hold a narrow majority — 65 seats, combined — against the 63 belonging to a Hezbollah-led coalition. And there is an opportunity, today, to bring these two movements t...

BEIRUT: In the darkness of Beirut’s unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighborhoods safe but critics see as a worrying echo of Lebanon’s troubled past. The neighborhood watch, launched earlier this month in some of Beirut’s most salubrious streets, is the latest symptom of the crisis

By Tom Perry, Issam Abdallah and Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are takin...

By Tom Perry, Issam Abdallah and Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are takin...

Some worry it evokes a time when militias controlled the streets

In the darkness of Beiruts unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighbourhoods safe but critics see as a

In parallel with the 16 Days of Activism against GBV, the UN launched an awareness campaign to eliminate violence against women.