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The Algerian Presidency Wednesday said adulterated fuel scandal in Lebanon, in which the national oil company Sonatrach is mentioned as part of the scandal, is an internal Lebanese affair. The CEO of Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Sonatrach, and Read more
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, reports say. Judge Ghada Aoun, prosecutor at Read more
Lebanon Tuesday registered its first death case linked with the Coronavirus as the government takes measures to deal with the fast-spreading virus. A 56-year old Lebanese man who was receiving treatment at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri state hospital passed away, the Read more
Lebanon’s national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA), Sunday scraped its decision to only receive US dollars for the payment of flights tickets in response to collapsing national currency, the Lebanese pound, amid struggling economy. The state-owned news agency indicated that Read more
Lebanese engineer and businessman Samir Khatib has announced he is ready to play the role of Prime Minister after his friend and caretaker Saad Hariri announced Tuesday his plans not to run for the position amid high demands from the Read more
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have flown back home respectively at least 300 of their citizens living in Lebanon, which has been witnessing since Thursday violent protests against government economic policies. The kingdom reportedly began the evacuation operation on Saturday dawn. Read more
The Lebanese army Wednesday shot rounds at two of three Israeli drones which reportedly entered the air space of the Arab country anew following Sunday illegal incursions that targeted positions of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement. The Wednesday evening shots according Read more
Lebanon’s President on Monday condemned the crash of two Israeli drone in a suburb of capital Beirut and said that his country has the right to respond to what he compared to a “declaration of war”. Tensions have escalated between Read more
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are set to inject investments in 23 projects as the Lebanese government seeks to raise $11 billion to revamp its economy, Arabian Business reports. Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri, the Dubai-based media reports, made Read more
US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced the withdrawal of American forces from war-torn Syria after he claimed victory over the Islamic State group (ISIS) that he said was the only reason of the American military presence in the Middle East Read more