Tag: Lebanon
The earthquake in Hatay was felt in 7 countries! In Lebanon, the people took to the streets in panic, the traffic was locked
Earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4 and 5.8 that occurred in the Defne and Samandag districts of Hatay yesterday evening shook the Middle East and North Africa. The earthquake was…
angry protesters vandalize banks
In Lebanon, angry demonstrators attacked banks and closed roads on Thursday (February 16th) to protest against the vertiginous fall of the Lebanese pound against the dollar, which nothing seems to…
Confusion in Lebanon! People set fire to bank branches
Due to the ongoing economic crisis in Lebanon since 2019, protests against the restrictions on withdrawals and attacks on bank branches continue. The depositors, who came together in the capital…
Despite the crisis, Lebanon sends aid to Syria
While international aid is flowing massively towards Turkey, neighboring Syria, also affected by the earthquake, does not receive the same outpouring of solidarity. At war for twelve years with a…
No suspects under arrest in Beirut Port explosion case
In Lebanon, Chief Prosecutor of the Court of Appeals, Ghassan Oweidat, decided to release the detainees related to the explosion that occurred in Beirut Port on August 4, 2020, and…
Theater: “Heresies” by Lina Majdalanie and Rabih Mroué at the Vidy-Lausanne theater
/ Podcasts / Cultural meeting Lina Majdalanie and Rabih Mroué, a Lebanese couple in the city and in the theatre, sign a new creation: Heresies. The artists based in Berlin…
the investigation into the explosion of the port of Beirut relaunched
After a thirteen-month suspension due to political interference, judge Tarek Bitar in charge of the investigation into the explosion at the port of Beirut in August 2020, relaunched the investigations…
Nadine Khouri, dormant origins
/ Podcasts / In G major Dear RFI ears, you usually have your share of war in Ukraine, Iranian revolts, diplomacy in sub-Saharan Africa, dear ears, if we take a…
the Lebanese pound continues to fall
A wave of panic hit the Lebanese market this Thursday, January 19 after the fall of the national currency against the dollar. The Lebanese pound reached a new depreciation record…
Production facilities in Lebanon came to a standstill! 600 million dollars is needed for 4 hours of electricity per day
Walid Fayyad, Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Lebanon, made a press statement about the electricity crisis in his country. Fayyad stated that they have prepared a plan for…