The Cabinet Thursday agree on a policy to stop the flow of Syrian refugees into Lebanon, information minister Ramzi Joreige announces after the session.
Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil referred a number of officials and staff in the Real Estate Department to the prosecution office on suspicion of corruption...
The Parliament is likely to extend its mandate before voting on the wage hike, Future bloc head Fouad Siniora says after discussing the issue with Speaker...
The row between the Finance Ministry and Energy Ministry intensified Thursday over alleged violations in contracts between oil companies and the Lebanese...
No positive developments came from the much-anticipated Iranian-Saudi meeting in New York over the weekend, which was the culmination of several attempts by...
A Danish company has suspended all work on two electricity projects in Lebanon after the Finance Ministry withheld payments under the pretext that the...
The Syndicate of Hospitals in Lebanon Tuesday appealed to the government to pay outstanding hospital bills amounting to LL 120 billion, cautioning that delay...
The Central Bank will continue supporting the housing loans program for low- and middle-class families with the help of Lebanese commercial banks, contracting...
Future Parliamentary bloc lauded Saad Hariri’s roadmap Tuesday, announcing its readiness to commence consultations with March 14 heads to end the void in the...
Future MP accuses the Finance Minister of violating the law by allowing spending from funds allocated to pay inflation cost, underscores need to agree on...
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Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil Thursday reiterated his position that salaries of civil servants and military personnel will not be paid end of this month...
Future Movement MPs Atef Majdalani and Khodr Habib announce that March 14 will attend parliamentary legislative sessions even before electing a new president.
Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Tuesday warned of grave economic and social consequences if interest rates surged.
The Beirut Stock Exchange will launch an advanced electronic trading system in collaboration with NYSE-EURONEXT International, officials announced Monday.
The MPs tasked with hammering out a solution for the controversial salary scale for government employees and public school teachers consider demands to raise...
Lebanon successfully swapped $1.4 billion in Eurobonds that mature in April and May and 23 percent were snapped up by foreign investors, Finance Minister Ali...
Parliament’s Joint Committees referred late Friday a controversial draft law to raise the salaries of public sector employees to the general assembly after a...
Standard & Poor’s raised its outlook for Lebanon to stable Friday, citing the country’ steady financial system and deposit inflows, but reaffirmed its B-/B...
Central Bank governor Riad Salameh joins Parliament’s joint committees’ talks over a draft law to raise public sector salaries after lawmakers failed last...