Lebanon: CoronaVirus Meter

Lebanon’s Hariri on course to be named PM

9m | Metro US

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Lebanon begins consultations to pick new prime minister

2h | Reuters

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun began meetings with parliamentarians on Thursday to name a prime minister, after weeks of ...

Lebanon County businesses can begin applying for remaining coronavirus relief money

6d | YAHOO!

Thursday is the start of a 15-day window for businesses to get their applications in for a share of millions of dollars in ...

Lebanese spy chief’s Washington visit spreads hope, controversy and covid-19

6h Opinion | Washington Post

Lebanon’s spy chief, Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, an Assad-allied, Hezbollah-linked alleged serial human rights abuser, likely ...

Coronavirus Is Pushing Lebanon Over the Brink

13d Opinion | Foreign Policy

Coronavirus Is Pushing Lebanon Over the Brink Coronavirus Is Pushing Lebanon Over the Br... Lebanon surprised the world ...

Factbox: Lebanon's Spiralling Economic Crisis

20h | U.S. News & World Report

Political chaos, the COVID-19 pandemic and a huge explosion at Beirut's port, which killed nearly 200 people and caused ...

4 dead, 37 infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Lebanon nursing home

16h | Indianapolis Star on MSN.com

Prior to the new outbreak, the nursing home had reported a total 34 residents had tested positive and five had died from the virus as of Oct. 7.

Lebanon closes bars, nightclubs to curb coronavirus

10d | YAHOO!

Lebanon said on Sunday it will close bars and nightclubs to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak which has killed more than 450 ...

Lebanon's uprising never wanted power. Then a blast ripped through Beirut and everything changed

17h | CNN on MSN.com

A 360-degree turn in Lebanon's political mood has prompted activists to organize into political parties and alliances.

China, Russia, Cuba elected to UN Human Rights Council

6d | PRI

Notable violators were among the countries elected to the UN Human Rights Council, as Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to earn ...

Lebanon’s COVID-19 surge: What went wrong?

13d | Al Jazeera English

Critics say poor execution and a lack of strategy are to blame for COVID-19 surge putting delicate health system under threat ...

IRS warns of scammers trying to take advantage of COVID-19 pandemic

11h | WMUR9

A recent incident in Lebanon in which a man impersonated an IRS agent and demanded money is highlighting the growing danger ...

Coronavirus Watch in Mideast: Iran sets new record in daily COVID-19 cases; French ambassador to Lebanon infected with coronavirus

1d | Xinhua

(Xinhua) -- Iran reported 5,039 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, setting a new record in daily coronavirus infections in the ...

Oregon reports 5 new coronavirus cases linked to schools, 2 of them in Coos Bay

8h | Oregonian on MSN.com

Three schools reported students came down with the virus last week. Another two reported staff or volunteers did.

As Lebanon's Hariri appears to make a comeback, a popular uprising turns into a political front

22h | CNN

A 360-degree turn in Lebanon's political mood has prompted activists to organize into political parties and alliances.

4 dead, 37 infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Lebanon nursing home

16h | Indianapolis Star on MSN.com

Prior to the new outbreak, the nursing home had reported a total 34 residents had tested positive and five had died from the virus as of Oct. 7.

Lebanon’s President Aoun vows to see through new PM nomination

21h | Metro US

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday he would fulfill his duty in designating a prime minister but put the onus ...

Family restaurant fined $10K for violating coronavirus restrictions found not guilty

1d | Washington Examiner on MSN.com

Pennsylvania restaurant owners who were fined roughly $10,000 for opening their doors in defiance of coronavirus restrictions ...

Roundup: Iran sets new record in daily COVID-19 cases; French ambassador to Lebanon infected with coronavirus

1d | The Star

CAIRO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran reported 5,039 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, setting a new record in daily coronavirus infections in the country. Meanwhile, the French ambassador to Lebanon and 15 ...

Hospitals prepare for surge in COVID-19 cases

8h | Concord Monitor

With COVID-19 cases surging in other parts of the country and rising in New Hampshire and Vermont, Upper Valley hospitals are ...

Lebanon’s President vows to see through PM nomination, face anyone blocking reforms

23h | Metro US

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday he would shoulder his responsibility in designating a prime minister to ...

IMF says Lebanon should target subsidies at those most in need as reserves dwindle

2d | Metro US

Lebanon should revamp its subsidy system to reach those most in need and make better use of its rapidly dwindling foreign ...

Refugees face eviction in crisis-hit Lebanon

3d | ReliefWeb

English News and Press Release on Lebanon about Protection and Human Rights, Shelter and Non-Food Items, Epidemic and Technological Disaster; published on 16 Oct 2020 by NRC ...

Roundup: Iran sets new record in daily COVID-19 cases; French ambassador to Lebanon infected with coronavirus

1d | The Star

CAIRO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran reported 5,039 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, setting a new record in daily coronavirus infections in the country. Meanwhile, the French ambassador to Lebanon and 15 ...

Looking ahead to Week 5: Lebanon idled by COVID-19, Elco seeks to stay unbeaten

6d | Lebanon Daily News on MSN.com

A high school football season being played amid the COVID-19 pandemic finally, but not really shockingly, impacted a Lebanon ...

Lebanese security chief tests positive for COVID-19 in U.S

2d | Reuters

Major General Abbas Ibrahim, head of Lebanon's General Security agency is seen in Beirut, Lebanon May 23, 2018. Picture taken ...

WFP Lebanon Country Brief, September 2020

23h | ReliefWeb

English Situation Report on Lebanon and 2 other countries about Education, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic, Technological Disaster and more; published on 30 Sep 2020 by WFP ...

Israel-Lebanon negotiations: cautious optimism but no bells of peace

1d Opinion | The Jerusalem Post Blogs

It is essential to keep in mind at this point that the negotiations relate only to the maritime border, nothing else. Neither ...

Some Polish school pupils to move to distance learning amid COVID-19 surge: PM

15h | Reuters

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrives on the second day of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium ...