French President Macron to Meet Fairouz Upon Arriving to Lebanon

L'Orient Le Jour confirmed this morning that French President Emmanuel Macron, who is coming back to Lebanon on September 1st, will visit Lebanon's voice of hope, unity and love Fairouz at her house in Antelias. Macron is also set to meet with Lebanese politicians after he had called for a 'New Political Order' in Lebanon on his first visit earlier in August.

Jad Ghosn Leaving Al-Jadeed & Moving To Dubai-based Al Sharq Bloomberg Channel

It's quite common for journalists & reporters to move between TVs, but it's sad to hear Jad leaving Al Jadeed & Lebanon in such times, especially that he's been covering extensively the revolution and all aspects of the economic crisis among other things. Jad has been a huge influence on a lot of Lebanese, especially those in support of the revolution and against this rotten political class, he spoke our minds on almost all occasions…
Lebanon

BDL To Allow Transfers to Lebanese Students Abroad for Up to $10,000

4 years ago
BDL issued a new circular today where it allowed transfers abroad for students for a maximum amount of $10,000 on two conditions: – The transfer has to be done from a dollar account. – The ...
BeirutBlast

Russell Crowe Donates to Save “Le Chef” Restaurant in Gemmayze

4 years ago
“On Behalf of Anthony Bourdain, I thought that he would have probably done so if he was still around. I wish you and LeChef the best and hope things can be put back together soon.” ...
BeirutBlast

Western Union To Allow Transfers in USD Starting August 7

4 years ago
Following the disastrous blast that occurred two days ago, Western Union has announced that it will be offering zero-fees international money transfers paid out in U.S. dollars to Lebanon, and BDL has confirmed this decision ...
Lebanon

Byblos Bank Manager Killed in Parking Lot

4 years ago
Antoine Dagher, the Head of Group Ethics & Fraud Risk Management Department at Byblos Bank, was killed in the parking lot of his building in Hazmieh. Early reports are saying he was hit in the ...
Lebanon

No More Coca-Cola in Lebanon

4 years ago
The National Beverages Company (SAL) announced today that it is shutting down permanently by end of May 2020 due to the economic and financial distress and the difficult conditions it is going through. The company ...
Critiques

Liban: La Revolution

4 years ago
Check out this 9-minute long report by Tancrède Bonora (C à vous) on the Lebanese Revolution. It’s been over 110 days now and today was yet another proof that the revolution is alive and kicking! ...
Critiques

Stricter Capital Controls To Be Implemented This Week?

4 years ago
BDL Governor & The Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) are seeking to legitimize the coercive measures being taken and have dispatched a circular to the government to regulate bank-customer relationships. In the mean time, ...
Lebanon

Radio One Shuts Down After 37 Years on Air.

4 years ago
Media outlets are closing one after the other in Lebanon, and the latest is the famous 105.5 Radio One after almost 37 years! I saw the news on Beirut.com and a lot of people have ...
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