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The families forced to flee the clashes on the Lebanon-Israeli border: ‘A shell landed in the...
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoON THE GROUND: Alongside the bombardment of Gaza, Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging...
Cash is king in Lebanon as banks atrophy
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 year agoThe money exchange shop in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley was buzzing with business. Cellphones pinged endlessly and employees shouted out various rates as...
Poverty in Lebanon tripled over a decade, World Bank says
Associated Press via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoPoverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country...
Hezbollah alone will decide whether Lebanon − already on the brink of collapse − gets dragged into...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoSupporters of Hezbollah have been rallying in Beirut in support of Palestinians in Gaza. AP...
Lebanon to sell unlimited US dollars to prop up collapsing pound
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 year agoLebanon's central bank will begin selling unlimited amounts of U.S. dollars in a bid to halt the...
A Currency Crisis Looms: We Need a New Model
CoinDesk via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 years agoThe global economy is staring down the barrel of a currency crisis. That has huge ramifications for the crypto industry. Emerging-market currencies face...
It’ll take more than an exchange rate change to get Lebanon out of its deep crisis
Quartz via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoLebanon’s currency has been pegged to the US dollar at the rate of 1,507.5 Lebanese pound (LBP) per...
Valve is dropping local currency support for Turkey and Argentina amid 'exchange rate volatility,'...
PC Gamer via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoSPAIN - 2021/08/11: In this photo illustration, a Steam logo seen displayed on a smartphone and in...
Clashes at Lebanon-Israel border raise fears of wider war
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoOn the face of it, the crossfire on Lebanon’s border with Israel appears marginal, dwarfed by the...
Lebanon's empty schools bode long-term damage from crisis
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoOn a recent school day, the Rene Mouawad High School in Beirut was empty, its classrooms dark, just...