Lebanese bank officials hope that their threat of a comprehensive strike next week will prompt pressure to gain the attention of the caretaker government and its president, Najib Mikati, and to fulfill the unannounced promises he made to them during his meeting with a delegation from the Board of Directors of the Association of Banks, … Read more
Lebanon’s banks tend to close completely in response to the “government’s procrastination” Emergency “vibrations” in the financial and consumer markets Sunday – 21 Rajab 1444 AH – February 12, 2023 AD Issue number [ 16147] Lebanese in front of a closed branch of a bank in Beirut (Reuters) Beirut: Ali Zinedine Hardly, the strike of … Read more
Yesterday, the visit of a Lebanese ministerial delegation to Damascus, to express support after the catastrophe of the earthquake that struck areas in Syria and Turkey, renewed the debate regarding the “normalization” of relations with the Syrian regime. Positions were divided, as usual, among supporters of the regime, who considered that the visit that the … Read more
Aramco Trading announces sales of 6 million barrels per day Oil prices rose during trading yesterday, Tuesday, for the second day, despite the rise of the dollar, but the state of optimism is driven by the recovery of demand in China, the largest importer of crude in the world, taking into account fears of a … Read more
London’s Portrait Gallery reopens its doors after 3 years Tuesday – 16 Rajab 1444 AH – 07 February 2023 AD Issue number [ 16142] National Portrait Gallery (Museum) London: «Asharq Al-Awsat» London will regain one of its biggest landmarks for art lovers, when the National Portrait Gallery reopens its doors in June after a three-year … Read more
Experts to “Asharq Al-Awsat”: We have moved from “epidemic panic” to “coexistence” With the Corona epidemic entering its fourth year, the question remains: When will it end? And given the number of injuries and deaths, which does not stop adding more every day, it does not seem that the world has turned the page on … Read more
Lebanon: Berri is “not pessimistic” at the presidential level… and will not call for “non-competitive” election sessions Al-Rahi attacks the deputies and their “blind obedience” Monday – 15 Rajab 1444 AH – 06 February 2023 AD Issue No. [ 16141] Speaker Nabih Berri (House of Representatives) Beirut: Thaer Abbas The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, … Read more
Last night, Riyadh gathered a group of Arab artists to honor the pioneer of the Saudi song, Talal Maddah, who passed away two decades ago, leaving behind a rich artistic legacy. And the “General Authority for Entertainment” decided to mobilize 43 artists, from the ocean to the Gulf, to revive a “night of joy” that … Read more
Today, the Saudi Entertainment Authority is organizing a concert in which an Arab artistic crowd will participate, in honor of the late Saudi composer and singer Talal Maddah. 43 Gulf and Arab artists will participate in the ceremony, which is organized at the “Mohamed Abdo Theater”, where more than 20,000 spectators gather, and the event … Read more
With the replacement of “Qatar Energy” by the Russian “Novatek” in the consortium consisting of the French “Total” and the Italian “Eni”, the scene of oil and gas exploration in the Lebanese blocks No. 4 and 9 has been completed. Delimitation of maritime borders Southern Lebanon to appear in terms of reassuring international investors, while … Read more