Categoria: Mediterraneo

Beirut, Weekly Report # 11, April 3rd, 2020

Cronache dal Libano by Yves Beirut, 3 April Headlines are still on the Coronavirus pandemic. While the Lebanese press is reporting that 3,75 billion people are quarantined all over the world, almost half of its population, it announces that Europe…

Beirut, Weekly Report # 7, March 06th, 2020

by Yves Headlines have been mainly about the Syrian crisis and internally about a decision to freeze financial assets of 21 Lebanese bank directors and its unexpected suspension.  The initial decision of the financial state attorney Ali Ibrahim to freeze…

Beirut, Weekly Report # 5, February 21th, 2020

by Yves This week three main headlines: the internal political tensions, the visit of a technical assessment team from the IMF and military developments in the Idlib area in Syria. At the end of last week, on 14 February, Saad…

Beirut, Weekly Report # 3, February 7th, 2020

by Yves Most of news of this week are linked to the incoming statement of the government on its political program. It should be presented to the parliament next Thursday after being approved by the council of minister on Tuesday.…