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Lebanon's gross public debt at end February 2012 rose to LL81.210 trillion ($53.9 billion) compared to LL80.907 trillion in the month of January, registering an increase of LL426 billion, the Association of Lebanese Banks (ABL) said Friday. The...
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There are now so many Syrian refugees in Lebanon that they are running out of places to stay. Aid workers have warned for months that housing levels for refugees are quickly reaching a saturation point for the tens of thousands of refugees here, and...
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For several weeks in a row the aid organization reports show it has provided no aid provisions to any of North Lebanon, where 13,405 people are officially registered as refugees. Dana Sleiman said aid is still being provided to refugees through...
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Local travel and tourist agencies held a brief sit-in Friday at Beirut airport to protest measures banning them access to the arrival hall. A statement by the Union of Owners of Travel and Tourism Offices said that earlier this year, Public Works and...
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President Michel Sleiman reiterated Friday his refusal to issue a decree sought by a Cabinet majority that would authorize LL8.9 trillion in government overspending. In an exchange with reporters at Baabda Palace, Sleiman said issuing a decree to...