Lebanese lawmakers fail to elect a president for the 12th consecutive time. The political deadlock is worsening the country's economic troubles. Can Lebanon's political elite unite and deliver soon or will there be another foreign intervention to bring a sense of stability? Ghadi Francis breaks down the situation.

Lebanon remains without a president | The West Asia Post

The crisis-swept Lebanon has decided to bring back tourism and revive the country’s falling economy with a catchy, yet emotional new slogan. Roughly translating to "I love you in your madness", Lebanon's tourism ministry has vowed to make sure that tourists are brought back to the beautiful country so that they get to visit the picturesque location.

‘I love you in your madness’: Lebanon changes slogan to attract tourists

Lebanon's crumbling economy has triggered fresh protests in the nation. People are out on the roads again expressing their anger as the currency continues to plummet to all-time lows.

Lebanese Pound hits a new low against the Dollar

The Wuhan virus pandemic has pushed over half of Lebanon's population into poverty. A quarter of the population is living in extreme poverty. Today, Lebanon fears poverty more than it fears the pandemic. WION's Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

Gravitas: 45 people injured in overnight clashes in Lebanon

The Lebanese army has rolled out tanks to control the anti-lockdown protesters in Tripoli. Hundreds of protesters clashed with soldiers as they demonstrated against worsening economic conditions amid a nationwide lockdown

Lebanon: Hundreds of protesters clashed with soldiers in Tripoli

Watch this week's West Asia Post as we talk about Lebanon's growing economic crisis with an exclusive ground report from Beirut. For more such stories, keep watching the West Asia post with Ghadi Francis every Friday at 8:30 PM, only on WION.

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Lebanese authorities are failing to address the acute economic and political crisis that is endangering people’s basic rights, human rights.

Lebanon: Worst economic crisis since the end of Civil war in 1990

The new finance minister of debt-saddled Lebanon met on Saturday with an official from the International Monetary Fund for what he said was a "courtesy visit" and not bailout talks.

Lebanon's new finance minister meets with IMF official

Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on Thursday (October 31) for the formation of a new government of technocrats following the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri amid nationwide protests against a sectarian elite blamed for mishandling the economy.

Lebanon's president pledges new cabinet of technocrats, protesters react

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