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Electricity, water cuts power Lebanon's protest movement

For 32-year-old Uhood from Beirut's Tariq al-Jdideh district, corruption in Lebanon's leadership is the reason she has to shower at a friend's house when water pipes run dry at home. It's also why she has to pay what she calls a "mafia" of private electricity providers to cover for poor...

Lebanon's banks restrictions affect Syrians depositors

(Zaman AL Wasl)- Pro-Syrian regime media outlets gloated over Syrian businessmen who, after smuggling their money to Lebanese after revolution erupted in 2011, are suffering heavy losses due to restrictions on withdrawals imposed by the Lebanese Central Bank.  They are...

Protesters block roads in Beirut, other parts of Lebanon

Protesters blocked roads in Beirut and in other parts of Lebanon on Monday, pressing a wave of demonstrations that have paralyzed the country for more than two weeks. Demonstrators have been protesting against Lebanon’s ruling elite since Oct. 17, leading to the resignation of Saad...

Pay deal ends strike by UN Palestinian agency workers in Jordan

An agreement was reached to end a strike in Jordan by employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, hours after the walkout began Sunday, Amman's top diplomat and a trade union leader said. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi announced the deal with UNRWA employees, involving...