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Lebanon minister s remarks on Gulf draw criticism of PM-designate Reuters 2 hrs ago
BEIRUT, May 18 (Reuters) - Lebanon s caretaker foreign minister, Charbel Wehbe, made scathing remarks about Gulf countries in an interview late on Monday, blaming them for the spread of Islamic State, comments that could add strain to an already tense relationship. Those countries of love, friendship and fraternity, they got us Islamic State and planted it in the plains of Nineveh and Anbar and Palmyra, Wehbe said in an interview with regional network Al Hurra, referring to parts of neighboring Syria and Iraq that Islamic State seized in 2014.
When asked if by those countries he meant Gulf states, Wehbe said he did not want to name names. But on a question about whether Gulf states had funded the Islamist movement he said: who funded them then, was it me?
UPDATE 1-Lebanon s lights may go off as cash for electricity runs out Reuters 5/6/2021
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BEIRUT, May 6 (Reuters) - Lebanon s lights may go off this month because cash for electricity generation is running out, a lawmaker said on Thursday, as the country grapples with a deep economic crisis.
Lebanon s parliament had approved a $200 million emergency loan to finance fuel imports for power generation in March, but a committee reviewing the loan has yet to approve it. We should not forget that starting May 15, gradual darkness will start, said Nazih Negm, a member of parliament, according to a government statement released after he met the caretaker finance and energy ministers.
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BEIRUT Lebanon could go dark as cash for electricity generation runs out this month, a government statement said on Thursday.
“We should not forget that starting May 15, gradual darkness will start,” Nazih Negm, a member of parliament, was quoted as saying after a meeting with the finance and energy ministers.
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Lebanon’s parliament had approved a $200 million emergency loan to be allocated for fuel imports for power generation in March, but the money has so far not received final approval. (Reporting By Laila Bassam and Maha El Dahan; Editing by Alex Richardson)
Saudi informed Lebanon about fruit and vegetable ban, Lebanese ministry says Reuters 1 hr ago
BEIRUT, April 23 (Reuters) - Lebanon s foreign ministry said on Friday it had been informed by Saudi Arabia s embassy about the decision to ban Lebanese fruit and vegetables from entering or transitting the kingdom because of drug smuggling. The decision was transferred to top officials, Lebanon s caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe said in a statement.
The ministry statement said the illegal practice of drug smuggling using export cargoes harmed the Lebanese economy and said it had urged the security authorities to work diligently to foil any attempts that ultimately harmed Lebanese farmers.