BEIRUT: Hundreds of Lebanese workers, unionists and foreign female workers in the country responded to calls to protest as part of the Labor Day activities on Monday, which was International Workers’ Day. Two major protests took place in Beirut, the first by the National Federation of Worker and Employee Trade Unions in Lebanon, also known as FENASOL, and the second by the
BEIRUT: An expert in the banking sector on Monday ruled out the possibility of banks completely closing and stopping their ATM services, as such a step might backfire. The Association of Banks is expected to make a decision on Wednesday regarding ATM services, beginning Thursday. The Lebanese pound, meanwhile, dropped to a record low, trading at 68,000 LBP per USD on the black