The black market rate, widely used across the country, now sits at 35,600 to the US dollar.
Fragile calm in Beirut’s Ain el-Remmaneh area, home to longtime rival parties that are now key players in parliament.
US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on alleged ‘financial facilitator’ for Lebanese group Hezbollah.
Al Jazeera discusses with analysts what lies ahead as power has shifted in Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system.
Sunday’s parliamentary elections were ‘marred by intimidation’ and violence, according to local and foreign observers.
Hezbollah allies lose seats in parliamentary elections to rivals, as independent candidates make inroads.
Partial results show change in the balance of power in parliament where Hezbollah and allies once held a majority.
Voter participation was expected to be higher on Sunday following an increase in diaspora voting last week.
It is unlikely that Sunday’s parliamentary election will bring any structural change.
Contenders running against traditional sectarian parties are turning to podcasts and social media.
International donors pledge $4.3bn for this year and $2.4bn ‘for 2023 and beyond’ to support war-wracked Syrians.
Opposition hopes for significant diaspora votes amid economic crisis, but analysts say status quo likely to be upheld.
Experts say Saad Hariri’s absence from upcoming Lebanese election created a ‘political void’ for the Sunni community.
FIFA issued a raft of sanctions worldwide after studying dozens of cases from qualifying games for the Qatar World Cup.
