A delegation of high-ranking Lebanese ministers visited Damascus Saturday for talks on importing energy via Syria, the first such official visit since its civil war broke out 10 years ago.
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With electricity becoming a scarce commodity, thousands of well-off Lebanese rush to alternative energy.
Iran said on Monday it is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed, a day after the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said more vessels carrying Iranian fuel would sail soon to help ease the country’s fuel shortage.
Lebanese leaders hold emergency meeting, decide to change the exchange rate used to price petroleum products.
Saudi Arabia voiced its support for the Lebanese people during a cabinet meeting overnight Tuesday but warned that any aid would not be allowed to reach corrupt officials.
The US urged Lebanon’s new prime minister-designate, Najib Mikati, to form a government quicly to handle the country’s long crisis.
The United States criticized Lebanon’s politicians Thursday for failing to form a new government that is needed to halt the country’s economic, social, and financial collapse.
