lebanon | ABS-CBN News

Lebanese currency tanks, supermarkets mark prices in dollars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 08:12 AM

Supermarkets in Lebanon started pricing items in US dollars on Wednesday instead of the nose-diving local currency, after a government announcement allowing the practice in a country heavily reliant on imports. Read more »

Parks Jr. lauds Gilas fightback vs Jordan: 'Testament to our character'

Levi Joshua Verora Jr.
Posted at Feb 27 11:58 PM

BOCAUE – Gilas Pilipinas may have fallen ultimately short against Jordan on Monday, yet Ray Parks, Jr. sees the national team’s fighting spirit as a positive takeaway. Read more »

Gilas wagi kontra Lebanon sa FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 07:13 PM

Wagi ang Gilas Pilipinas kontra sa koponan ng Lebanon sa FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Read more »

Lebanon coach admits: Gilas played unselfish basketball

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 07:44 PM

Lebanon coach Jad El Hajj could not help but notice the difference between the Gilas Pilipinas team they faced before and the Justin Brownlee-led squad that beat them on Friday night. Read more »

FIBA: Jamie Malonzo happy to 'feel at home' in PH Arena

Levi Joshua Verora Jr.
Posted at Feb 25 02:16 PM

For Jamie Malonzo, playing inside the Philippine Arena will always be a unique experience – whatever color the jersey he’s wearing. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 24, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 12:01 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Basketball: Brownlee wants to give love back to fans

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 11:15 PM

Justin Brownlee made sure his debut for Gilas Pilipinas would be a special, one where he could give back to the fans the love they showered him. Read more »

FIBA: Gilas Pilipinas crushers old tormentors Lebanon

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 09:23 PM

Scottie Thompson of Gilas Pilipinas runs the ball up court during their FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers 2023 match against Lebanon. Read more »

FIBA: Hot-shooting Gilas takes down Lebanon

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 09:24 PM

Gilas Pilipinas leaned on its hot shooting in the first three quarters before grinding it out in the payoff period to beat Lebanon, 107-96, in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers at Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 5, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 11:51 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Christmas in Lebanon

Wael Hamzeh, EPA-EFE
Posted at Dec 05 10:22 PM

Despite the Christian population of only around 30% in the largely Muslim nation, Christmas is celebrated in Lebanon specially in commercial and tourist areas with western-style displays. Read more »

Crisis-hit Lebanon faces power vacuum without president

Rouba El Husseini, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 06:18 PM

Already mired in political and economic crises, Lebanon is now also without a president after Michael Aoun's mandate expired without a successor. Read more »

Cholera spreading 'rapidly' across Lebanon: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 04:39 PM

A deadly cholera outbreak is spreading "rapidly" across Lebanon, exacerbated by a prolonged economic crisis and crumbling infrastructure. Read more »

Israel and Lebanon sign maritime border deal

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Oct 28 06:03 AM

Lebanon and Israel have approved a maritime border deal brokered by the US, Israeli and Lebanese officials said on Thursday. Read more »

Israel PM hails agreement with Lebanon on sea border

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 06:10 PM

Israel and Lebanon have reached a US-brokered agreement to settle their long-disputed maritime border, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Tuesday. Read more »

Lebanese lawmaker frees $8,500 in trapped bank deposits

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 06 04:13 AM

Angry depositors have forced lenders to unlock savings trapped under informal capital controls in the face of an unprecedented financial crisis. Read more »

Lebanon to devalue currency, says central bank official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 01:16 AM

Lebanon will weaken its official exchange rate for the first time in decades, an official says, part of efforts to tackle a financial crisis. Read more »

'I need my salary': Anger as Lebanese banks reopen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 07:42 AM

Depositors scuffled and long lines formed at Lebanese banks Monday as they partially reopened after a week-long closure following a slew of heists by customers desperate to access their money. Read more »

Lebanese woman robs bank to pay for ill sister's treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 06:59 PM

A Lebanese woman held up a Beirut bank and walked out with thousands of dollars to fund what she said was hospital treatment for her ill sister. Read more »

Clarkson looks at the positives in Gilas' loss

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 09:49 PM

Although they fell short against Lebanon in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson saw something good in the Gilas team. Read more »