Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanese Government Names Bank of Beirut to Lead Eurobond Sale (Bloomberg)

Lebanese Government Names Bank of Beirut to Lead Eurobond Sale (Bloomberg)
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) — Bank of Beirut SAL was appointed by the Lebanese government to lead the sale of $500 million in Eurobonds, Assistant General Manager Najib Semaan said today by phone from Beirut.

Lebanese agricultural exports may fall, warn consumer groups (The Daily Star Lebanon)
The inadequate use of chemical pesticides in spraying fruits and vegetables is affecting the agricultural exports and the consumption of these products in Lebanon said Zouhair Berro, head of consumers’ protection association on Friday.”Many countries have recently returned imported Lebanese agricultural products as a result.

Lebanon’s opposition agrees to join Hariri govt (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed on Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a senior …

Lebanon-based Al-Qaeda official convicted of terror (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Al-Qaeda official in Lebanon Nabil Rhayem was sentenced to hard labor on Thursday along with three other suspects for committing terrorist acts. The Permanent Military Tribunal sentenced Rhayem, a Lebanese suspect and two Palestinians to hard labor and denied them their civil rights for forming an armed gang, carrying out terrorist acts and smuggling weapons.

Lebanon probes Israeli-intercepted arms ship (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – A ship intercepted by Israel for allegedly carrying Iranian weapons destined for Hezbollah entered on Friday Lebanese waters where authorities are questioning its crew, the army said.

Anne Frank diary offends Lebanon’s Hezbollah (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Anne Frank’s diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah claiming the classic work promotes Zionism.

Lebanon’s opposition agrees to join Hariri government (thewest.com.au)
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed on Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said.

Deal struck in Lebanon for a national unity government (TVNZ)
Lebanon’s opposition parties have reportedly agreed to join a national unity government

Lebanon’s new cabinet still in absence as negotiations continue (People’s Daily)
Almost five months has passed since Lebanese parliamentary election in early June, but the country is still technically without a government, as the negotiations between the majority and the opposition seem to be stuck into a deadlock. In June, Lebanon’s western- and Saudi-backed March 14 Alliance won the majority in the elections over the Hezbollah-dominant March 8 Alliance supported by Iran …

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