BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 7 (UPI) --The World Bank issued a new estimate Friday for Lebanon's reconstruction and recovery needs following 14 months of Israel-Hezbollah destructive war, putting it at ...

The cost of reconstruction and recovery for Lebanon following the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war is estimated at $11 billion, the World Bank said in a report on Friday. The report by the World Bank ...

The new government is negotiating with the World Bank on a $980m plan, known as LEAP, to kick-start reconstruction and be funded by a World Bank loan and foreign assistance. But LEAP would only take ...

DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) - The World Bank has granted Lebanon a $250 million loan aimed at helping alleviate persistent power cuts worsened by last year's war between Israel and Hezbollah ...

Despite repeated promises, Lebanon's official stance on the issue has moved at what critics describe as a "snail's pace." The ...

Finance Minister Yassine Jaber held a meeting with Jean-Christophe Carret, World Bank Country Director for the Middle East ...

Survivors of exploding Israeli pager attack seen casting municipal ballots in Lebanese Shiite heartland, where the ...

Residents of southern Lebanon have voted in the country’s municipal elections that will test support for Hezbollah in the ...

Residents in southern Lebanon participated in municipal elections to gauge support for Hezbollah in predominantly Shiite ...