Lebanese military personnel

Hundreds protested for a second night to decry Lebanese authorities' handling of a deepening economic crisis, despite the government pledging on June 12 to inject dollars into the market to bolster the sagging currency.

Near a protest square in central Beirut, around 200 young men drove in on mopeds and defaced shop fronts, setting fire to several stores, an AFP correspondent said.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was expected in Lebanon on Wednesday for talks with the country's political leaders in Beirut.
He will first be received by President Michel Aoun, before meeting with the President of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri.

Dozens of protestors were injured in Lebanon's capital on Dec. 20 as security forces fired tear gas to disperse anti-government demonstrators.

Injuries occurred as protestors clashed with security forces trying to open blocked roads to traffic in the Corniche el Mazraa area of Beirut.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Oct. 30 asked Prime Minister Saad Hariri to continue as a caretaker premier, until a new government is formed.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos was on an official visit to Beirut on Thursday, where he stressed the importance of a trilateral partnership that has been forged between Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon.

President Rumen Radev is on an official visit to the Lebanese Republic at the invitation of his colleague Michel Aoun.

The head of the Lebanese Army has asked the military to be at "full readiness" to face "the Israeli enemy" at the southern border. The announcement comes as Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia, vow to tighten their grip on Lebanon's Hezbollah militia.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will be in Lebanon until Thursday for talks with the country's newly-elected President Michel Aoun and Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil.

The talks, which are expected to focus on regional security, migration, energy and culture, will be attended by Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides.