Newspapers' headlines for August 27, 2020

 An-Nahar: 48 hours for Macron in Beirut: Will breakthrough happen?

 

Al-Akhbar: Salameh's circular: Corporate loans Dollar rate at 4,000! Prime Minister to be designated early next week?

 

Al-Joumhouriya: Designation: Biting fingers before Macron's return.. Israel threatens, Lebanon files complaint

 

The Daily Star: France creates reform roadmap for crisis-ridden Lebanon

 

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