The choice signals that Pope Leo XIV aims to press for peace in the Middle East and show support for Christians in the region.
Lebanon prepares plan to address losses from financial crash
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -A long-awaited plan to restructure the debt strangling Lebanon’s economy could go before the cabinet within weeks, a source briefed on the issue said, but some …
Parliament Veteran Jaber Proposed as Lebanon Finance Minister
(Bloomberg) — Veteran lawmaker and former economy minister Yassine Jaber has emerged as a frontrunner for the job of Lebanon’s next finance minister, a key post as the country seeks to reform its …
Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution
BEIRUT — Israel said late Monday it planned to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before and which it says uses customers’ …
Real estate agency rescues historic downtown Lebanon building
Thorntown native and real estate agent Jordan Moody has travelled far in his career but continues to live in Boone County and serve its current and future residents. Moody & Company hosted a grand …
‘It was an inferno:’ Neighbor describes Lebanon house fire that killed 4
Neighbors said the house fire in Lebanon that killed four people on Sunday sprang up rapidly and was intense. “It was an inferno,” the man who lives next door said. The house fire killed four people — …
City of Lebanon buys Lebanon Area Community Golf Course
The Lebanon City Council voted 6-2 to approve the purchase of the Lebanon Area Community Golf Course from the nonprofit that currently owns it, in an effort to preserve the recreational asset and …
New UAE based program to train 7,000 young refugees and displaced youth in war affected Arab countries for jobs
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation and the International Finance Corporation launch a program to equip 7,000 young refugees and displaced individuals in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria with …
Lebanon County property transfers: See what your neighbor’s homes are …
City of Lebanon Land Bank to Marilyn Hernandez, property at South 11th Street and Walton Street, $164,000. StarrWar Properties LLC to Howard Wood, 381 Jones St., $65,000. North Lebanon Township …
Lebanese winemaker strains to keep business alive through war and drought
Elias Maalouf crouched to examine a shrivelling grapevine in his ancestral vineyard in the sun-kissed plains of eastern Lebanon. Last year, Israeli air strikes kept him from picking most of the grapes …