Amid Beirut’s unlit streets, men wield torches and batons to ensure security and safety in the neighborhood in an initiative that began in Achrafieh, one of Beirut’s oldest and most charming districts …
People in Lebanon are robbing banks and staging sit-ins to access their own savings
Lebanon’s banks froze accounts three years ago amid an economic collapse. Now, under increasingly desperate circumstances, people are resorting to extreme measures to access their savings accounts.
Three Lebanon car dealerships charged for title-washing
Title-washing can make a car seem more valuable. It also bypasses safety inspections that are legally required to put damaged cars back on the road.
Explaining conflict in Lebanon: a complex patchwork of religious and ethnic rivalries
BLESSED by nature and with an enterprising people, Lebanon has been cursed by geography, religion and history.
Explaining conflict in Lebanon: a complex patchwork of religious and ethnic rivalries
BLESSED by nature and with an enterprising people, Lebanon has been cursed by geography, religion and history.
UN force in Lebanon urges swift probe into Irish peacekeeper’s death
The United Nations’ peacekeeping force in Lebanon on Friday urged Beirut to ensure a “speedy” investigation into an Irish soldier’s shooting death in the country’s south this week.The convoy of the …
Britain hopes Lebanon ruling brings closure after woman’s murder
Britain said on Friday it hoped a ruling by a Lebanese court to uphold the conviction of an Uber driver for the 2017 rape and murder of a British woman in Lebanon would bring closure for her family.
Irish United Nations peacekeeper killed, several wounded after attackers opened fire in Lebanon
Attackers opened fire in Lebanon on Thursday, killing a United Nations peacekeeper and wounding several others. One of the wounded soldiers is in serious condition.
Irish soldier killed on U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
An Irish soldier was shot and killed on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and a second was in a critical condition after a hostile crowd surrounded their armoured vehicle, Ireland’s defence …
Mastercard (MA) Tie-Up to Ease Cross-Border Payments in Lebanon
Mastercard (MA) joins forces with Credit Libanais to leverage cross-border platform to bring about seamless deposit of remittances into the latter’s client accounts.