Lebanon is suffering an economic meltdown that began in 2019 when the financial system collapsed under colossal state debts and the unsustainable way they were funded, while politicians have yet to …
Hezbollah faces rising dissent, efforts to end Iran’s ‘occupation’ of Lebanon
Lebanon’s financial collapse, which has pushed many into poverty, has also seen growing anger against Hezbollah, with more voices openly blaming it for the ongoing crisis and for its allegiance to …
Lebanon’s Stalled Government Should Worry the U.S.
Over the past few months in Lebanon, tensions have been slowly escalating with the continued collapse of the economy, deteriorating living conditions, and the investigation into the August 2020 Port …
UN agency: Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon need funds
A U.N. agency appealed Wednesday to the international community to donate tens of millions of dollars to help improve living conditions for Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon. The appeal by the agency …
Jordan to sign US-backed deal to supply Lebanon with electricity
Jordan will sign a deal next week with Lebanon and Syria to supply Lebanon with electricity under a U.S.-backed regional plan to help the country …
Jordan to sign deal to supply Lebanon with electricity – energy minister
Jordan will next week sign a deal with Lebanon and Syria to supply Lebanon with electricity under a U.S. backed regional plan to help the country ease acute power shortages, the energy minister said …
Lebanon’s Stalled Government Should Worry the US
As tensions rise in Lebanon, any civil war that breaks out would threaten U.S. allies, destabilize the region, and embolden Iran.
Family seeks to sue Lebanon over dead father’s captivity
A Lebanese American man’s survivors, who filed an ambitious lawsuit last year alleging Lebanon’s security agency kidnapped and tortured him before he died in the U.S., hope to find an opening after …
Hezbollah says ready to return to Lebanon cabinet meetings, after 3-month boycott
Terror group and allied Amal movement say they will participate in budget votes despite tensions over investigation into 2020 Beirut port explosion …
US denies Syria-Lebanon-Israel gas deal; was it ever going to happen?
The idea of bailing out Lebanon’s elites to keep Iranian gas off the streets of Beirut may not come to pass because of its complexity.