Lebanon is mired in multiple crises, including a devastating economic and financial meltdown and a political deadlock that has left the country without a functional government for a full year.
Israel launches airstrikes in response to rockets from Lebanon
Lebanon is mired in multiple crises, including a devastating economic and financial meltdown and a political deadlock that has left the country without a functional government for a full year.
Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in response to rockets
Israel on Thursday escalated its response to rocket attacks this week by launching rare airstrikes on Lebanon, the army and Lebanese officials said.
‘This was not our merchants’ decision.’ Lebanon businesses reckon with abortion ban impact
The night Lebanon City Council passed an ordinance banning abortion, Mayor Amy Brewer said the council did not think “it is in our best interest to open a clinic or a hospital that does abortions.” …
Inside Lebanon’s Worst Economic Meltdown in More Than a Century
Rania Mustafa’s living room recalls a not-so-distant past, when the modest salary of a security guard in Lebanon could buy an air conditioner, plush furniture and a flat-screen TV. But as the …
Inside Lebanon’s Worst Economic Meltdown in More Than a Century
Rania Mustafa’s living room recalls a not-so-distant past, when the modest salary of a security guard in Lebanon could buy an air conditioner, plush furniture and a flat-screen TV. But as the …
The media in Lebanon: One year after the Beirut blast
On August 4, 2020, an explosion at the port of Beirut shook Lebanon’s capital, killing more than 200 people, wounding thousands more, and flattening the surrounding homes and businesses. The shock of …
The media in Lebanon: One year after the Beirut blast
On August 4, 2020, an explosion at the port of Beirut shook Lebanon’s capital, killing more than 200 people, wounding thousands more, and flattening the surrounding homes and businesses. The shock of …
Here is why the EU should sanction Lebanon’s bankers
The banking sector is responsible for the current crisis in Lebanon. Sanctioning its leaders can help effect a solution.
New SDR reserves won’t fix Lebanon’s structural problems -IMF’s Georgieva
Lebanon will receive about $860 million worth of new International Monetary Fund reserves, but this will not fix the country’s chronic problems without a government empowered to pursue economic …