The Lebanese prime minister-designate has said he is stepping down from the post after failing for several months to put together a government from the country’s many opposing factions amid a …
Crisis deepens in Lebanon as PM-designate steps down after failing to form a government for 8 months
The Lebanese prime minister-designate has said he is stepping down from the post after failing for several months to put together a government from the country’s many opposing factions amid a …
US officials in Beirut as new sanctions await Lebanon’s politicians and Iran
Treasury Department officials are in Lebanon for a three-day visit to discuss “corruption, illicit finance, and counterterrorism,” the US Embassy in Beirut …
Lebanon man pleads guilty to tax evasion
A Lebanon man has pleaded guilty in a complicated multimillion dollar tax evasion scheme that dates to 2001. Robert A. Lund, 64, pleaded guilty to tax evasion, failure to file personal income tax …
Head of Lebanon Banks Association to Asharq Al-Awsat: Non-State Logic Accelerates the Collapse
As the political stalemate in Lebanon exacerbates the financial, economic and monetary crisis, banking and monetary files pose a major challenge to the President of the Association of Banks (ABL), …
American father, son sent to Japan prison in Ghosn escape
A Tokyo court has handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan …
Darwazah Center’s Hackathon Looks For Tech Solutions For Ineffective Foreign Aid Management in Lebanon
Three Lebanese startups won the Darwazah Center’s “Data for Good- I Code for Lebanon” hackathon by trying to solve “waste” or “leakage” in the current system of foreign aid disbursement in Lebanon.
Darwazah Center’s Hackathon Looks For Tech Solutions For Ineffective Foreign Aid Management in Lebanon
Three Lebanese startups won the Darwazah Center’s “Data for Good- I Code for Lebanon” hackathon by trying to solve “waste” or “leakage” in the current system of foreign aid disbursement in Lebanon.
As Lebanon Collapses, the Man With an Iron Grip on Its Finances Faces Questions
Wael Hamzeh/EPA, via Shutterstock What shields Mr. Salameh from scrutiny at home is his central role in Lebanon’s complex sectarian and often corrupt web of business and political interests. More than …
Hariri resigns: What next for Lebanon?
The Lebanese are no strangers to a political vacuum, but this one comes at a critical juncture. MEE looks at what lies ahead, and why this crisis is worse than the last one …