An investigative judge was set to question the governor of Lebanon’s central bank and others on Monday on charges of dereliction of duty and breach of trust. Riad Salameh, governor of Lebanon’s …
Mid-pandemic, Lebanon Medicine Shortages Sow Panic
With Lebanon’s economy in a tailspin and the coronavirus pandemic wreaking chaos, panic-buying has gripped pharmacies, creating shortages and a flourishing black market. All manner of pharmaceutical …
Bruce Springsteen visits Lebanon, Kansas, in Jeep Super Bowl ad
A Super Bowl ad for Jeep has Bruce Springsteen visiting the U.S. Center Chapel in Lebanon, Kansas. Here’s how the company got him on board.
Hope Baptist moves into old Nike store at Lebanon Outlet Marketplace; retail still the focus
A church that sold its campus to The Journey Church has reopened at Lebanon Outlet Marketplace in the former Nike store space. Hope Baptist is now the name of the church formerly called West Hills …
Crews called off from scene of possible snowmobile, person in water in Lebanon
LEBANON, Conn. (WTNH) — Crews were responding to a call of a possible snowmobile in the water and a person in the water in Lebanon Sunday afternoon. Police say the incident occurred on Lake Shore …
In 2020, Lebanon was spiraling. 6 months after the Beirut blast, half of the country lives below the poverty line and the health sector is crumbling.
“We’re still in a state of shock. We still have nightmares. Our father was the main pillar of our household,” Mehieddine Lazkani told Insider.
Riots, activist’s slaying push Lebanon toward ‘security chaos’
Hezbollah Shiite political activist in southern Lebanon and recent violent unrest in Tripoli have increased fears the country is slipping into “security chaos.” …
Lebanon slips further into the abyss
Lokman’s killing underlines that the space for dissent is closing fast in Lebanon. Over the past year or so, the political leadership’s tolerance for criticism has been decreasing, with an increasing …
‘We open, people die; we close, people die.’ COVID surge leaves Lebanon with no good options
Lebanon’s medical system is buckling under a post-holiday COVID-19 surge that has killed almost as many people in January alone as died from the disease all last year. To stave off a catastrophe like …
Prominent Hezbollah critic fatally shot in Lebanon, spreading panic among the group’s detractors
The killing of Lokman Slim, a longtime opponent of the Iran-backed group, has spread fear among those who are openly critical of Hezbollah.