Smuggling of goods and people has been active from Lebanon into Syria since the adoption of Cesar law in June 2020. Damascus has been put under sanctions and Syrians now lack basic necessities, such …
The road to nowhere; tackling Lebanon’s smuggling operation
Smuggling of goods and people has been active from Lebanon into Syria since the adoption of Cesar law in June 2020. Damascus has been put under sanctions and Syrians now lack basic necessities, such …
Lebanon hospitals overwhelmed as country ‘falling apart’
But now, for the first time, one of Lebanon’s three largest university hospitals did not have the equipment it needed to help keep someone alive. With everything from equipment to medicine in short …
Mt. Lebanon native Mark Cuban gives business advice to Penn-Trafford students
Students at Penn-Trafford High School got a little celebrity business advice this week thanks to a video chat visit with Mark Cuban. The Mt. Lebanon native, Dallas Mavericks owner and “Shark Tank” …
Mt. Lebanon native Mark Cuban gives business advice to Penn-Trafford students
Students at Penn-Trafford High School got a little celebrity business advice this week thanks to a video chat visit with Mark Cuban. The Mt. Lebanon native, Dallas Mavericks owner and “Shark Tank” …
Security forces clash with protesters in locked-down Lebanon
Lebanese security forces clashed for the third night with protesters in Tripoli angry about a coronavirus lockdown, with witnesses and local media reporting that riot police fired live bullets as …
Protesters in Lebanon clash with police over virus lockdown
Lebanese security forces fired tear gas and water cannons in clashes Wednesday with dozens of protesters who took to the street in the country’s north for a third consecutive day …
Lebanon man dies after fall at Glastonbury construction site
A Lebanon man died Tuesday after falling at a Glastonbury construction site, police and fire officials said. The 63-year-old man was part of a crew on Redwood Lane about 3 p.m. when he fell into what …
Amid crisis, Hezbollah ‘bank’ a lifeline for some Lebanese
Clients can also set up accounts to deposit money, which is then used to finance the loans. The association operates under Islamic rules forbidding interest. Lebanon’s economic and financial crisis is …
Will a currency board help resolve Lebanon’s financial crisis?
Plans to establish a currency board in Lebanon in a bid to help resolve the ongoing financial crisis has been met with division among economists. Opponents of the proposal, promoted by Steve H Hanke, …