Alvarez & Marsal terminates its contract to audit the central bank’s accounts after failing to receive vital documents …
Maha Taki, Lebanon
How information films for Syrian refugees in Lebanon are helping people who fled the conflict to rebuild their lives.
Maurice Aaek, Syria
Maurice Aaek helps make short films to provide vital information for displaced Syrians who are now refugees in Lebanon.
Five inmates are killed in police chase after nearly 70 prisoners escape in mass jailbreak in Lebanon
Nearly 70 inmates broke out of a prison in Beirut, Lebanon after smashing their cell doors and attacking prison guards. A manhunt is underway to find those on the run.
Lebanon protests continue on Independence Day
Protesters in Lebanon took to the streets in their cars on Saturday to mark the country’s Independence Day, despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. (Nov. 21) …
Five killed in police chase after mass prison break in Lebanon
Authorities in Lebanon have launched a manhunt after nearly 70 inmates broke out of a prison. The mass prison break on …
Lebanon: The forensic audit donors demand is dead. Who killed it?
Auditing Lebanon’s central bank was a key condition of releasing billions of dollars in desperately needed donor funds.
Israeli man accidentally kayaks past Lebanon border, stopped by police
The Israel Police Maritime Police Unit was called to Achziv Beach in Nahariya, upon receiving a report of a man sailing in a kayak who crossed the border into Lebanese territory. The Coastal …
NY-based company pulls out of Lebanon bank’s forensic audit
BEIRUT (AP) — A New-York-based company contracted by the Lebanese government to conduct a forensic audit of the country’s central bank has decided to pull out of the deal because it was not …
Lebanon Hires Firm to Clear Dangerous Material From Shattered Beirut Port
A view shows damage at the site of a massive explosion in Beirut’s port area, as part of the city’s skyline in seen in the background, in Beirut, Lebanon August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis …