A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the construction of a China-funded conservatory in Dbayeh, near Lebanon’s capital Beirut, on Dec. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich) “This is a landmark mega-project …
In lonely winter shut down by COVID, Lebanon locals step up where they can for veterans
We were completely speechless.” As snow and the coronavirus batter Lebanon County this holiday season, volunteer organizations, businesses and individuals have continued efforts to help veterans and …
Nine out of ten Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are now living in extreme poverty, UN study says
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today published the key findings of the 2020 Vulnerability Assessment of …
Hundreds of Lebanon’s most vulnerable migrant maids flown home, many more wait
AMMAN, Dec 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hundreds of Lebanon’s most vulnerable migrant maids have been repatriated with funds raised by local charities, but thousands more remain stuck and …
Syrian refugee carries on family soap-making legacy to combat COVID-19 spread in Lebanon
English News and Press Release on Lebanon about Protection and Human Rights, Recovery and Reconstruction and Epidemic; published on 15 Oct 2020 by UN Foundation …
Analysis-U.S., Iran and inertia, an axis to dampen France’s Lebanese dreams
During a visit to Paris last month, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington was unhappy with France’s strategy to help resolve the economic and political crisis in Lebanon.
Former top Lebanese finance official: ‘We are becoming the Somalia of a few years ago’
Alain Bifani resigned suddenly at the end of June from his position as director general of Lebanon’s finance ministry, a post he had held for 20 years. The former top official had supported an …
Lebanon’s Economic Quicksand
A view shows a damaged building and vehicles following Tuesday’s blast in Beirut’s port area, Lebanon, Aug. 6, 2020. Photo: …
French President Macron to Cancel Lebanon Visit and Other Trips Due to COVID-19
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to cancel all his forthcoming trips, including a scheduled visit to Lebanon, after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a French presidency spokeswoman told …
Lebanon caught between real change and power brokers – analysis
Hariri denied he was bypassing the president in assembling the Council of Ministers, the executive body of Lebanon which is presided over by the prime minister and is traditionally comprised of an …