The World Bank report highlights how digital transformation can expand women’s economic opportunities in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon by addressing barriers like affordability, skills, and safety.
Can Lebanon chart path away from region conflicts after Hezbollah weakening?
Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson CollegeAfter a 12-day war launched by Israel and joined briefly by the United States, Iran has emerged weakened and vulnerable. And that has massive implications for another …
Lebanon’s Finance Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Depositors … – MSN
Washington: Yassin Jaber, Lebanon’s Finance Minister and head of the Lebanese delegation to the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, said that the recovery of depositors’ funds in …
Conflict Severely Disrupts Lebanon’s Private Sector
A new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals that the recent conflict between Lebanon and Israel has had a serious impact …
Frustrations mount over Lebanon’s Ironwood apartments: ‘A crime zone for us,’ council says
Ironwood Apartment Homes on Rome Pike in northeast Lebanon was approved in 2020 for 186 units. It opened about two years ago, Lebanon Councilor Geri Ashley said. “Ironwood Apartments has become a …
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon set to return home with financial incentives
Up to 400,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon may be set to return home under a UN-backed plan providing financial incentives, according to a document seen by The National. Under the scheme endorsed by the …
Syrian returns from Lebanon to start under UN-backed plan, marking major shift
Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, U.N.-backed plan providing financial incentives, after Syria’s new rulers said all citizens were welcome home …
Israeli troops storm southern Lebanon and blow up hidden Hezbollah weapons sites
The warning affected a narrow, but densely populated area that included downtown Chicago. Flash flooding was seen from the downtown area through the West Side along the Eisenhower Expressway to Oak …
Horses seized from Lebanon property returned after judge denies transfer of custody to state
More than a dozen horses seized by the state in May have been returned, after a state judge found insufficient evidence in a July 1 order to justify transfer of custody for better care. The state of …
15 horses returned to new owners following neglect investigation at Lebanon farm
The 15 horses removed from Stirrup Fun Stables in Lebanon amid a state neglect investigation have now been placed with new owners.