BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 19 (UPI) –Lebanon’s government is fighting a surge of COVID-19 cases amid a shortage of medical staff and equipment with a new two-week lockdown. But many people, desperate to …
Lebanon superintendent leaving at end of year
LEBANON – After 33 years in education, Lebanon Superintendent Todd Yohey is retiring at the end of the year. “My original plan was to retire at the end of the school year,’’ said Yohey, who is in his …
Lebanon organizers seek 50% cut to city’s police budget, reallocation to social services
On an unusually warm Saturday morning in November, Rory Gawler and some other organizers were getting ready to knock on doors throughout Lebanon. “Hopefully people won’t pretend they’re not home,” …
Analysis: ‘No free lunch’ for Lebanon any more, donor states warn
Western powers seeking to rescue Lebanon’s teetering economy have given the country’s leaders an ultimatum: there will be no bailout unless they form a credible government to overhaul a bankrupt state …
No bailout for Lebanon unless leaders form credible govt, donor states warn
Western powers seeking to rescue Lebanon’s teetering economy have given the country’s leaders an ultimatum: there will be no bailout unless they form a credible government to overhaul a bankrupt state …
Lebanese finance minister warns against lack of reforms
Lebanon’s Caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazne on Monday warned that any further delay by the country’s political class to implement crucial economic reforms would signal “the end” of Lebanon.
Lebanese finance minister warns against lack of reforms
Lebanon’s Caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazne on Monday warned that any further delay by the country’s political class to implement crucial economic reforms would signal “the end” of Lebanon.
In pics: first day of two-week lockdown to restrict spread of COVID-19 in Lebanon
Restaurants, bars, cafes, gyms and malls closed their doors on Saturday as Lebanon entered its first day of a two-week lockdown to restrict the spread of COVID-19. Vehicles are permitted to drive on …
IDF troops fire warning shots in air at suspects who approached Lebanon border
Israeli soldiers fired shots in the air to warn two suspects in Lebanon who approached the border fence, the military says. The Israel Defense Forces says the suspects skedaddled after the warning …
Lebanon’s informal capital controls explained: Why can’t Lebanese access their money?
Lebanese police stand outside the entrance of the Association of Banks in downtown Beirut, Lebanon on November 1, 2019. (Reuters) Transferring money abroad from Lebanon has become nearly impossible.