In the city of Tripoli in Lebanon’s north, two yellow billboards carry a slogan that jars with the cheery background: “We’re broke.” It is unclear who paid for the posters but their message is broadly …
Will rekindled negotiations between Israel and Lebanon weaken Hezbollah?
The talks between the two countries, which have no diplomatic ties and are technically in a state of ongoing war, will be mediated by the US and hosted by the United Nations.
How the US elections helped bring Lebanon and Iraq to the brink
Tensions in Iraq and Lebanon are reaching fever pitch as the US elections draw near and raise the stakes in the Middle East’s geopolitical battlegrounds.
Gulf pegs, Oman, Lebanon Mideast markets face rough quarter
While derivative traders have pared bets that Gulf states will be forced to devalue their currency pegs in the next 12 months, bouts of volatility may return. Countries that have been financing …
IRAQ PM IN LEBANON
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud meets visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Presidential Palace in Beirut’s eastern suburbs of Baabda on Monday July 26, 2004. Allawi arrived Sunday in …
Beirut blast: Lebanon seeks arrest of ship owner and captain
Lebanon has requested the arrest of the foreign owner and captain of the ship which brought material which blew up at Beirut port causing devastation. The judge leading the probe into the blast has …
Lebanon to Allow Hard-Hit Students Abroad to Get Dollars From Home
Lebanon’s banking system has been paralysed since last year, as a liquidity crunch left the nation unable to repay its massive debts. Lebanon’s pound crashed, while banks severely restricted dollar …
Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Launches Business Initiative In Lebanon As Trial Starts In Japan
As Ghosn was appearing in Lebanon to reveal a new initiative, a star witness for the prosecution was testifying in Tokyo against Ghosn’s former close aide.
Carlos Ghosn launches initiative to help his native Lebanon
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn made a new public appearance in Lebanon Tuesday during which he launched an initiative with a local university to help the country that is undergoing a …
Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn launches business program to revive Lebanon’s struggling economy
Carlos Ghosn, the scandal-hitformer Nissan CEO who fled trial in Japan, is launching a business training program to help spark economic recovery in his native, crisis-hit Lebanon.