Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war with little to show for their spending binge.
US sanctions 2 Lebanon-based firms, Hezbollah-linked person
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Lebanon-based companies and a man described as an official with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group The United States considers the Iran-backed …
‘Boiling Again’: Lebanon’s Old Christian Rivalries Rear up Amid Crisis
Lebanon’s Old Christian Rivalries Rear up Amid Crisis BEIRUT (Reuters) – An old rivalry between Christian factions who fought each other in Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war has flared again on the street …
More than 200 virus cases at Lebanon’s biggest prison: doctor
Lebanon’s largest prison has more than 200 coronavirus cases, the head of the country’s doctors’ union warned Thursday, calling for speedy trials to ease overcrowding. He also called on authorities to …
Lebanon’s epic post-explosion leadership failure
However, in the days and weeks following the largest explosion to ever hit Lebanon’s capital — the Aug. 4 Beirut port blast that killed close to 200 civilians, injured thousands and destroyed more …
Lebanon’s epic post-explosion leadership failure
However, in the days and weeks following the largest explosion to ever hit Lebanon’s capital — the Aug. 4 Beirut port blast that killed close to 200 civilians, injured thousands and destroyed more …
‘Not Yet Too Late’: France Says Lebanon Must Act to Deliver New Cabinet
France Says Lebanon Must Act to Deliver New Cabinet BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Wednesday it was not too late for Lebanon’s politicians to form a government to save the nation from a …
On Lebanon’s shores, the poor board deadly dinghies
Suad Mohammad had hoped for a better life when her husband climbed into a dinghy to flee poverty-hit Lebanon, but he disappeared into the waves before he reached Cyprus. In her family home in the …
France ‘regrets’ Lebanon has not yet formed a government
France “regrets” that Lebanon has been unable to form a new government after a mass resignation in the wake of a deadly explosion in Beirut’s port last month, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said …
Warnings as Lebanon misses government formation deadline
France said on Wednesday it regretted that Lebanese political leaders have failed to form a new government in line with a commitment made to President Emmanuel Macron, but that …