Alexandre Harkous aims to offer new platform to finance Lebanon’s imports through his Cedar Oxygen initiative The Cedar Oxygen (CO) initiative emerged during a dire economic and financial crisis that …
Pompeo says Hezbollah weapons risk torpedoing French efforts in Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday warned France that its efforts to resolve the crisis in Lebanon would be in vain without immediately tackling the issue of Iran-backed Hezbollah’s …
Pompeo says Hezbollah weapons risk torpedoing French efforts in Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday warned France that its efforts to resolve the crisis in Lebanon would be in vain without immediately tackling the issue of Iran-backed Hezbollah’s …
Lebanon’s PM delays Cabinet lineup, consults with Aoun
Adib meanwhile has been pushing to rotate the leadership of the Finance, Defense, Interior and Foreign ministries … disagreements between Lebanon’s political factions have slowed progress on that …
Lebanon’s PM delays Cabinet lineup, consults with Aoun
Adib meanwhile has been pushing to rotate the leadership of the Finance, Defense, Interior and Foreign ministries … disagreements between Lebanon’s political factions have slowed progress on that …
Putting Lives Back Together In Lebanon
One month after a deadly explosion shattered Beirut, UNICEF and partners are helping children and families get back on their feet.
Efforts to form new Lebanon gov’t stall amid wrangling
Efforts to form a new government in Lebanon within the 15-day deadline set by French President Manuel Macron have stalled, amid fears of serious political, economic and financial repercussions. Prime …
Local business Americano Foods raising money for Lebanese children impacted by explosion
The brother-and-sister team behind a Valley nut butter company is raising money to support childhood cancer patients impacted by last month’s explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.
How Lebanon’s First Female Militant Made Her Fight More Faithful
A key player in the civil war that once tore the city apart, she spent the rest of her life trying to stitch it back together, and all of Lebanon with it. The Beirut explosion on August 4 reminded …
Lebanon lawyer warns coronavirus-hit prison ‘humanitarian time bomb’
The head of the Beirut Bar Association Monday warned a novel coronavirus outbreak in crisis-hit Lebanon’s largest and most overcrowded prison amounted to a “humanitarian time bomb”. Security …