Lebanese politicians vowed to Macron that they would form a new government within 15 days of his visit to Lebanon at the start of September. The impasse over the Finance Ministry, however, meant that …
‘They Should Have Let Us Die in the Water’: Desperate Lebanese Migrants Sent Back by Cyprus
Desperate Lebanese Migrants Sent Back by Cyprus TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – For years, small boats have left northern Lebanon’s coast, packed with desperate migrants hoping to reach European shores.
One family’s desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon
Mohammed Sufian did not dream of much: a job, food on the table, the chance to buy his 2½-year-old son the little things a toddler wants. So when he heard …
Despair in Lebanon pushing some to flee to Europe in boats
Hundreds of Lebanese are fleeing miserable conditions in their country on migrant ships hoping to start a new life in Europe …
Shiite fears, demands jeopardize French initiative to save Lebanon
Internal disputes, Shiite demands and fears — fueled by new U.S. sanctions on two former officials — are obstructing French-led efforts to form a new government aimed at saving Lebanon from a deep …
Partition Is the Only Solution to Lebanon’s Woes
Shiite Lebanese of a voice in their own country. It is time to reconsider a century of consociational democracy and …
Lebanon’s Christian rivalries rear up amid crisis
Posted . An old rivalry between Christian factions who fought each other in Lebanon’s civil war has flared again on …
Lebanon’s Adib does not want to deviate from cabinet mission, source says
The process has been bogged down as Lebanon’s dominant Shi’ite factions … in the cabinet and said they must include the finance minister. Political sources say Adib has been working on …
Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened
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 …