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 …
‘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 …