All local leaders, except the Republican commissioners in Lebanon County, backed down … agreed that Wolf is only punishing residents and business owners with his out-of-line vindictiveness. “The …
Lebanon: Why the country is in crisis
An unprecedented economic crisis in Lebanon has pushed tens of thousands people into poverty and triggered the largest anti-government protests the country has seen in more than a decade. What went …
Lebanon County excluded from CARES funds; rules should have been followed: Gov. Wolf
The two out of three Lebanon County Commissioners who voted to reopen the county before they got the directive from the state should have listened to the rules, Gov. Tom Wolf said at a press …
Minister: No investors for Lebanon’s ailing power sector
Lebanon’s worsening economic crisis, which culminated with the tiny nation defaulting on its debt this year, is making it increasingly difficult to attract investors for …
What the sediment revealed in Lebanon
And what do the revelations tell us about the shadowy world of oil trading that the world relies on? Reporters Tim Whewell and Mohamad Chreyteh investigate. (Image: Zouk power station, Lebanon – where …
The lure of Lebanon
Once the byword for civil strife, Lebanon has long banished its image as a nation divided by war. Today, this diminutive eastern Mediterranean country is reinventing itself as a peaceful, prosperous, …
Physical, mental and sexual abuse: The plight of Lebanon’s modern day slaves
The Kafala system is supposed to support people in domestic or construction employment – but it is often exploited and misused.
As prices soar, Lebanon hikes public transport costs
Lebanon hiked the cost of rides in shared taxis and buses by 50% on Wednesday, the first rise in nearly a decade, reflecting soaring prices in a country hit by a financial meltdown.
Currencies of Lebanon, Iran and Syria are in freefall with inflation surging, IIF says
Sanctions, geopolitics and Covid-19 have diminished the strength of the three currencies and weakened the economies of Beirut, Tehran and Damascus …
‘Hunger Crimes’ on the Rise in Lebanon
Empty fridges show impact of Lebanon’s economic crisis. AFP Zakaria al-Omar was walking through Beirut when a stranger robbed him at knifepoint, a desperate crime of a kind that has become …