For Amer al Dahn, the idea of eating meat is now a dream. Today, he can’t even afford bread and depends on credit from the local grocer to feed his wife and four children in the Lebanese city of …
Rudderless Lebanon drifts closer to maelstrom
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is drifting deeper into crisis as it fails to do anything to remedy its collapsing currency and wider financial meltdown, raising big concerns for its stability. Hopes of …
Where’s the beef? Lebanon’s currency crash puts desperation on the menu
The Lebanese are used to eating plenty of meat, but the country’s economic woes have made it a luxury as rampant inflation takes its toll.
Lebanon County moves to the green phase of reopening
OVERNIGHT, LEBANON COUNTY WENT INTO THE GREEN PHASE. THAT MEANS FOR MANY BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED SINCE MARCH, THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REOPEN. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER COUNTIES …
SCENARIOS-Rudderless Lebanon drifts closer to maelstrom
Lebanon is drifting deeper into crisis as it fails to do anything to remedy its collapsing currency and wider financial meltdown, raising big concerns for its stability. BEIRUT, July 2 (Reuters) – …
Suspects in Ghosn’s Japanese escape stand trial in Turkey
Seven suspects went on trial in Turkey on Friday over their alleged involvement in former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s dramatic escape from Japan to Lebanon via Istanbul at the end of last year …
Turkey trial begins into Ghosn escape from Japan
The trial opened in Turkey on Friday of seven suspects over the audacious escape of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon via Istanbul in December, local media reported. Ghosn, who …
Better late than never: Lebanon County goes green as businesses eager to reopen
Lebanon County will enter the green phase Friday, opening businesses that have been closed since March. It is the last county in the state to do so after an uptick in cases halted its reopening, …
Families selling old shoes and no meat for the army: Lebanon’s whirlpool of economic disaster
When the person in charge of the money decides to walk out it’s normally a sure sign whoever they work for is in deep trouble. And when Alain Bifani, head of Lebanon’s finance ministry, resigned this …
Video of three men sexually assaulting Syrian boy causes outrage in Lebanon
A video of three men sexually abusing a boy in Lebanon has gone viral on social media and caused outrage. Photo for illustrative purposes only. Image Credit: Agency Abu Dhabi: A video of three men …