Prize-winning Lebanese documentary filmmaker Carol Mansour fears the world has learnt nothing from the novel coronavirus shock and will go back to square one or worse when normal life returns. “I …
Lebanon finally moves to green phase next week; what does that mean for businesses?
The bright spot at the end of the tunnel is now just one week away for Lebanon businesses with Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement Friday that the county will move to the green phase of his coronavirus …
Lebanon’s currency takes a new dive and there is no end in sight
The currency has now lost 78 percent of its value since October, when banks began restricting withdrawals of dollars — and main foreign currency used in Lebanon — then closed …
Lebanon is living with the spectre of ‘fresh civil war’
President Aoun of Lebanon has warned of an “atmosphere of civil war” as economic protests turn sectarian.Waves of demonstrations have ripped through the country as the value of the Lebanese pound …
Treatment in lieu of conviction granted in Lebanon choir embezzlement
Former Lebanon City Schools choir director Kristi L. Ross was granted treatment in lieu of conviction Thursday on charges stemming from her embezzlement of more than $2,100 from a booster group.
The United Nations Has a Lebanon Problem
This is an opportunity for both the United Nations to demonstrate its commitment to going further than maintaining the status quo in Lebanon and for the Trump administration to show that it is willing …
Lebanon’s Aoun sees ‘civil war’ climate as critics boycott meeting
President Michel Aoun warned on Thursday of an “atmosphere of civil war” during recent unrest in Lebanon and what he described as attempts to stir up sectarian tensions as a financial crisis sweeps …
Lebanon Paying Price for Deteriorating Gulf Ties, Says UAE Official
DUBAI (Reuters) – A senior United Arab Emirates official (UAE) said Lebanon was paying the price of deteriorating ties with wealthy Gulf Arab states as it struggles to cope with a deep economic crisis …
Where are Lebanon’s reforms?
Lebanon has been “plagued by a mosaic of ailments,” Hezbollah’s spokesman, Ibrahim Mousawi, tells Conflict Zone. But is his party – banned in many countries as a terrorist group – helping or hindering …
The Ministry of Finance today held a third meeting of the Ministerial Crisis Cell, to discuss the latest financial developments in Lebanon
The meeting was attended by the Minister of the Economy, Raoul Nehme, the Minister of Industry, Imad Hoballah, and the Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad.