Bankers have “smuggled” up to $6bn out of Lebanon since October, circumventing controls introduced to stem capital flight, according to the country’s former top finance civil servant, Alain Bifani, …
Small Lebanon Businesses Struggle to Survive
Before the pandemic, Lebanon faced an economic crisis rooted in years of government … He also kept up a limited flower business, only delivering orders and selling bouquets at the bakery. Ataya kept …
ICE: Convicted Hezbollah financier has returned to Lebanon
A Lebanese businessman serving a five-year prison term for laundering millions of dollars to the militant group Hezbollah has returned to Beirut after being granted early release due to coronavirus …
Nigerian migrant worker back home after ordeal in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon – A Nigerian domestic worker who documented her abuse by former employers in Lebanon has arrived back home following a months-long ordeal that saw her arrested and accused of attempted …
Lebanon crisis: Dumpster diving, blackouts and suicides. Country’s woes laid bare
As Lebanon entered a Covid-induced lockdown earlier this year, the destruction of the middle class remained largely out of sight, but now there’s no escaping the dystopian scenes of desperation.
Bankers ‘smuggled’ $6bn out of Lebanon, says ex-finance chief
Bankers have “smuggled” up to $6bn out of Lebanon since October, circumventing controls introduced to stem capital flight as the country plunged into its worst financial crisis in 30 years, according …
Bartering Child’s Dress for Food: Life in Lebanon’s Economic Crisis
A TV chef abandons unaffordable beef. Blackouts make for sweltering summer nights. Changing money feels like a drug deal: The financial meltdown means daily pain and a blow to a country’s pride.
Ghosn says he is aiding those who helped him flee to Lebanon
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn says he is assisting those who helped him flee from Japan to Lebanon last year but refuses to provide details about the escape, saying such information …
In Crisis-hit Lebanon, Will French-language Schools Survive?
Inside the French-language school she has run for years in east Lebanon, Sister Colette Moughabghab welcomed parents devastated by the news the century-old establishment was locking up its classrooms.
Lebanon Records New Coronavirus Infection High
Lebanon’s number of new coronavirus infections increased for a third consecutive day to a record 86, the government said on Saturday. Lebanon has recorded 2,168 infections and 36 deaths since February …