A court in Lebanon released on bail a director of the nation’s central bank who has been accused of currency manipulation amid a plunge in the value of the pound. The Accusatory Committee of Beirut …
Trapped migrant workers suffer from Lebanon’s dollar crisis, lockdown
Temitope can’t find work in Lebanon since the Nigerian domestic worker escaped her employer’s house last month.
The Death of Lebanon’s Middle Class
The Death of Lebanon’s Middle Class The Death of Lebanon’s Middle Class… TRIPOLI, Lebanon—In the second-biggest city in Lebanon, activists are on a mission. They are scouting Tripoli’s middle-class …
Lebanon PM marks 100 days in office as protestors storm ministry
Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday marked 100 days in office by touting his government’s achievements during a speech at the Grand Serail – the seat of government power …
Twenty years after the IDF left Lebanon, the memories are flooding back
The nameless, forgotten war claimed the lives of hundreds of soldiers and left thousands more with traumatic mental scars, which for many are only now being treated.
Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in Lebanon by Covid-19
I was supposed to be back home in Ethiopia today. Because of the lockdown in Lebanon there are no jobs, I can’t even afford bread.” …
‘Tears were shed’ over changes to this year’s Lebanon Area Fair
A fair without rides and carnival games. That’s what this year’s Lebanon Area Fair, set for July 25 to Aug. 1, will look like this year. It will also be without track events, midway shows, commercial …
Bitter Israel-Iran Rivalry Takes New Forms Online
The latest volleys in Israel and Iran’s longstanding rivalry coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Israeli army’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, forced out by Iranian-backed Lebanese militant …
The Latest: Lebanon PM Warns of Major Food Crisis Amid Virus
Lebanon’s prime minister is warning of a major food crisis in the Mediterranean country which is facing an unprecedented economic and financial crisis made worse by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Four Mothers and the end of the war in Lebanon
INITIALLY, THE Four Mothers focused their message on the importance of saving the lives of their soldier sons in Lebanon through withdrawal.