Jalal was barely three years old when Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon two decades ago, but he speaks fondly of the Hezbollah “victory” that shaped his allegiance to the Shiite group. “I feel …
Lebanese journalist: Israel is internationally respected, Lebanon is not
Nadim Koteich lamented the situation in Lebanon, comparing each citizen’s portion of the GDP ($360)to Israel’s, which he says is $3,600 for each citizen.
Who is to blame for Lebanon’s crisis?
The street violence came as Lebanon’s currency had been falling like a rock, losing value every day, experiencing an over 50 percent drop in its purchasing power against the US dollar since last …
Planting trend in Lebanon amid deepening financial crisis
How ‘growing your own groceries’ is saving some from a looming food crisis in Lebanon. In Lebanon, inflation is soaring and the economy is close to collapse. As the cost of bread and other basics …
Lebanon Grants Bail to Bank Director Accused of Manipulation
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.” …