Financial struggles and fear of further Israeli attacks are impeding efforts to get life back to normal, with a monumental reconstruction cost on the horizon …
Iran denies cash transfer to Hezbollah via Beirut airport as Lebanon comes under global financial pressure
Ismail Baghaei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, dismissed on Monday claims that Iran provides funds to Hezbollah in Lebanon as Israeli-driven rumours …
Iran is funding Hezbollah via suitcases stuffed with sash, Israel warns
Complaints lodged by Israel with committee overseeing its cease-fire with Lebanon allege the militant group is being propped up by the infusion of U.S. currency.
22 reported killed in Lebanon before agreement to extend deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw
Demonstrators attempted to enter several villages to protest Israel’s failure to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon by the 60-day deadline stipulated in a ceasefire agreement.
‘I was threatened with being killed’: UAE billionaire Habtoor explains why he cancelled Lebanon investments
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor was previously optimistic that a new government could chart a fresh course for Lebanon, but earlier this week, he announced that he was …
Emirati businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor tells of Lebanon safety fears after death threat
Emirati business leader Khalaf Al Habtoor, who this week scrapped investment plans in Lebanon on safety grounds, said he had abandoned a media venture in Beirut after a death threat last year. Mr Al …
Man arrested after unsuccessful armed robbery at Lebanon store: police
Roy Worrall, 39, was arrested in connection to the robbery that happened Jan. 19 in the 700 block of Lehman Street, according to a news release from the Lebanon City Police Department. According to …
The way forward in Lebanon
The election of President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is a political breakthrough in Lebanon and a harbinger of what could happen in a country long dismissed as unsalvageable. Beirut’s …
Israeli army sets more homes on fire in southern Lebanon
Lebanese army deployed in Aitaroun town, embarked on clearing it from explosives, war remnants – Anadolu Ajansı …
Exclusive: US seeks to block Hezbollah ally from naming Lebanon finance minister
The unusually direct U.S. intervention in Lebanon’s sectarian politics appears aimed at capitalizing on shifts in the power balance.