The improvisational policies in Lebanon imprint many practices by those in positions of power. Even more disturbing is that despite the damages it inflicts on the citizens and the state, this …
War has already hurt the economies of Israel’s nearest neighbors
Economic activity across the Middle East and North Africa was already on a down slide, slipping to 2% growth in 2023 from 5.6% the previous year. Lebanon has been enmeshed in what the World Bank calls …
War has already hurt the economies of Israel’s nearest neighbors
Economic activity across the Middle East and North Africa was already on a down slide, slipping to 2% growth in 2023 from 5.6% the previous year. Lebanon has been enmeshed in what the World Bank calls …
Two Hezbollah fighters killed by Israeli drone in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Two Hezbollah fighters were killed on Sunday when an Israeli drone hit their vehicle in southern Lebanon, security sources said. Their ranks were not revealed but a source …
Lebanon is poised precariously between peace and war
The opposition had previously nominated Jihad Azour, a senior official at the IMF and former finance minister. But a third, undeclared candidate is Lebanon’s army chief, Joseph Aoun, a likely …
Iran’s sudden strikes show just how perilous region has become
Iran’s war has been a web of shadow wars. It sits at the fulcrum of what it calls an “axis of resistance”, the alliance of Tehran-backed groups dotting the region, from Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, to the Houthis in Yemen, and well-armed groups in both Iraq and Syria. Most have been designated as terrorist entities by some Western states.
Lebanon’s top court suspends arrest warrants for 2 former cabinet ministers in port blast case
BEIRUT (AP) — A judge at Lebanon’s highest court suspended the arrest warrants against two former cabinet ministers in the 2020 Beirut port blast case, officials said Tuesday. The explosion was one of …
Lebanon’s top court suspends arrest warrants for 2 former cabinet ministers in port blast case
BEIRUT (AP) — A judge at Lebanon’s highest court suspended the arrest warrants against two former cabinet ministers in the 2020 Beirut port blast case, officials said Tuesday. The explosion was one of …
Lebanon’s top court suspends arrest warrant for former cabinet minister in Beirut port blast case
Judicial officials say a judge at Lebanon’s highest court has suspended an arrest warrant against a former cabinet minister in the case of the massive 2020 Beirut port blast …
Three Homes Destroyed In Israeli Strikes On South Lebanon
Israeli air strikes “completely destroyed” at least three houses in southern Lebanon on Friday, official news agency NNA and the mayor of the affected border community said.