A house that sold for $399,985 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lebanon in the past week.
Tajikistan reach Asian Cup knockouts, China on brink of exit
Debutants Tajikistan struck twice late on to beat Lebanon 2-1 and reach the Asian Cup knockout rounds on Monday but China’s hopes are hanging by a thread after defeat to Qatar.- China on brink – Qatar defeated a blunt China 1-0 and the Chinese must now hope for a miracle — that their two points is enough to qualify as one of the four best third-placed teams.
Lebanon’s fiscal quagmire: In-depth look at improvised policies and budgetary challenges
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 …