Lebanon

20 years after withdrawal, Israel, Hezbollah brace for war
Middle East

20 years after withdrawal, Israel, Hezbollah brace for war

SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Twenty years after Hezbollah guerrillas pushed Israel’s last troops from southern Lebanon, both sides are gearing…
Lebanon central bank official probed over currency crash
Middle East

Lebanon central bank official probed over currency crash

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s financial prosecutor questioned a top central bank manager Friday over the country’s financial crisis, which has…
Restart or re-stop? Economies reopen to risk of chaos, fear
World

Restart or re-stop? Economies reopen to risk of chaos, fear

PARIS (AP) — Plastic spacing barriers and millions of masks appeared Monday on the streets of Europe’s newly reopened cities,…
Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts
Middle East

Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Living in a slum built precariously on the banks of a sewage-tainted river in Lebanon, Faiqqa…
Lockdowns pile job losses and hunger onto Syrian refugees’ plight
Middle East

Lockdowns pile job losses and hunger onto Syrian refugees’ plight

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ahmad al-Mostafa can’t afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able…
Prominent Beirut university faces fight of its life as crises hit
Middle East

Prominent Beirut university faces fight of its life as crises hit

BEIRUT (Reuters) — One of the Arab world’s oldest universities faces its worst crisis since its foundation, with huge losses,…
Lebanon to extend virus shutdown, fears second wave
Middle East

Lebanon to extend virus shutdown, fears second wave

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon is set to extend its lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus by two weeks until…
Hezbollah deems Lebanese government rescue plan an ‘important step’ forward
Middle East

Hezbollah deems Lebanese government rescue plan an ‘important step’ forward

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Hezbollah’s leader hailed the Lebanese government’s crisis plan as an “important step” on Monday and warned the…
Lebanon restaurants partially reopen, face faltering economy
Middle East

Lebanon restaurants partially reopen, face faltering economy

BEIRUT (AP) — It’s not just a lifestyle, it’s a livelihood. That was the motto used by some of Lebanon’s…
Lebanon banks reject rescue plan as government asks IMF for help
Middle East

Lebanon banks reject rescue plan as government asks IMF for help

BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) – An economic rescue plan that will form the basis of Lebanon’s talks with the International Monetary Fund…
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