[ad_1] BEIRUT: The Iran-backed Hezbollah group on Thursday intensified its attacks on Israel from southern Lebanon where Israeli bombardments killed seven of its fighters, including members of an elite unit.…
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Lebanon’s LGBTQ+ community under threat as leaders ramp up campaign
[ad_1] The Middle Eastern nation is traditonally seen as fairly liberal in comparison to many of its neighbours but recent verbal, legal and physical attacks are creating a toxic environment…
U.S., U.K. and Canada sanction Lebanon’s former central bank governor over corruption allegations
[ad_1] Published Aug. 10, 2023 10:47 a.m. ET Updated Aug. 10, 2023 10:49 a.m. ET Incoming interim governor Wassim Mansouri speaks during a press conference at the Lebanese Central Bank…
US, UK and Canada sanction Lebanon’s former central bank governor
[ad_1] Internationally wanted Riad Salameh resigned from the post he held for 30 years after corruption charges were filed against him in the wake of Lebanon’s economic collapse. The United…
Lebanon’s President Aoun vows to see through new PM nomination
[ad_1] By Samia Nakhoul, Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday he would fulfill his duty in designating a prime minister but put the onus…
Lebanon’s finance minister questioned in Central Bank probe
[ad_1] Published May 5, 2023 1:14 p.m. ET Lebanese caretaker Finance Minister Youssef El Khalil attends a cabinet meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)…
Lebanon’s business conditions decline marginally despite higher export orders
[ad_1] Business conditions in Lebanon’s private sector deteriorated marginally in April even as export orders and purchasing activity rose. The country’s Blom purchasing managers’ index, a measure of the strength…
One careful step at a time through Lebanon’s minefields
[ad_1] Abu Ghassan Awada has a crop of peppers that are plump and ready to harvest. Above them, peach trees reach up over our heads. He remembers the sound of…