Tag: Lebanon

Lebanon’s former PM Saad Hariri suspends political career (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri has announced that he will suspend his involvement in political activities and will not run in upcoming parliamentary elections. The...

Lebanon: Callous Disregard for Rights (Human Rights Watch)

The corrupt and incompetent Lebanese authorities have deliberately plunged the country into one of the worst economic crises in modern times, demonstrating a callous disregard for...

Cash-strapped Lebanese drivers block roads in ‘Day of rage’ (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Truck and bus drivers across Lebanon have blocked roads and highways with their vehicles, urging the government to help them cope with skyrocketing fuel...

Lebanon’s central bank chief Salameh slapped with travel ban (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

A Lebanese judge slapped a travel ban on Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh on Tuesday, as the once-vaunted steward of the country’s economy...

Economic meltdown revives forgotten occupations in Lebanon (Rabih Damaj, Al Monitor)

Clothing stores, including some international businesses that withdrew from the market after losing confidence in Lebanon’s ability to get out of its crisis anytime...

Lebanon’s crippled economy hobbles into new year (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

For more than two years, people in Lebanon with United States dollar accounts in the country’s banks have faced severe restrictions on withdrawals, as...

How Turkey Can Be a True Ally to Lebanon (Adnan Nasser, The National Interest)

If Turkey wants to be a true ally to the Lebanese people, rather than another cynical actor exploiting those in need, it must ensure...

How Turkey Can Be a True Ally to Lebanon (Adnan Nasser, The National Interest)

If Turkey wants to be a true ally to the Lebanese people, rather than another cynical actor exploiting those in need, it must ensure...

UN’s Guterres calls on Lebanese leaders to respond to grievances (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Lebanese leaders to listen and respond to their population’s grievances, as the country’s economy continues to spiral. “I am...

A Jihadi Resurrection? (Mohanad Hage Ali, Carnegie Middle East Center)

In recent weeks, Lebanese media reports, mostly based on security sources, have expressed concern about the prospect of attacks by the Islamic State group. In...

Lebanese general: Special forces must overcome significant challenges (Fadi Makhoul, Defense News)

The Lebanese armed forces are assigned defensive, security and developmental tasks under the Lebanese National Defense Law. Therefore, they must (1) defend the Lebanese...

Lebanese president, PM and parliament speaker express satisfaction with Saudi-French agreement (Najia Houssari, Arab News)

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has affirmed his government’s commitment to honoring its undertakings for reform. Mikati said that his joint phone call on Saturday...

Lebanese protesters block roads over economic meltdown (Arab News)

After Doha talks, Aoun stresses need to overcome defects in Lebanon-Arab relations Maronite Patriarch Al-Rahi decries Hezbollah influence after Nasrallah remarks against judiciary Lebanese...

Lebanese protesters block roads over economic meltdown (Reuters)

Demonstrators, some of them burning tyres, blocked roads across parts of Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country's economic meltdown, days after the...

Lebanon: A Journey to the End of the State (Crisis Group)

Like many residents who can afford it, in the summer of every year I flee Lebanon’s sweltering heat for Europe. This year, though, I...

Lebanon’s central bank vows to cooperate with audit as pound dips (Al Jazeera)

Lebanon’s central bank said on Thursday that it would fulfil all data requests from the consultancy Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for a forensic audit...