Tag: Lebanon
Watchdog: Lebanon’s vaccination of refugees, migrants lags
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s vaccination campaign has been slow and risks leaving behind some of the country’s most vulnerable people, including Palestinian and Syrian refugees,...
France heightens pressure on Lebanon to form government
PARIS — France’s foreign minister has cranked up pressure on Lebanese leaders to form a government, urging them in personal phone calls for an...
Radioactive material found inside oil facility in Lebanon
BEIRUT — A German company has found dangerous nuclear material stored in an oil facility in southern Lebanon, officials said Friday.
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Syria to send Lebanon emergency oxygen supply for hospitals
BEIRUT — The government of war-torn Syria said Wednesday it will send emergency oxygen supplies to neighboring Lebanon, which has experienced shortages amid a...
Cabinet formation talks in Lebanon collapse amid crisis
BEIRUT — Talks on the formation of a new Cabinet in Lebanon collapsed Monday, heralding more economic and financial collapse for the small Arab...
Charles Lewis, former DC chief at AP and Hearst, has died
WASHINGTON — Charles Lewis, a former Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press and The Hearst Newspapers who tirelessly advocated for the release of...
Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port
BEIRUT — Dozens of women, including mothers who lost their children in the massive Beirut explosion last year marched to the still-damaged scene of...
Lebanese PM-designate: Cabinet needed to restore trust, hope
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate said Thursday that a government that could restart talks with the International Monetary Fund was the only way to...
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
BEIRUT — Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt in supermarkets as shoppers scramble...
Lebanese president calls on PM to form Cabinet immediately
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president called Wednesday on the prime minister-designate to form a government immediately or step aside as the country plunges deeper into...
