Tag: Lebanon
In Lebanon, a search for medicine and a stranger’s help
To all the struggles of life in Lebanon — the pandemic, the power outages, the inflation, the punishing financial and political crises — add...
Lebanon grants limited access to bank deposits amid crisis
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s central bank said Tuesday that depositors will be allowed to withdraw limited monthly amounts from their foreign currency accounts, nearly 20...
Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran's ambassador to Syria helped found the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah...
France opens graft probe into Lebanon’s central bank chief
PARIS — The French national financial prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation into the actions of Lebanon’s central bank governor involving potential money...
South Korea beats Turkmenistan 5-0 in World Cup qualifier
SEOUL — South Korea resumed its World Cup qualifying campaign after 19 months with a 5-0 win over Turkmenistan on Saturday to move within...
South Korea beats Turkmenistan 5-0 in World Cup qualifier
SEOUL — South Korea resumed its World Cup qualifying campaign after 19 months with a 5-0 win over Turkmenistan on Saturday to move within...
Ghosn’s lawyers say client happy after days of French probe
BEIRUT — Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has answered hundreds of questions by French investigators over the past week in Beirut and was “happy and...
Lebanese leaders exchange barbs as country sinks into crisis
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president and prime minister-designate traded barbs Wednesday, accusing one another of obstruction, negligence and insolence in a war or words that...
UN tribunal for Lebanon may fold due to funding crisis
BEIRUT — A U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Wednesday it is facing a severe funding...
World Bank: Lebanon’s crisis among world’s worst since 1850s
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s severe economic and financial crisis is likely to rank as one of the worst the world has seen in more than...
