Tag: Lebanon
Driven by despair, Lebanese pharmacist looks to life abroad
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The shelves are bare at the Panacea pharmacy north of Beirut. Its owner, Rita El Khoury, has spent the past few...
US Treasury sanctions 7 Lebanese tied to Hezbollah finances
BEIRUT — The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed new sanctions on seven Lebanese linked to the militant Iran-backed Hezbollah group and its financial...
Hezbollah leader backs Iran talks with US, Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Friday indicated his support for a dialogue between Iran one one side and the...
French FM in Lebanon with a message of ‘great firmness’
BEIRUT — France's foreign minister began a visit to Lebanon Thursday with a message of “great firmness” to its political leaders, threatening to take...
Beirut sends hazardous material to Germany for destruction
BEIRUT — A German company has removed dangerous chemicals stored in dozens of containers from Beirut’s port and is shipping them abroad as part...
As Lebanese cry for justice, politics paralyzes the system
BEIRUT — Even after she was taken off an investigation into alleged financial crimes by a money transfer company, the defiant Lebanese prosecutor charged...
Lebanon and Israel resume indirect talks on maritime border
NAQOURA, Lebanon — After a nearly six-month pause, Lebanon and Israel on Tuesday resumed indirect talks with U.S. mediation over their disputed maritime border....
Lebanon request satellite images for site of Beirut blast
BEIRUT — The judge investigating last year’s massive explosion at Beirut’s port on Tuesday requested that countries with satellites stationed over Lebanon provide authorities...
Lebanon detains 2 suspected of drug smuggling to Saudi
BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities have arrested two brothers suspected of smuggling drugs in pomegranate shipments to Saudi Arabia, leading the kingdom to ban Lebanese...
Germany charges man with fundraising for Islamic State group
German prosecutors have charged an Iraqi immigrant with membership in a terrorist organization on allegations that he raised thousands of dollars for the Islamic...
