Lebanon
Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus
Middle East
April 27, 2020
Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near Damascus early on Monday, the Syrian military…
Lebanon bank attacked with explosive amid economic crisis
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Lebanon bank attacked with explosive amid economic crisis
Assailants lobbed an explosive device at a bank in Lebanon Saturday, in the latest attack on financial institutions in a…
Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister said Friday he is holding the country’s Central Bank governor responsible for the downward…
Lebanon tightens security around refugee camp over virus
Egypt
April 24, 2020
Lebanon tightens security around refugee camp over virus
BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Authorities closed all entrances to a Palestinian refugee camp in eastern Lebanon on Friday after four…
Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil
Middle East
April 24, 2020
Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s currency continued its downward spiral against the dollar on Thursday, reaching a new low amid financial…
Lebanon to test for coronavirus at refugee camp after first case found
Middle East
April 22, 2020
Lebanon to test for coronavirus at refugee camp after first case found
BEIRUT (Reuters) — A team from Lebanon’s Rafik Hariri University Hospital will test for the new coronavirus at a refugee…
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese lawmakers convened Tuesday inside a cavernous Beirut theater so that parliament members could observe social distancing…
Israel accuses Hezbollah of ‘provocative’ activity
Middle East
April 19, 2020
Israel accuses Hezbollah of ‘provocative’ activity
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Saturday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of “provocative” activity along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier and…
Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis
Middle East
April 19, 2020
Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon’s landmark hotels that survived the country’s bloody 15-year civil war and various other bouts…
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
AMMIQ WETLAND, Lebanon (Reuters) – With Lebanese confined to their homes by the new coronavirus, migratory birds in the Mediterranean…