Lebanon crippled by electricity, water outages
Lebanon has been plunged into darkness after oil stocks in the country’s last functional power plant in Deir Ammar ran out on Tuesday morning. Lebanon exhausted its oil stock, which…
Lebanon unlikely to comply with Interpol request to hand Carlos Ghosn over to French authorities
BEIRUT: Lebanon has received an Interpol red notice for the arrest of businessman Carlos Ghosn at France’s request but is unlikely to extradite him, according to a judicial source. The…
Lebanon cabinet passes financial recovery plan: Ministerial sources
Lebanon’s cabinet has passed an economic recovery plan designed to pull the country out of a three-year financial meltdown, two ministerial sources told Reuters on Friday. Ministers agreed the measure…
Reformists surge in Lebanon polls
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and its allies lost their parliamentary majority while independents achieved surprise breakthroughs, final elections results showed Tuesday. The results indicate a fragmented and polarized parliament…
Lebanese poll hopefuls ‘buying their way to power’ with cash bribes
BEIRUT: With Lebanon’s crucial parliamentary elections on Sunday expected to go down to the wire, candidates and party supporters have been accused of trying to buy their way to victory…
Sunni preachers in ‘vote to save Lebanon’ plea
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Sunni preachers have been told to issue a call in their Friday sermons for people to take part in the country’s parliamentary elections on May 15. Grand Mufti…
Nearly 60% Lebanese diaspora voter turnout for parliamentary elections
BEIRUT: There was almost a 60 percent voter turnout for Lebanon’s diaspora ahead of parliamentary elections on May 15, officials said Monday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that between…
A Lebanese online archive chronicles Arab immigration to Latin America
SAO PAULO, Brazil: Although an estimated 18 million Latin Americans can trace their ancestry to the Arab region, little effort has been made to chronicle and conserve the writings, photographs…
Mikati urges Lebanese expats to have their voices heard in elections
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged expats to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections to ensure their voices are heard and they can achieve the changes they want. Mikati’s…
Lebanon tells UNHCR that it can no longer tolerate the burden of Syrian refugees
BEIRUT: Lebanon has once again voiced its concerns about Syrian refugees, stating that the country can no longer tolerate some of their actions. Lebanese Minister of Labor Mustafa Bayram said:…