Tag: Lebanese

US Impose sanctions on Lebanese top officials, including Gebran Bassil ‘for corruption’.
- By Alaina
- . November 7, 2020
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on prominent Lebanese politician and key ally Hezbollah, an extremist group and an Iranian-backed political party, over allegations

Lebanon, Israel attempt to resolve maritime border dispute
- By Alaina
- . October 15, 2020
The two nations, though technically at war, sat down to negotiate a long-pending maritime border dispute. Insisting that this is not about normalising ties but

Beirut, Lebanese mother throws her dead son into the water escaping from the sea
- By Alaina
- . September 21, 2020
A new drama in the odyssey of illegal immigration occurred this time not far from the Lebanese coast. Starting from mid-July, an escape route, by

Lebanese politicians fail to deliver a new government on time
- By Alaina
- . September 17, 2020
Lebanese political leaders on Tuesday failed to form a new government in line with the deadline promised to French President Emmanuel Macron on September 1.

Libya Presidential Council suspends Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush
- By Alaina
- . August 31, 2020
The devastating blast in Beirut on August 4 left entire country of Lebanon shaken up and would be recorded as the country’s turning point in

Lebanon approves state of emergency; rights groups raise concerns over threat to freedom
- By Alaina
- . August 17, 2020
Lebanese Parliament on Thursday approved a state of emergency in the aftermath of widespread protests across the country against the mishandling of national affairs by

Can France create change in Lebanon?
- By Alaina
- . August 13, 2020
France has stepped up with aid and comfort after the deadly blast in Beirut but how much change can it really usher in? Just two

Beirut explosion: Ammonium nitrate, what is it and why is used by extremists
- By Alaina
- . August 6, 2020
Ammonium nitrate is “good” and useful for making fertilizers. But it becomes “bad” when mixed with other substances. And even more lethal if it comes

Aid eludes a Lebanon in crisis
- By Alaina
- . August 2, 2020
With the country reeling under the worst economic crisis in decades, Lebanon remains dogged by sanctions and lack of aid. The international community maintains that
A Lebanese exported tech drone parts from the U.S. to Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia
- By Roshan Amiri
- . March 11, 2020
According to the ‘Associated Press’, a Lebanese citizen is accused of conspiring to export tech drone parts and technology from the U.S. to Iranian-backed Hezbollah