Lebanon

Forest fires rage in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey

At least four people were killed in the fires.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jul 30, 2021

Volunteers help to extinguish a forest fire in the Qubayyat area of northern Lebanon's remote Akkar region on July 29, 2021.

Volunteers help to extinguish a forest fire in the Qoubaiyat area of northern Lebanon's remote Akkar region on July 29, 2021.

Half a million children in Lebanon still 'struggling to survive' after Beirut blast

A new report from Save the Children found the families of 564,000 children can't afford sufficient food and other basic goods.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jul 29, 2021

A boy digs in a garbage container in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Jan. 15, 2021.

Former PM Najib Mikati named Lebanon's prime minister-designate

President Michel Aoun designated Mikati after the wealthy businessman secured the backing of a majority of lawmakers.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jul 26, 2021

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius (R) meets Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on November 26, 2013.

UN: public water in Lebanon could stop pumping in matter of 'weeks'

Lebanon's water sector is on the verge of collapse due to the harrowing economic crisis, the United Nations has warned.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jul 24, 2021

France to host Lebanon aid conference as political crisis deepens

French President Emmanuel Macron will host the Aug. 4 conference, which comes a year after the devastating blast at Beirut's port.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jul 16, 2021

German company removes dangerous material from Beirut port

The Lebanese government is also seeking satellite images other countries have of the Beirut port explosion site.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | May 6, 2021

A picture shows heaps of metal scraps from the rubble of destroyed structures at the port of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on April 9, 2021, still reeling from the destruction due to a catastrophic blast in a harbor storage unit last August that killed more than 200 people and damaged swathes of the capital.

US to send mediation team for Israel-Lebanon maritime talks next week

The resumption of talks, which stalled in November, could unlock significant economic benefits for debt-ridden Lebanon.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Apr 30, 2021

Lebanon's parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) meets with US envoy David Schenker (C) and US Ambassador to Algeria John Desrocher (L) in Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 15, 2020.

Pope may visit Lebanon once new government is formed

Pope Francis met Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in Vatican City today.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Apr 22, 2021

Pope Francis speaks about the situation in Lebanon as a Lebanese priest (R) holds Lebanon's flag and Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza (L) looks on during the pope's limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican on Sept. 2, 2020.

Tuk-tuks become common sight in Lebanon's streets amid economic crisis

Amid the devastating economic crisis and the deteriorating living conditions in Lebanon, many have replaced their vehicles with tuk-tuks to run errands, work or deliver goods.

Hanan Hamdan | Lebanon | Apr 17, 2021

Tuk-tuks are lined up in the village of Bir Elias, Aug. 8, 2020.

US ready to facilitate Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks

Undersecretary for Political Affairs David Hale said the United States is willing to mediate resumed talks between the hostile neighbors.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Apr 15, 2021

State Department sends official to Beirut as stalemate drags on

Undersecretary for Political Affairs David Hale is the highest-ranking US official to visit Beirut under the new administration.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Apr 13, 2021

What’s Moscow's game plan for Lebanon?

With the worsening of the Lebanese crisis, Russia will have to take a closer look at Lebanese affairs to protect its assets in Syria.

Mona Alami | Lebanon | Apr 3, 2021

Lebanese economic crisis imperils migrant domestic workers

As Lebanon struggles with its worst economic crisis in decades, the fate of thousands of migrant domestic workers in the country hangs in balance.

Wael Taleb | Lebanon | Mar 31, 2021

No end in sight for Lebanese suffering amid deteriorating economic crisis

Lebanon’s ruling elite has yet to form an urgent government to launch reforms to address the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, amid ongoing political bickering.

Sarah Abdallah | Lebanon | Mar 24, 2021

Lebanese pound falls to all-time low on black market as people protest

Lebanon's harrowing economic crisis worsened when the pound fell against the dollar again on the black market.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Mar 2, 2021

Lebanon

Forest fires rage in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey

At least four people were killed in the fires.

Half a million children in Lebanon still 'struggling to survive' after Beirut blast

Former PM Najib Mikati named Lebanon's prime minister-designate

UN: public water in Lebanon could stop pumping in matter of 'weeks'

France to host Lebanon aid conference as political crisis deepens

German company removes dangerous material from Beirut port

US to send mediation team for Israel-Lebanon maritime talks next week

Pope may visit Lebanon once new government is formed

Tuk-tuks become common sight in Lebanon's streets amid economic crisis

US ready to facilitate Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks

State Department sends official to Beirut as stalemate drags on

What’s Moscow's game plan for Lebanon?

Lebanese economic crisis imperils migrant domestic workers

No end in sight for Lebanese suffering amid deteriorating economic crisis

Lebanese pound falls to all-time low on black market as people protest

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