Posts Tagged: Lebanon economic crisis
Lebanese Protesters Block Roads Over Economic Meltdown
Demonstrators, some of them burning tires, blocked roads across parts of Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country's economic meltdown, days after the Lebanese...
EU Parliament Condemns Iran and Hezbollah for Lebanon’s Economic, Political Morass
JNS.org - The European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on Friday that blamed the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah as one of the causes contributing to a...
Report: Israeli Defense Sources Warn EU, US That Lebanese Crisis Bolsters Iran
JNS.org - Senior Israeli defense sources warned their counterparts in Europe and the United States that Lebanon’s severe economic, political and infrastructure crisis is speeding up...
A Hezbollah Takeover in Beirut Would Put Iran on Israel’s Doorstep
JNS.org - An official Hezbollah delegation, headed by Lebanese Parliament member Mohammad Ra’ad, arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day visit at the Russian...
Lebanon’s Collapse Piles Strain on Army, Security Forces
Discontent is brewing in the ranks of Lebanon's security forces over a currency crash wiping out most of the value of their salaries as unrest...
Lebanon’s Deadlock Fuels Seventh Day of Street Protests
Lebanon's president asked security forces to prevent roadblocks after protesters shut main roads across the country for a seventh straight day on Monday in anger...
French Spy Master Joins Effort to Deliver Lebanese Reforms, Sources Say
France's intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, buttressing President Emmanuel Macron's...
Lebanese PM Blames Opponents for Unrest as Protests Enter Third Day
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab accused his opponents on Saturday of deepening a currency crisis and fueling unrest as the country entered a third day...
Lebanon Delays PM Designation as Political Crisis Deepens
The nomination of Lebanon's next prime minister was postponed on Monday as new complications surfaced in efforts to agree to a government that is urgently...
Lebanon Business Group Urges General Strike to Push for End to Crisis
A major Lebanese business group called on Monday for a three-day general strike to press divided politicians to form a government and end a crisis...
