Lebanese Money in Switzerland Record-High
Lebanese clients parked more money in Switzerland than ever last year. This comes against the backdrop of French as well as Swiss investigations into potential…
2021
U.S. Military to Withdraw Hundreds of Troops, Aircraft, Antimissile Batteries From Middle East
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Saudi crown prince of drawdown in June 2 call, officials say WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is sharply reducing the number of…
Fairuz and Her Family Fusions
By Martin Longley Fairuz is now 85 years old, still the dominant female singer in Lebanon, and indeed the Arabic world itself. The departed Egyptian…
Lebanese amputee athlete breaks world record for longest static wall sit
Darine Barbar, an inspirational amputee athlete who just made history by breaking the Guinness World Records title for longest Samson’s chair/static wall sit (female) achieving…
Commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople in the Lebanese capital, Beirut
On the morning of May 30 in St. Catherine’s Orthodox Church in Beirut, the Romaïan Cultural Society commemorated with sorrow the conquest of Constantinople, the…
France opens probe into personal wealth of Lebanon’s central bank chief
France has opened a probe into the personal wealth of Riad Salameh, central bank chief in crisis-hit Lebanon, sources told AFP Sunday. Paris financial prosecutors…
Asian Qualifiers – Group H Preview: Korea Republic, Lebanon in search of victories against Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka
Goyang: Korea Republic and Lebanon will look to consolidate their positions in Group H’s top two places when they take on Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka…
Insect pest eats into Lebanon’s ‘white gold’ pine nut trade
The scenic region of Mount Lebanon has long produced pine seed, a regional delicacy, but harvests have collapsed amid an exotic insect infestation experts say…
Pope Francis to meet with Christian leaders from Lebanon
In words following Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis said he will receive the leaders of Lebanon’s Christian communities in the Vatican, on 1 July to discuss…
Anti-Corruption activists being arrested for asking Lebanon’s chief judge to prosecute cases
A shocking development is happening in Lebanon of late (yes there is more), anti-corruption activists are being rounded up for asking Lebanon’s chief judge Ghassan…