The start of July marked the rise of the telecoms prices of “Alfa” and “Touch,” at a time when private...
The Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) announced in a statement Friday that the banking sector would go on strike...
In a damning report released Wednesday, the World Bank slammed Lebanon’s post-civil war public finance system for its long-term departure from orderly and disciplined fiscal policy; missed opportunities to protect most depositors, and “a collapse in already weakened basic public services.” The IMF report added that the ongoing near collapse...
Economic risk expert Dr. Mohammad Fheili breaks down the battle with banks and bank secrecy in Lebanon.
Political leaders in Lebanon have shown more propensity to blame marginalized communities than the system in place for the crisis.
From crossing cheese off their shopping lists to searching for stale bread in dumpsters, eating habits in Lebanon have significantly changed.
“I don't want to be a burden on anyone,” said one 68-year-old woman in Lebanon. “I want to live and die in dignity.”
"Rent went up, and water prices, and there's no electricity, but salaries didn't increase for these changes to make sense," said one woman.
Reports issued by the United Nations this year show that 660,000 children in Lebanon need humanitarian assistance.
"We can't keep watering a dead plant," says one woman about why she's planning on leaving Lebanon.
On her way home from school during one afternoon in the late 1970s, Bara’a Salameh heard gunshots fired in what...
The combined wealth of 12 billionaires of Arab origin has increased by almost 9 percent this year alone, amounting to a grand total of $168.6 billion, according to Forbes. Among these 12 billionaires are four of Lebanese origin, including Carlos Slim Helu, who was largely responsible for the increase due...