The country’s perpetual refuse crisis is just one example of the government corruption and dysfunction that have brought protesters into the streets.
Tag: Beirut (Lebanon)
White House Freezes Military Aid to Lebanon, Against Wishes of Congress, State Dept. and Pentagon
The indefinite hold halts a $105 million package that the State Department and Congress had approved. Analysts say the winners could be Iran, Russia, the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.
Uber Driver in Lebanon Is Sentenced to Death in Killing of U.K. Diplomat
Rebecca Dykes, who was last seen leaving a bar in Beirut, was found strangled with a rope in 2017.
Lebanon Protests Unite Sects in Demanding New Government
Lebanon’s protests, the largest since its independence, have moved from fury over the economy and corruption to demands for a new political system.
From Chile to Lebanon, Protests Flare Over Wallet Issues
Pocketbook items have become the catalysts for popular fury across the globe in recent weeks.
A Giant Protest. A Nervous Toddler. Time for ‘Baby Shark.’
As the boy watched in wide-eyed amazement, demonstrators in Lebanon tried to put him at ease with an impromptu performance.
Lebanon Roiled by Second Day of Protests as Frustration Over Chronic Corruption Boils Over
Demonstrators massed outside the government palace in downtown Beirut, blocked the airport road and burned posters of politicians.
War Zone Stories, Liberated via Social Networking
Vivian Yee and Hwaida Saad, who cover the Middle East, have found Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube vital to getting information out of Syria.
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Gave $16 Million to South African Model
Saad Hariri did not make the payments while he was prime minister, South African court records show, but the revelation is likely to tarnish his image.
Arabic Readers in Israel Have to Hope the Border Guards Are Sloppy
Books by famed Arab authors, and Arabic translations of writers like Orwell and Joyce, are scarce because of an Israeli ban on imports from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.