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Tag: Beirut (Lebanon)
Carlos Ghosn, Fugitive but a Favorite Son, Returns to Beirut
For many residents, he represents the Lebanese dream, of leaving the country and becoming a success.
U.S. Places Sanctions on Art Collector Said to Finance Hezbollah
The Treasury Department said the collector used art to hide assets and a gallery business to launder money.
To Make Sense of Lebanon’s Protests, Follow the Garbage
The country’s perpetual refuse crisis is just one example of the government corruption and dysfunction that have brought protesters into the streets.
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.