World Jul 03 Lebanon struggles to emerge from financial crisis and government corruption Lebanon has become, for all intents and purposes, a failed state. Its government is rife with corruption and unable to care for its people who suffer chronic and crushing poverty from economic mismanagement and a banking collapse. As special correspondent…
World Oct 21 Financial crisis leads some in Lebanon to rob banks to access their money Lebanon's deep financial crisis is affecting every aspect of life there. There is no consistent electricity, most poor go hungry and joblessness is at record levels. With its currency nearly worthless, most keep their savings in U.S. dollars which are…
World Jun 07 Lebanon’s economic and humanitarian disasters leave citizens to fend for themselves For the past several years, Lebanon has been in economic freefall. Its currency is close to worthless; its government is fractured and ineffective; there is almost no electric power, and there is less security. Lebanon's people are suffering. Special correspondent…
World Aug 04 1 year after Beirut explosion, Lebanon still in crisis A year after a deadly explosion of tons of ammonium nitrate that sat for years in a Beirut port warehouse, people in Lebanon are still waiting for answers and government accountability. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports on how people across…
World Jul 17 ‘I have no future here:’ Yazidis struggle to rebuild their lives despite ISIS retreat Seven years ago, a brutal attack by ISIS forced hundreds of thousands of Yazidis to flee their homes in northern Iraq. Many were eventually imprisoned, killed or sold into slavery. Now, despite ISIS’s retreat, Yazidi survivors say little has changed…
World Jun 22 Leftover mines, dead bodies still haunt Mosul residents years after war with ISIS Although a punishing Iraqi and American military campaign routed ISIS from a mosque in Mosul — its "Caliphate" — in 2017, it also leveled large swathes of the city. Now, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen and videographer Adrian Hartrick look at…
World Jun 20 As ISIS presence dwindles, U.S. troops in Iraq face other threats In the latest targeting of American troops in Iraq, an unexploded rocket landed close to a military base on Sunday. There were no serious damages. Today around 2,500 U.S. troops remain in the country as part of a multinational fight…
World Jun 17 Watch Iraq’s secretive counterterrorism unit track down and extract an ISIS fighter Seven years ago this month the Islamic State declared its caliphate, killing thousands in its years-long reign of terror in Iraq and Syria. The group may have lost its territory, but its fighters still plague Iraq. Special Correspondent Leila Molana-Allen…
World Mar 20 As Lebanese economic crisis worsens, Syrian refugees left with few options For the past decade, Syria has been engaged in a bitter civil war with no end in sight. The conflict has forced hundreds of thousands of Syrians to flee their home country, seeking refuge in towns across the border. On…
World Mar 04 COVID-19 lockdown compounds Lebanon’s economic crises Protests erupted again this week in Lebanon, as a spiraling currency crisis led to violence in the streets. A strict COVID-19 lockdown has crushed the economy, causing many Lebanese to go months without an income. And as special correspondent Leila…