Jan 18 Syrian refugees face quick deportation after reaching Lebanon By Abby Sewell, Associated Press A boat carrying more than 200 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, sank off the coast of Lebanon on New Year’s Eve. Continue reading
Dec 01 U.S. hits Hezbollah accountants in Lebanon with terrorism sanctions By Associated Press The Biden administration is slapping terrorism sanctions on two accountants and two companies in Lebanon for providing the militant group Hezbollah with financial services. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: South Korea mourns victims of Seoul crowd crush In our news wrap Sunday, South Korea grieves after a fatal crowd crush in Seoul, terrorist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for Saturday's bombings in Somalia's capital, at least 80 people died in a bridge collapse in India, polls have closed… Continue watching
Oct 30 Lebanon’s president leaves with no replacement amid political, economic crisis By Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell, Associated Press President Michel Aoun left Lebanon's presidential palace Sunday, marking the end of his six-year term without a replacement, leaving the small nation in a political vacuum that is likely to worsen its historic economic meltdown. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 8:47 Unpacking Israel and Lebanon’s historic maritime border deal By Andrew Corkery, Winston Wilde This week, Israel and Lebanon, two countries technically at war for decades, took a rare step towards easing tensions with a maritime border agreement brokered by the United States. Neri Zilber, a reporter based in Tel Aviv, and Maya Gebeily,… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 6:50 Financial crisis leads some in Lebanon to rob banks to access their money By Nick Schifrin, Leila Molana-Allen 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… Continue watching
Oct 11 Israel and Lebanon reach agreement over gas reserves in the Mediterranean By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press The agreement would mark a major breakthrough in relations between the two countries, which formally have been at war since Israel's establishment in 1948. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Fears of recession trigger stock market sell-off In our news wrap Friday, a sell-off swept Wall Street and the world as rising interest rates intensify fears of a recession, counter-protesters marched in support of Iran's Islamic regime following growing unrest over a young woman's death in the… Continue watching
Sep 23 77 migrants from Lebanon dead after boat sinks, Syrian official says By Fay Abuelgasim, Bilal Hussein, Associated Press Syria's health minister says at least 77 people died when a boat with migrants from Lebanon sank off Syria's coast this week. The minster was quoted by state TV on Friday as saying that he fears the death toll from… Continue reading
Sep 19 Israeli prime minister vows to begin production in contested Mediterranean gas field By Associated Press Israel's prime minister has vowed to begin production at a contested Mediterranean natural gas field "as soon as it is possible." The comments by Yair Lapid threaten to raise tensions with Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group. Continue reading