Apr 06 Militants in Lebanon fire rockets at Israel, raising tension as Passover begins By Isabel Debre, Sam McNeil, Associated Press Militants have fired a barrage of rockets from Lebanon at Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, forcing people across Israel’s northern frontier into bomb shelters, wounding at least one person and ratcheting up regional tensions as Israelis celebrated the… Continue reading
Mar 06 Lebanon leans on U.S. dollar as economy tanks By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The Lebanese pound has lost as much as 98 percent in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and many stores are demanding to be paid in dollars to bypass what's seen as a nearly useless currency. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Northern California mass shooting suspect makes first court appearance In our news wrap Wednesday, the man accused of killing seven people in Northern California made his first court appearance, a Virginia teacher who was shot by a first-grader says school officials were warned three times that day that the… Continue watching
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