Tag: Lebanons
“L’Orient-Le Jour”, Lebanon’s dashing century-old daily newspaper
LETTER FROM BEIRUT The front page of the French-speaking Lebanese newspaper “L’Orient-Le Jour”, in a street in Beirut, January 8, 2015. JOSEPH EID / AFP As it celebrates its centenary…
Lebanon’s ambassador to France in turmoil
Officials from the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs are expected in Paris to investigate the behavior of the ambassador of the country of cedar in France, Rami Adwan, targeted by…
In the maze of Lebanon’s tax administration, revenue at half mast and civil servants out of breath
“The VAT building”, headquarters of the General Directorate of Finance in Lebanon, in Beirut, on August 16, 2022. MOHAMED AZAKIR / REUTERS In his office located on the fifth floor…
Israel rejects Lebanon’s requested amendments to draft maritime border deal
by Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Thursday rejected amendments requested by Lebanon to the draft maritime border agreement between the two countries drawn up under the aegis of…
Lebanon’s central bank governor – Why Lebanon is collapsing: the case of Riyadh Salameh – News
Riyadh Salameh has been head of the Lebanese central bank for 30 years. The country today faces economic bankruptcy. He belongs to the core of the Lebanese elite. Critics repeatedly…
Lebanon’s energy crisis sparks rush for solar panels
LETTER FROM BEIRUT The damaged headquarters of the Lebanese Electricity Company (EDL), during a massive blackout, in Beirut, in April 2021. DYLAN COLLINS / AFP About ten rows of solar…