Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East and its government is weighing whether to use that ...

By Omar Ayoub in Beirut Lebanon’s modest economic rebound in 2025 masks deep structural weaknesses, as stalled banking ...

FILE - Lebanese caretaker Minister of Economy and Trade Amin Salam speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, file) BEIRUT (AP) — A former ...

Hezbollah is being squeezed in Lebanon as Iran's economic crisis limits support, and the U.S. presses Beirut to force the group to disarm while Israel keeps bombarding Lebanon.

The year 2026 approaches Lebanon burdened with intertwined economic challenges, reflecting a transitional phase between ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Fireworks lit up the night sky over Beirut’s famous St. Georges Hotel as hit songs from the 1960s and 70s filled the air in a courtyard overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The ...

Despite 1986 law banning sale of state gold, Lebanon weighs using its reserves to bail out banks that failed in 2019, plunging about half of country's population into poverty ...

BEIRUT (AP) — A former Lebanese Cabinet minister has been arrested and charged after an investigation into alleged financial crimes, judicial and security officials told The Associated Press. Former ...

BEIRUT — Fireworks lighted up the night sky over Beirut’s famous St. Georges Hotel as hit songs from the 1960s and ‘70s filled the air in a courtyard overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The ...