Mystery grows over Trump administration hold on Lebanon aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is withholding more than $100 million in U.S. military assistance to Lebanon that has been approved by Congress ...
Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens
BEIRUT — On one of Beirut’s main commercial streets, store owners are cutting salaries by half or considering shutting down. Shops advertise sales, bu...
Hopes of young Lebanese to escape sectarianism put to test
BEIRUT — Singer Tania Saleh grew up amid a civil war that robbed her of her childhood, of her friends and neighbors and of the Lebanon she so loved. F...
World Bank warns of grave risks to Lebanon’s stability
BEIRUT — The World Bank on Friday urged Lebanon to form a new Cabinet "within a week" to prevent further degradation and loss of confidence in its eco...
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
BAGHDAD — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at night and took a helicopter ...
AP Explains: What’s next after Lebanon PM resigns
BEIRUT — The resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday meets a key demand of Lebanon's anti-government protesters but will also plunge the ...
Protests rattle the postwar order in Lebanon and Iraq
BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of people, many of them young and unemployed men, thronged public squares and blocked main streets Friday in the capitals ...
Lebanon protests receive backing from religious leaders
BEIRUT — Anti-government rallies received major support Wednesday from the country's Christian and Muslim leaders who described the weeklong protests ...