Financial Crisis
Lebanon's currency reaches new low as crisis deepens
Lebanon’s currency has hit a new low as the country’s economic and political crisis worsened with no apparent solutions near
G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox
Group of Seven leaders have brought pledges to share vaccine doses and make a fairer global economy to a seaside summit in England
In Lebanon, a search for medicine and a stranger's help
To all the struggles of life in Lebanon — the pandemic, power outages, inflation, financial and political crises — add one more: shortages of crucial medications
Biden rebuffs GOP infrastructure offer, citing broader goals
President Joe Biden has dismissed a fresh Republican infrastructure proposal offering modestly more spending
Lebanese leaders exchange barbs as country sinks into crisis
Lebanon’s president and prime minister-designate have traded barbs, accusing one another of obstruction, negligence and insolence
UN tribunal for Lebanon may fold due to funding crisis
The U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri says it is facing a severe funding crisis, and without immediate assistance will not be able to operate beyond July
World Bank: Lebanon's crisis among world's worst since 1850s
The World Bank says Lebanon’s severe economic and financial crisis is likely to rank as one of the worst the world has seen in the past 150 years
Pope invites Lebanese Christians to Vatican for peace prayer
Pope Francis has invited representatives of Lebanon’s Christian community to the Vatican on July 1 for a day of prayer for peace and stability
On the sidelines, Hezbollah looms large over Gaza battle
Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militant group has stayed out of the fighting between Israel and Hamas
AP FACT CHECK: Hyperbole from Biden, GOP on state of economy
President Joe Biden says no other president has created this many jobs this fast