World Jan 11, 2022
'No path ahead but the sea': Lebanese join flow of migrants set for EU
Lebanon, in the throes of a brutal economic crisis, is no longer just a launchpad for Syrian refugees and other foreign migrants.
World Oct 15, 2021
Deadly shooting rocks Beirut as tensions over blast probe erupt
President Michel Aoun vowed that those responsible for Thursday's gunfire would be held accountable.
World Aug 1, 2021
If one thing can outweigh what happened to Lebanon that day, it is what hasn't happened since.
Business / Corporate May 28, 2021
Carlos Ghosn speaks with French judicial investigators as witness in Beirut
The hearing came before French magistrates officially question Ghosn on Monday over judicial inquiries lodged against him in France.
Business / Corporate Jan 29, 2021
Ghosn's alleged accomplices fail to block U.S. extradition to Japan
by David Yaff-Bellany
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled Michael Taylor and his son Peter can now be moved, rejecting their argument that they would be tortured by the Japanese government.
World Dec 27, 2020
The blast that blew away Lebanon's faith in itself
by Samia Nakhoul
The lack of answers over the catastrophe is making it difficult for an already crippled nation to rise from the ashes again.
National Dec 24, 2020
Lebanon yet to begin probe into Ghosn's escape from Japan, prosecutor says
Prosecutor General Ghassan Oweidat says the former Nissan boss is 'yet to be charged with a crime that is punishable by law in Lebanon.'
Business / Corporate Nov 6, 2020
Ghosn helpers to stay in U.S. while judge weighs Japan torture claim
by David Yaffe-Bellany
The Taylors would be placed in solitary confinement, interrogated without their lawyers present and face "yelling and denial of medical treatment,” their lawyer argued.
Business Nov 5, 2020
Fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn settles scores in new French book
by Tara Patel
The former chairman of Nissan and Renault, who has denied financial misconduct charges, has long said he was set up to prevent deeper integration between the automakers.
Business Sep 29, 2020
'Bring back trust': Carlos Ghosn offers executive training in troubled Lebanon
The former Nissan chief plans programs to coach executives, offer technology training and help startups create jobs.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 5, 2020
Carlos Ghosn's accused escape plotters can be extradited to Japan, U.S. judge says
A U.S. judge on Friday ruled two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes. U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Cabell ...
World Sep 4, 2020
Race against rain to save historical homes of Beirut
by Stefanie Glinski
Built in 1920, the house that Riad Asad’s family has called home for decades outlasted 15 years of civil war but took what could be a fatal blow in last month's mammoth, port-side explosion. Asad says his family — who has sought refuge outside Beirut ...