May. 02, 2024 16:37 PM EDT
BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union announced Thursday an aid package for Lebanon of 1 billion euros — about $1.06 billion — much of which will go to boost border control to halt the flow of asylum seekers and migrants from the small, crisis-wracked country across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus...
Apr. 08, 2024 09:35 AM EDT
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese caretaker prime minister and the Cypriot president are calling on the European Union to provide financial support to help cash-strapped Lebanon stop migrants from reaching European shores.
President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to Beirut Monday,...
Apr. 04, 2024 08:11 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Lebanon's billionaire caretaker prime minister has denied allegations of money laundering after a complaint was filed in France by two anti-corruption groups this week.
The complaint against Najib Mikati was formally filed Tuesday with France’s National Financial...