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US envoy Barrack proposed the zone, but analysts say locals don’t trust Israel or the US’s ability to control it.
Tom Barrack, the US special envoy to Syria and Lebanon, has accelerated long-running US support for the disarmament of ...
S&P raised its long-term local currency sovereign credit rating on Lebanon to 'CCC' from 'CC' and affirmed its short-term ...
Tom Barrack made his comments in Beirut after trips to Israel and Syria where he discussed with officials there the ongoing situation in Lebanon following this month's decision by the Lebanese ...
Tourism is seen by Lebanon's leaders as the best way to kickstart the reconciliation needed with Gulf countries -- and only then can they move on to exports and other economic growth opportunities.
While Lebanon struggles with an economic crisis and a high refugee burden, Syria's transitional government grapples with ...
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon appointed asset manager Karim Souaid to the post of central bank governor Thursday as the government tries to reform the economy after months of war and decades of ...
After a bruising war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon's new leaders sense an opportunity to revitalize the country's devastated economy with help from its wealthy Gulf neighbors.