Talks on the formation of a new Cabinet in Lebanon collapsed Monday, heralding more economic and financial collapse for the small Arab country. Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri made the announcement following a short meeting with President Michel Aoun — a last-ditch effort at...

Tokyo prosecutors on Monday indicted two Americans accused of helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jump bail and make his audacious escape from Japan in 2019. In a statement, prosecutors said Michael Taylor and his son Peter were being indicted on a charge of enabling the escape...

The Syrian regime will impose new procedures to halt the free fall of its pound, seeking to tighten the noose on the exchange market  amid accusations of deliberate plunging of the currency rate by dealers. Syria Stocks, a leading Facebook page delivering daily exchange rates,...

Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt in supermarkets as shoppers scramble to get to subsidized powdered milk, rice and cooking oil. Like almost every other Lebanese, Nisrine Taha’s life has been turned...