Lebanon's banking control commission has asked banks for the dates and sizes of transfers to Switzerland since Oct. 17, when the start of anti-government protests led banks to block transfers abroad, according to a circular seen on Thursday. The circular, dated Jan. 14, does not ask the...

Japanese attorneys representing Carlos Ghosn, including lead lawyer Junichiro Hironaka, quit on Thursday following the former Nissan chief’s flight to Lebanon from Japan, where he had been fighting financial misconduct charges. In an emailed statement, Hironaka said that everyone involved...

Cleaners in crisis-hit Beirut swept away shattered glass outside banks Wednesday after angry night-time protests over informal capital controls that left dozens of people injured. The commercial district of Hamra, a banking hub, was the scene of overnight scuffles between security forces...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanese Hezbollah militia has set up an airfield in the border town of Qusayr, including two heliports for the Iranin-lade drones, according to sources and satellite images. The strategic town of Qusayr, 35 km (12 miles) west of Homs and 15 km (5 miles) from the border...