The discussion revealed a general consensus on the state's dysfunction and the persistent issue of a regime struggling since the Civil War.
Beirut Today went to the Manara and asked people about their opinions on the upcoming parliamentary #elections2018
One of the key challenges facing MENA nations is establishing more coherent public policies on social protection, argues Rana Jawad, Ph.D., of the University of Bath.
Organizations are playing a major role in overseeing the electoral process, each ensuring a democratic and just election period through their own tactics.
Despite the legal and financial constraints that they are faced with, through the adaption of local scriptwriters and directors, theatre in Lebanon perseveres.
According to Skoun, the metric used by law enforcement's failure to control drugs is illustrated by the fact that 78% of the total number of arrest constitute drug users, and not dealer and traffickers.
Ever since the Ottoman era, civil marriage has been banned due to sectarian and political reasons. This has forced several couples to wed abroad, and then return to Lebanon to register their marriages as “foreign.”
Megaphone provides “an alternative way of commenting, and analyzing news through fact-checking and in-depth analysis”, especially of topics avoided in the mainstream media, such as LGBTQ+ issues.
We don’t live in a utopia, but we are at least entitled to decide what Beirut is, and what Beirut isn’t.
The final objective, and in the context of the upcoming elections, is to reach out to the Ministry of Education and demand that the state regulates and monitors the performance of private and public institutions of higher education.
The employment of satire in shedding light on adversity is both intense and effective in conveying this struggle in a creative manner.
A group of experts were spread out in the Square, to guide attendees on the dangers of incineration and the expansion of landfills, and by answering any questions they might have about the crisis and available alternatives.