Lebanon’s Cabinet has formally declared that no armed or security activity can take place on Lebanese territory outside the authority...
On Monday, reports indicated that the Cabinet approved a LBP300,000 gasoline tax and a 1% increase in value-added tax (VAT),...
Last month, the United Nations and the Government of Lebanon, along with appealing partners, published the Lebanon Response for 2026. The Lebanon Response Plan, or LRP, is a joint humanitarian and stabilization framework that coordinates assistance across different sectors, prioritizing vulnerable population groups. It mobilizes international funding and includes a...
“بيت بدنا نقعد فيه مش نهرب منه” لم تَكن “ثريا” في مسرحية “بالنسبة لبكرا شو” لتُلخص حكاية المسرحية كاملة كما...
World leaders have gathered at the annual summit in the Swiss city of Davos, at the background of unprecedent tension...
“When will World War III begin” is a phrase increasingly heard for people living in the Arab region and Western Asia in specific. With Israeli forces continuing their genocidal campaign in Palestine and Lebanon, the United States escalating tensions across the world, and Iranian security developments escalating, the region’s state...
Lebanon is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Hezbollah hasn’t declared its readiness to disarm. Israel hasn’t declared...
2025 marked another year of escalation of the water crisis in Beirut, caused by political mismanagement and the climate crisis,...
By Marie Saadeh To understand the spirit of the Lebanese people, you need to look no further than Fairuz. In his 2003 documentary We Loved Each Other So Much, Dutch filmmaker Jack Janssen turns the camera toward the people whose lives are touched by her music, introducing us to Beirutis...
Lebanon’s telecom sector isn’t just expensive, it’s a state-run monopoly. Competition has disappeared and data quality keeps getting worse. Abed...
This discussion with Laury Haytayan, an energy policy expert with a special interest in the geopolitics of energy in the...
When Queen Rania of Jordan met Pope Leo XIV in October 2025 and asked on camera whether it was safe for him to travel to Lebanon for his first apostolic journey abroad, he politely but firmly replied: “Well, we’re going.” The clip of this exchange went viral, spawning stylized fan...