The following article uses pseudonyms to protect the identities of those interviewed. “I didn’t change. It was still me.” —...
Lebanon has historically been known for being relatively liberal when compared to the overall MENA (Middle East and North Africa)...
Lebanon has been going through an unprecedented economic crisis whereby small-to-medium bank deposits were lost and people have witnessed both wage devaluation and inaccessibility to social services. With the Lebanese Lira losing over 98 percent of its value, the country’s economy is becoming increasingly dollarized. Amid such developments, talks about...
On Wednesday 13 September, Lebanese Members of Parliament Ibrahim Kanaan and George Adwan met with a delegation from the International...
After refusing to undergo a urine test, judge Ghassan Khoury issued a search and inquiry order for journalist Mariam Majdouline...
Earlier this week, Minister of Education and Higher Education Abbas Halabi decided to launch the academic year despite unresolved reservations by teachers’ associations. It is important to note that the minister’s decision came prior to meeting with the associations and to deciding how much the ministry can provide for educational...
The Lebanese caretaker government has approved the draft of the 2023 budget after six sessions of examinations starting late July,...
“Prison has grown to be popularly known as a violent place to receive juveniles, despite tha many rehabilitation programs and...
Last week, Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned that by the end of the month, there will be an inability to adequately provide medicines and salaries. Accordingly, eyes are on the new acting Central Bank Governor, Wassim Mansouri, to see the direction he takes in terms of Central Bank and monetary...
With the country entering new levels of its accentuating crisis, Lebanon’s way out depends on the resolution of its current...
Friday of this week marks three years since the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, which led to at least 218 deaths...
Amidst the applause and music of a small crowd and a marching band, the tenure of Riad Salameh as Central Bank governor came to a closure after 30 years. Salameh ended his tenure in the midst of a deteriorating socioeconomic crisis and with himself subject to charges of money laundering...