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Marwan Issa

The Minister of Education vs. Teachers: Confrontation Reaches New Levels

Earlier this week, Minister of Education and Higher Education Abbas Halabi decided to launch the academic year despite unresolved reservations...
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Marwan Issa

Cabinet Approves 2023 Draft Budget Eight Months into the Year

The Lebanese caretaker government has approved the draft of the 2023 budget after six sessions of examinations starting late July,...
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عامر شيباني

Arrests and violations against juveniles increase

“Prison has grown to be popularly known as a violent place to receive juveniles, despite tha many rehabilitation programs and support given by non-governmental organizations,” said the president of the Union for the Protection of Juveniles in Lebanon, Amira Sukkar, when asked about the reality of prisons in Lebanon. In...
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Marwan Issa

Warnings of Further Shortages as Eyes are on New Acting Central Bank Governor Mansouri

Last week, Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned that by the end of the month, there will be an inability to...
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Marwan Issa

The Scramble for a Lifeline: On the Three Government Sources of Revenue and the Lebanese Political Elites

With the country entering new levels of its accentuating crisis, Lebanon’s way out depends on the resolution of its current...
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Marwan Issa

Three Years after the August 4 Blast, the Struggle for Justice Continues

Friday of this week marks three years since the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, which led to at least 218 deaths and 7,000 injuries and left an estimated 300,000 homeless.  Families of the victims and several activist and political groups are preparing for Friday in assertion of their unwavering search for...
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Marwan Issa

Riad Salameh exits Central Bank: The mess he left behind

Amidst the applause and music of a small crowd and a marching band, the tenure of Riad Salameh as Central...
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Nader Durgham

Depositors attempt to retrieve savings from banks

Lebanon saw three depositors reclaim their savings through bank hold-ups across the country this past Monday and Tuesday. On Monday,...
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Mohamad el Sahily

The New Homophobia and the Demonization of the LGBTQ+ in Lebanon

Homophobia, despite its classification as a form of hate and aggression, still remains widespread in Lebanon and the greater MENA region. Historically, the LGBT community has been marginalized, oppressed, and the very existence of LGBT people deemed wrong or immoral.  For decades, LGBTQ+ rights advocates and activists have fought major...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Israel attacks launch site in Lebanon following rocket-launch

Israeli forces struck an area of Lebanon from which a rocket was launched on Thursday, as per a statement by...
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Chhavi Mehra

Beyond the Rainbow: State of LGBT Issues in Lebanon and India

Himadri Roy was in love with his first partner. He sent him a fancy musical birthday card with lots of...
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Nader Durgham

Lebanese parliament fails to elect president for twelfth time

Lebanese parliamentarians failed to elect a new president for the twelfth time on Wednesday, June 14. The session ended after the first round of votes, as Hezbollah and Amal MPs left the room, causing the parliament to lose quorum. Jihad Azour had received 59 votes, against Suleiman Frangieh’s 51. In...
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