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Tamara Ramadan

Beyond the Binary: Reflections from Lebanon’s queer community

The following article uses pseudonyms to protect the identities of those interviewed. “I didn’t change. It was still me.” —...
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Beirut Today

Foreigner Status as an Opportunity: The Catcalling and Harassment of non-Arabic speaking women

Lebanon has historically been known for being relatively liberal when compared to the overall MENA (Middle East and North Africa)...
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Beirut Today

Banks make profit and escape accountability

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...
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Beirut Today

Is Lebanon saying goodbye to the IMF deal?

On Wednesday 13 September, Lebanese Members of Parliament Ibrahim Kanaan and George Adwan met with a delegation from the International...
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Beirut Today

Judge Khoury Issues Search and Inquiry Order for Journalist Mariam Lahham

After refusing to undergo a urine test, judge Ghassan Khoury issued a search and inquiry order for journalist Mariam Majdouline...
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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 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...
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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...
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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 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...
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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...
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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 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...
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