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The legal residency of migrant workers in Lebanon remains tied to sponsors under the new Standard Unified Contract.
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

New Standard Unified Contract does not abolish Kafala in Lebanon

Lebanon’s Minister of Labour recently announced the new Standard Unified Contract for migrant domestic workers. The contract, developed by a...
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Mustapha Adib (Banner: Laudy Issa)
Freeda Chehab

Mustapha Adib, Who? A Look at Lebanon’s New Prime Minister

Anti-government chants echoed down the streets of Beirut on Monday, August 31 as newly-appointed Prime Minister Mustapha Adib navigated his...
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Dima Farran

On its centenary: Lebanon celebrates a nation in shambles

On the eve of Lebanon’s centenary, French president Macron paid the country a second visit in less than a month where he had gone to great lengths to speak of a reality that many Lebanese cannot get themselves to accept or reconcile with. Macron said that not only is Hezbollah...
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Karim Safieddine

Between axes of “peace” & “resistance,” dictators triumph while Palestinians suffer

Last month, a joint statement was released by the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to announce...
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Khalde, Loubieh, and "national unity" in the eyes of the Lebanese regime
Karim Safieddine

Khalde, Loubieh, and “national unity” in the eyes of the Lebanese regime

What do the incidents of partisan violence in Khalde and Loubieh mean for Lebanon's politicians and how did they respond?
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Children of Lebanese mothers & foreign fathers excluded from registering in public schools

Minister of Education and Higher Learning Tarek Majzoub has excluded the children of Lebanese mothers married to foreigners from an issued directive on students allowed to enroll in public schools. Lebanese schools are required to prioritise the enrolment of Lebanese students over foreign ones, but they have so far been...
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Tatiana Rouhana

Beirut blast leaves Syrian refugees at heightened risk of vulnerability

At least 34 refugees have died, 7 are still missing, and another 124 have been hurt because of the Beirut blast.
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Michael Avanzato

Between Beirut and Port-au-Prince: The failures of international aid

It would be a critical error to view international aid as “neutral” in any important sense.
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15 years later, what sort of justice has the Special Tribunal for Lebanon served the people of this country?
Dima Farran

1559, 1757, 1701 and … : In pursuit of justice

15 years later, what sort of justice has the Special Tribunal for Lebanon served the people of this country?
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Reconstruction article: The Beirut port as seen through the shattered window of a nearby home after the explosion that decimated the Lebanese capital (Photo: Michael Abounabhan)
Marylin Chahine

Not For Sale: Beirut’s reconstruction must prioritize people and not profit

Moving forward, Beirut's reconstruction must rethink the inequalities & weaknesses that stemmed out from urban planning before the explosion.
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Dima Farran

Revisiting the past & revisioning the future: Justice served by the court of public opinion

Unpacking Gebran Bassil’s speech earlier this week, his argument for why the Free Patriotic Movement is not to blame seemed weak at times and contradictory at others.
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Karem Monzer

Militia vs. The People: Lebanon’s parliamentary guards protect a collapsing system with blood

“Their existence is legalized, but they are a militia,” says Maher Abou Shackra about Lebanon's parliamentary guards.
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