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Bassam Azzi

UN court backs Qatar’s claims to proceed in air blockade dispute

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s main judicial organ, ruled in favour of Qatar on July 14, 2020...
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Karim Safieddine

Lebanon’s government applies the “Arab Tyrant Manual” as crisis looms

While Lebanon has historically attained a reputation of maintaining a bare minimum of press freedom, it now seems to have adopted the “Arab Tyrant Manual.”
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Two die by suicide as Lebanon’s economic crisis worsens

A 60-year-old man died by suicide this morning on Hamra Street, where a Lebanese flag, a clean judicial record, and a paper reading “I am not a sinner” were found in his possession. “My cousin killed himself because of hunger,” a family member of the deceased was recorded yelling in...
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"Palestine rejects division, no to colonial annexation" (Photo: Fawzi Mahmoud / The Palestine Chronicle)
Michael Avanzato

The razor’s edge of Israeli apartheid: Annexation or ethno-state?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may (or may not) begin to lead cabinet discussions concerning the proposed annexation of the...
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Nader Durgham

Lebanese politicians are pushing for laws that jail those who insult them

As the economic crisis keeps unfolding & corruption remains rampant, having free voices is essential to properly understanding public needs.
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From blackface to bleaching creams, racism is clear-cut in the Arab World
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

From blackface to bleaching creams, racism is clear-cut in the Arab World

Delve into colonialism, the arrival and persistence of blackface in the region, skin bleaching creams, and unlearning racist practices in the Arab World.
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ICC and grand corruption in Lebanon
Bassam Azzi

ICC’s potential role in ending Lebanon’s saga of grand corruption

While Grand corruption is not in the list of core international crimes over which the ICC has jurisdiction, the Court can investigate crimes against humanity.
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Marylin Chahine

Workers Unite: The rise, fall, and future of Lebanon’s labour movement

What will it take to sustain the workers movement on the long run?
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Jad Chaaban

How do we prevent the total collapse of the Lebanese Pound?

The national currency needs to be prevented from total collapse, and this needs to be done in a pragmatic and gradual approach with a clear bias towards protecting the interests of the majority of the population against the predatory behavior of the ruling cartel.
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An anti-government protester throws back tear gas at riot policemen with a tennis racket in Beirut, Lebanon on June 6, 2020. (Photo: Al-Jazeera via AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Lebanon’s security forces will only get more violent, protesters say

As security officials increasingly turn against the people, a police state is slowly taking hold across the country.
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Sectarian support as Lebanon's public health crisis / Clashes in Beirut on June 6, 2020 (Photo: Reuters / Aziz Taher)
Dima Farran

Sectarianism: Lebanon’s public health emergency

As coronavirus restrictions are being relaxed, the government must declare sectarianism as its number one public health emergency.
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The plight of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon under Kafala(Illustration: Christina Atik)
Laudy Issa

How Kafala dehumanizes and takes power away from migrant workers

The stranded Ethiopian domestic workers are the latest victims of Kafala, the system of modern slavery that binds foreign workers to sponsors in Lebanon.
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