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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Migrant workers take to streets on International Domestic Workers Day

Migrant workers took to Badaro street during International Domestic Workers Day on Sunday, June 18 to march in protest 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...
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Maya Saad

Iran-Saudi Arabia deal: What could it mean for Lebanon?

Iran and Saudi Arabia took the world by surprise on March 10 when they announced from Beijing an agreement to resume diplomatic relations after an 8-year hiatus. This diplomatic breakthrough is expected to ease tensions in the region, which has long been the theatre where Saudi – Iranian rivalry has...
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Nader Durgham

Lebanese state attacks journalists’ freedom of speech

Minister of Information Ziad Makari informed Megaphone co-founder Jean Kassir on Tuesday that Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat had retracted his...
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Beirut Today

Members of Lebanese press summoned for questioning

Editors from two independent media outlets were summoned for questioning by different Lebanese security agencies this week. Jean Kassir, co-founder...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Aftershock of magnitude 6.3 strikes Turkey, Lebanon panics

An aftershock of magnitude 6.3 struck Southern Turkey Monday evening, and was felt across the region in Lebanon and Syria. The United States Geological Survey (USCS) initially stated that the quake was of magnitude 6.4 at a depth of 10 kilometers, before then revising this to state that it was...
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Marwan Issa

The IMF and Lebanon – Towards a More Nuanced and People-Based Approach

Back in the 20th century, a new era of structural adjustment programs emerged as a form of aid for countries...
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عزة الحاج حسن

Can gas extraction save Lebanon from its financial collapse?

After Lebanon and Israel finally approved their joint maritime border agreement, politicians have been rallying behind the ability of gas...
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عامر شيباني

Qatar creates new job opportunities for Lebanese expats

Mere hours after Lebanon’s Ministry of Labor launched its platform to provide job opportunities for Lebanese youth in Qatar last week, serious concerns over the privacy of applicants and job seekers were raised. The issue caused the ministry to suspend the “search for employees” feature to protect the applicants’ personal...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Understanding the Lebanese government’s deportation plan for Syrian refugees

President Michel Aoun announced on Wednesday that the Lebanese government will “start sending Syrian refugees back to their home country...
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Nader Durgham

Lebanon – Israel maritime border talks: A complete timeline

On Tuesday October 11, both Lebanese and Israeli officials announced that they have reached a deal on the maritime border...
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عامر شيباني

Documenting the Syrian refugee population: Fear, hesitation & lack of support

“My son is inexistent. He is a human being of flesh and blood, but the government does not acknowledge his existence,” said a tearful Fatima S. as she spoke of her suffering as a result of her son, Ahmad’s, troubles. Fatima is a Syrian refugee that fled to Lebanon during...
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