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Lebanese banks abroad
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Lebanese banks are robbing students of their right to study abroad

Commercial banks in Lebanon continue to deny overseas bank transfers for students living abroad, despite the new Central Bank circular.
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LU president superimposed above a photo of circular 34, which asks students to sign a pledge where they do not insult the university online. The text about online content is highlighted.
Karim Safieddine

Lebanese University students strike down administrative attempts to silence criticism

When the LU president said students shouldn't “insult” the university online, he expected obedience. But students had different arrangements.
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Prime Minister Mustapha Adib (Photo: NNA)
Antonia Williams

Lebanese cabinet formation hits snag over Finance ministry

BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib failed to present his Cabinet lineup to President Michel Aoun on Monday, raising doubts that he could form a new government within the two week deadline set by France two weeks ago. Adib was expected to present Aoun a proposed draft of the Cabinet lineup,...
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Freeda Chehab

How I learned to deal with expat guilt: Moving out of Lebanon in 2020

How does one begin to mourn the loss of their home when they feel removed from the chaos it had been burdened with?
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On the left is Osmar Schindler’s 1888 painting “David and Goliath.” On the right is 15-year-old Faris Odeh throwing a rock at an Israeli tank during the Second Intifada. He was killed by the Israelis ten days after this picture was taken.
Michael Avanzato

Making Goliath into David: Israeli Aggression in Lebanon and Palestine

Despite perfectly encapsulating Goliath, Israel must present itself as David in order to garner international support and US funding.
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Collage of Aoun, Macron, and Lebanon
Antonia Williams

Macron in Lebanon: A strategic play of mutual coordination

While his roadmap has been widely criticized, some analysts say Macron’s intervention was a strategic move for the country and wider region.
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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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Freeda Chehab

UN: Over 50 percent of Lebanese population could face food shortages

More than half of the people in Lebanon are on the verge of facing a possible food crisis after the Beirut blast.
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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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Antonia Williams

Day 2: Search for life continues beneath Beirut rubble, 30 days after port explosion

Dozens of rescue workers continued to sift through a collapsed building in Beirut’s Gemmayze neighborhood on Friday, over a day...
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Karem Monzer

Bisri Dam: Dirty politics, environmental mess, and cheaper alternatives

At midnight, the World Bank’s September 4 deadline for the Lebanese government to meet “the tasks that are preconditions to the commencement of construction of the [Bisri] dam” will be passed. The government –unable to provide even a crane to save someone stuck under the port explosion’s rubble for 29...
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