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Gabrielle Antar

He didn’t rape me: A story of self-doubt, anger, and surviving assault

These violations happen way too often for us not to talk about.
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Parliament convenes for second day in a row on April 22, 2020. (Photo: NNA) Early elections / Nabih Berri article
Laudy Issa

Who came before Nabih Berri and will someone ever come after?

Along with many of the other demands of protesters, Lebanon's Parliament shot down the prospect of early elections in their latest meeting.
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Illustration of woman sitting at a desk and using her phone at night with a facemask in front of her. For Speak Up COVID article
Laudy Issa

Speak Up COVID: Free psychological support for frontline health workers in Lebanon

The initiative comes as Lebanon’s under-equipped medical sector battles COVID-19, which has placed healthcare workers under tremendous pressure.
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Spraying sanitising liquid around a bank in Beirut (Photo: Al-Jazeera via Anwar Amro / AFP) easing lockdown measures in Lebanon article
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Easing lockdown must be gradual to prevent another outbreak in Lebanon

The low numbers of new COVID-19 cases are a good sign, but our healthcare system cannot handle another wave of infections.
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President Michel Aoun heads a cabinet meeting on April 9, 2020. (Photo: Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters) Economic draft plan article
Karim Safieddine

Lebanon’s economic draft plan: A bill for the many?

What answers does the leaked government draft plan provide in the midsts of Lebanon's financial, political, and public health crises?
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democracy in the Arab world article
Dima Farran

COVID-19: A blank cheque for authoritarian Arab regimes

For Arab countries, the fight against COVID-19 threatens to become an excuse for the crackdown on dissent, the clampdown on freedoms and the abuse of power.
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Lebanon's Central Bank, closed after the government declared a state of medical emergency in light of COVID-19. (Photo: Al Jazeera via Mohamed Azakir / Reuters) shrinking Lebanon's economy 2020 article
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Lebanon’s economy to shrink by 12 percent in 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted on Tuesday, April 14 that Lebanon’s economy will shrink by 12 percent in 2020...
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Global Economy article by Hussein (Source: Google News)
Hossein Cheaito

How COVID-19 is dismantling the world economy, healthcare, and morality

The world’s biggest cities are being vacated, and the global economy is in shock because of the COVID-19 outbreak. How will it recover?
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Entrance to the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, the main public hospital where coronavirus is being treated in Lebanon. (The National via EPA / Wael Hamzeh) medical workers / nurses article
هدى الأخضر

Testimonials reveal how COVID-19 haunts Lebanon’s medical workers

Medical workers in Lebanese hospitals treating COVID-19 need a great deal of mental health support during these difficult times.
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Mental Health graphic
Maguie Hamzeh

By disrupting our daily lives, COVID-19 also disrupts our mental health

And for those with pre-existing mental health disorders or certain psychological factors, the novel coronavirus makes things even worse.
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The Taif Agreement was named after the Saudi city it was negotiated in to end the civil war.
Natali Farran

The road to Lebanese hell: Taif and other antecedents of corruption

The Taif Agreement is a temporary, transitory power-sharing arrangement that was wrongly interpreted and never completely implemented.
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An empty Hamra Street during the COVID-19 lockdown in Lebanon (Photo: Tariq Keblaoui) | Health pandemic in Lebanon
Dima Farran

How much longer can Lebanon pull through an economic and health pandemic?

Similar to catching COVID-19, losing a job because of the ongoing pandemic could cost thousands of people –and their families– their entire lives.
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