Much has been said about Banque du Liban (BDL) Circular 331 and the positive effect it had on the Lebanese...
In a rare move by a top judicial authority, Lebanon’s Constitutional Council – a high-ranking judicial committee that looks into...
Saudi Minister of education Dr. Ahmad Issa went under attack in the last couple of days by hundreds of social media users, as a result of the publication of an official Saudi social studies textbook for secondary school students containing a photograph of late King Faisal signing the United Nations...
65% of deposits in Lebanon are in U.S. dollars, and 72% of loans are denominated in U.S. dollars. Lebanese banks are in need of correspondent banks in the U.S. to clear their transactions in U.S. dollars.
The Council of Ministers approved on Sunday the use of biometric IDs during elections for a budget of 40 million...
In a concrete room underground, the camera intricately zooms in and out of the faces of Syrian construction workers, capturing the tiny drips of sweat that stubbornly trickle down their faces. After a long day of working on tower blocks, the workers quietly retreat to their shabby mattresses and watch...
Lebanon was recently struck with the devastating loss of eight of its soldiers who were held captive by Islamic State...
Every three days, Lebanon loses an individual to suicide. Every year, over 143 families in the country lose a...
On Wednesday almost all of Beirut streets turned into a big parking lot. Anyone taking their car or a taxi ride spent as much as two hours traveling the equivalent of a couple of kilometers. A Google traffic map on Wednesday afternoon showed all streets marked in red. While Beirut’s...
On a typical stroll through Beirut’s Sodeco area, any passerby that is not completely embroiled in the latest post on...
Lebanon’s residents, and those traveling into and out of the country, are already feeling the impact of the new tax...
Two years ago, in August 2015, Lebanese women and men from all ages were peacefully protesting in Beirut against the Government’s failed waste management policies. Garbage had been piling up in the streets, and riot police and army personnel were firing at protesters, injuring many and rounding-up dozens of activists...