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Protests in Beirut, with demonstrators demanding their rights while it rains (Eva Mahfouz)
Laudy Issa

Lebanon Protests: Leaderless and decentralized, but superbly well-organized

"Even if it rains fire, we’re staying until we get what we want."
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Lebanese protest from October 21 (Firas El Khoury)
Joseph Helou

The 18 October Revolution: Moving Forward in Lebanon

Protesting crowds in Lebanon need to start advancing realistic demands and mobilizing further than leaderless indignation.
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Laudy Issa

Hariri to Protesters: Lebanese Cabinet agreed on reforms and 2020 state budget

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced that the Lebanese Cabinet has agreed to all points of his economic reform package and the 2020 draft state budget, which he says will have a 0.6 percent deficit that will be partially paid for by a tax on banks. Banks, according to Hariri,...
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Shot from the Jbeil protests in Lebanon. (Eva Mahfouz)
Karim El Mufti

Lebanon Protests: The End of the Longstanding Resilience?

Both celebrated and cursed, the Lebanese resilience –or capacity to endure the toughest of situations and contexts, is engraved in...
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Laudy Issa

Security forces and sectarian “thugs” crack down on protesters in Lebanon

Today marks the third day of the Lebanese protests. Yesterday night, a festive atmosphere took over the nationwide demonstrations. But...
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Laudy Issa

Thousands of Anti-Government Protesters Take To The Streets In Lebanon

From Saida to Beirut to Tripoli, spontaneous protests have broken out in Lebanon. Here’s a summary of what’s happened so far. Video by Laudy Issa...
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Fires in the Chouf area (Albawaba)
Laudy Issa

Fires spread across Lebanon, local firefighting planes need $450,000 maintenance

More than 104 fires have spread across Lebanon since early Monday morning, according to the Director-General of Civil Defense, Raymond...
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Beirut Today

Beit El Baraka gives free food, shelter, and medicine to Lebanese retirees

With Beit El Baraka, Lebanese retirees in financial distress can eat and live with dignity. Video by Lujain Jo...
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Passengers before going through security checks at Beirut's airport. (AFP/Alarabiya)
Samer Talhouk

Rethinking the role of remittances inflows in the Lebanese Economy

While economic research proved that remittances ease poverty, most studies failed to establish a causal relationship between them and economic growth. 
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La Mercè 2019 celebrates Beirut heritage and culture in Barcelona. (barcelon.cat)
Aina De Lapparent Alvarez

Barcelona’s “La Mercè” festival celebrates Beirut’s customs and culture

Barcelona celebrates La Mercè, the city’s main festival honoring the Virgin of Grace (Mare de Déu de la Mercè), patron...
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Still from Interbellum's Ready To Dissolve music video, directed by Camille Cabbabé.
Laudy Issa

Interbellum takes you down a winding, nostalgic road with Dead Pets, Old Griefs

Interbellum’s Karl Mattar would much rather let his music speak for itself than sit for an interview, he lets me...
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The Gherbal Initiative conference on September 27 at the National Library in Sanayeh. (Sandra Abdelbaki)
Sandra Abdelbaki

Gherbal Initiative tackles transparency in Lebanese public administrations

On the occasion of the International Day for Universal Access to Information, Gherbal Initiative (GI), an initiative that works on fighting corruption in the Lebanese public and private sectors, released two reports that deal with transparency in Lebanese public administrations and their expenditure reports for 2017. In collaboration with the...
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