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Tamara Saade

Depot-Vente: Vintage Clothes, Outrageous Instagram Selfies

Epaulettes, latex boots, and oversized satin shirts may not be the everyday fashion but these vintage classics haven’t completely disappeared...
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Hossein Cheaito

Nabatieh’s Cinema Stars Calls for Help

Beirut is often thought to be at the center of the country’s art and culture scene while other cities still...
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Beirut Today

Military Retirees Demand Equal Treatment as Part of Salary Scale Law

A few dozen retired military members blocked Bchara el Khoury street in central Beirut Monday afternoon to demand equal treatment as fellow public servants in the salary hike law under study at the Lebanese Parliament. “Almost all public sector employees observed a 140% increase in salary when we, the retired...
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Lama Bashour

Is Another Waste Crisis Looming in Lebanon?

The government’s handling of the waste crisis has been abysmal and the lack of progress in formulating solid waste policy has been making the situation worse.
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Kareem Chehayeb

High-Profile Extremist Cleric Sentenced To Death

Extremist salafist cleric Ahmed al-Assir was sentenced to death on Thursday along with eight other affiliates attacking the army during...
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Beirut Today

Saudi Women Allowed To Drive But Still Have A Long Way To Go

Easing the long-standing driving restriction would benefit more than 7 million Saudi women of working age, a quarter of the country's population.
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Marwan Tibi

What Is The Impact of Banque du Liban’s Circular 331 on the Lebanese Economy?

Much has been said about Banque du Liban (BDL) Circular 331 and the positive effect it had on the Lebanese...
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Beirut Today

New Taxes Scrapped by Lebanon’s Constitutional Council

In a rare move by a top judicial authority, Lebanon’s Constitutional Council – a high-ranking judicial committee that looks into...
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Beirut Today

Master Yoda Reappears in Saudi Arabia

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...
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Bachir El Nakib

New U.S. Congress Sanctions and Their Potential Impact on Lebanon

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.
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Beirut Today

New Corruption Scandal Hits Lebanese Government: Biometric IDs

The Council of Ministers approved on Sunday the use of biometric IDs during elections for a budget of 40 million...
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Nur Turkmani

Taste of Cement: “We build, and then we destroy”

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...
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