Lebanon

  • Sep 14, 2022
  • 2 min read

Money transfer firms could replace banks in Lebanon

A woman has taken hostages at a bank in an attempt to access to her own savings

Lebanon
  • Sep 13, 2022
  • 2 min read

Children suffer as Lebanon’s economy collapses

Child poverty indicators have worsened sharply since the economic crisis started in the second half of 2019

Lebanon
  • Sep 12, 2022
  • 2 min read

Middle East and East Med climate warming is inevitable

The Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East are warming twice as fast as the global average

Middle East
  • Sep 6, 2022
  • 7 min read

Normalising Syrian-Turkish relations faces challenges

Turkey’s desire to normalise relations with Syria marks a significant foreign policy U-turn

Syria
  • Sep 6, 2022
  • 2 min read

Lebanon’s political and economic crises will worsen

The IMF has rejected the banking secrecy law, while government formation is said to be 'back at square one'

Lebanon
  • Aug 16, 2022
  • 2 min read

Lebanon’s Syrian refugee plan is unfeasible

Officials from Lebanon and Syria met yesterday to discuss a plan to repatriate 15,000 refugees monthly

Lebanon
  • Aug 1, 2022
  • 6 min read

Middle East refugee return would destabilise situation

Turkey and Jordan wish to return Syrian refugees voluntarily, while Lebanon has outlined a forced return proposal

Middle East
  • Jul 27, 2022
  • 2 min read

Lebanon’s bank secrecy law is watered down

Parliament has watered down the bank secrecy law sought by the IMF

Lebanon