Lebanon

  • Dec 30, 2021
  • 7 min read

Egypt’s energy diplomacy strengthens position abroad

Cairo has committed to send gas supplies to relieve Lebanon's energy crisis

Egypt
  • Dec 22, 2021
  • 2 min read

Donors will do little for fractious Lebanon

A lengthy visit by the UN secretary-general resulted in no progress on key issues

Lebanon
  • Dec 17, 2021
  • 2 min read

Lebanese authorities’ financial intervention will fail

Banque du Liban is fiddling with exchange rates while the financial sector burns

Lebanon
  • Dec 9, 2021
  • 2 min read

Lebanese Palestinian jobs move may have limited impact

As nationals flee for more lucrative employment in the Gulf, Palestinian refugees are offered professional opportunities

Lebanon
  • Dec 7, 2021
  • 2 min read

Neither a Saudi call nor an IMF visit may help Lebanon

The prime minister is hoping to draw a line under the recent Gulf crisis, as the economy worsens further

Lebanon
  • Dec 3, 2021
  • 2 min read

Lebanese ministerial resignation may come too late

The figure at the centre of a month-long row with key Gulf states has ceded his position

Lebanon
  • Nov 26, 2021
  • 2 min read

Impasses in Lebanon will boost poverty even further

The plunging currency has passed yet another psychological barrier, undermining livelihoods

Lebanon
  • Nov 23, 2021
  • 7 min read

Gulf boycott raises Lebanon economic risks

Potential consequences for trade, tourism, investment, debt and remittances link to wider political dynamics

Gulf states