Lebanon

  • Nov 22, 2021
  • 2 min read

Lebanese parties are set to entrench electoral control

Groups linked with the protest movement seeking to overturn the system have lost a symbolic vote

Lebanon
  • Nov 19, 2021
  • 2 min read

Kuwait’s Saudi-backed Hezbollah crackdown may deepen

A series of measures targeting the Lebanese Shia movement is causing concern in Beirut

Kuwait
  • Nov 18, 2021
  • 2 min read

Lebanese parties may offer costly medicines for votes

Prices at pharmacies have skyrocketed following the removal of exchange rate subsidies on medical imports

Lebanon
  • Nov 16, 2021
  • 7 min read

Beirut’s internal and external pressures will mount

A confrontation between pro- and anti-Hezbollah forces has brought the new government to a standstill

Lebanon
  • Nov 11, 2021
  • 2 min read

Gulf threat to Lebanese expats would be devastating

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have announced plans to stop issuing visas for Lebanese visitors

Lebanon
  • Nov 2, 2021
  • 2 min read

Lebanon’s 2022 Middle East energy hopes face risks

Neighbours are promising energy-strapped Beirut new supplies of electricity and gas before the beginning of next year

Lebanon
  • Nov 1, 2021
  • 2 min read

Gulf diplomatic crisis will hit Lebanon’s economy

The latest dispute between Beirut and Riyadh is rapidly spiralling out of control

Lebanon
  • Oct 29, 2021
  • 2 min read

Legal controversies will reinforce Lebanese paralysis

The sectarianised judicial system is being used as a tool by all elites, while the economic crisis worsens

Lebanon