Lebanon

  • Aug 6, 2020
  • 2 min read

New global focus will help Lebanon, but not enough

In response to humanitarian disaster, a range of previously reluctant donors are flocking to promise aid

Lebanon
  • Aug 6, 2020
  • 2 min read

Beirut example will boost the Baghdad premier’s plans

The Lebanese blast has left Iraqis worried about local stores of explosive material

Iraq
  • Aug 5, 2020
  • 7 min read

Beirut blast could bring hunger, disease and fury

An explosion apparently involving ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut's port was felt as far away as Cyprus

Lebanon
  • Aug 3, 2020
  • 2 min read

Lebanese "failed state" warnings are realistic

The latest in a string of senior resignations highlights the elite’s failure to find viable economic solutions

Lebanon
  • Jul 28, 2020
  • 2 min read

Lebanon’s Hezbollah will step up action against Israel

With border tensions rising, Hezbollah has denied Israeli claims that it launched a failed incursion

Lebanon
  • Jul 27, 2020
  • 12 min read

Securitised Middle East COVID-19 responses raise risks

Lebanese, Iraqi and Emirati security forces face different challenges in supporting public health measures

Middle East
  • Jul 22, 2020
  • 2 min read

Pressure on Lebanon’s central bank governor will mount

Amid deep economic and political crisis, the cabinet has agreed a forensic audit

Lebanon
  • Jul 13, 2020
  • 2 min read

Lebanon’s pleas for Gulf economic rescue will fail

As IMF negotiations falter, Beirut is looking to its long-standing financial patrons

Lebanon