Lana Asfour is a senior journalist at al-Araby al-Jadeed English. She has written for the BBC, New Statesman, the Times, Observer, NYRB, Granta, OpenDemocracy, Al Jazeera English, the Daily Star Beirut, the London Magazine and Glamour, among others.
Lebanese authorities raided Roumieh prison after inmates were found to have contacted suicide bombers in Tripoli. Does this signal a change in policy by the government?
In an Open Letter to internationally renowned architect Rem Koolhaas, campaigners, architects and engineers point out how his project will ruin Beirut's environment and block public access to the seafront. Here is the Open Letter - and Koolhaas' response.
Leila Sansour's new film, Open Bethlehem, shows us how the birthplace of Jesus Christ - the "little town" of peace and joy that belongs to the whole world - is deliberately being destroyed and annexed.
British former inmate of Guantanamo Bay was arrested in the UK in 2014 on terrorism charges, only for the charges to be dropped six months later. Now Begg wants answers for his treatment by a "bonkers" system.
Islamist Libya Dawn fighters clash with pro-government forces in oil-rich Sidra, threatening exports and complicating UN attempts to start peace negotiations.
EU diplomatic chief Mogherini is reportedly trying to persuade Turkey to cooperate more closely in the fight against the IS group, and to join EU sanctions against Russia.
Opposition figurehead Zainab al-Khawaja sentenced to three years in prison after tearing up photo of Bahrain's king - days after her sister, Maryam, was also jailed for a year.
