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Comment: Lebanon has reached a tipping point which, if history is anything to go by, can lead to irreversible damage, writes Carmen Geha.
Running quickly out of options as talks over an IMF bailout stall, Lebanon's Hezbollah-backed government says it wants to pivot to China, but analysts say that route is a mirage
'End neo-slavery': Lebanon maid abandonment sparks outrage
Both the Black Lives Matter movement and Lebanon's economic crisis have given the push to end the 'abusive and racist' kafala system a new sense of urgency.
Dozens injured in renewed Lebanon crackdown on protesters
Fighting has broken out between protesters and security forces in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, following an emergency government ...
'Enough is enough': The fraught return of Lebanon's revolution
Lebanon's economic crisis has seen salaries slashed, the value of the lira plummet and the price of goods drastically inflate.
Scores injured as Lebanese protesters clash with police, Hezbollah
Hundreds of people have protested in downtown Beirut against Lebanon’s continuing economic crisis, clashing with police and Hezbollah supporters
Lebanon's migrant workers' plight worsens as crises multiply
Suspected suicides or escape attempts of foreign household workers have become a frequent occurrence in Lebanon, with local reports recording at ...
India's coronavirus response ignores its slumdwellers, all 65 million
Comment: One in six Indians reside in slums which are fast becoming hotbeds of coronavirus infection. The government must act now to help stop ...
Corruption, not coronavirus, is ravaging Lebanon
Comment: Lebanon's inept government officials and violent security forces should be seen as the real virus of our times, writes Carmen Geha.
The Iraq Report: Coronavirus fight slowed by government paralysis
Iraq's governance woes have further exacerbated the country's fightback against the coronavirus pandemic as both Iraqis and militia groups flout ...
UN: Impact of Libya war on civilians is `incalculable'
The UN humanitarian coordinator for Libya said Monday the impact of the country’s nine-year war on civilians “is incalculable.”
The Lebanese revolution is totally winning, and here's why
Comment: Carmen Geha makes the unpopular case for an uncommon sentiment: The Lebanese revolution is totally winning.
Can the Middle East afford to ignore climate change?
Political and economic difficulties affecting the region could mean that climate change is a low priority for many of its ordinary citizens, but ...
Lebanon's protesters get creative for twelfth day of roadblocks
Lebanon's demonstrators are making the most of the blocked-off streets they vow to keep locked down until calls for political and economic ...
Radical reform or total chaos for Lebanon?
Comment: Lebanon's political elite must accept the blame for the morass the country is in, and seek radical solutions from civil society ...
Now is the time to define a new Lebanon
Comment: Lebanon's protests have brought the country to a pivotal moment. It's now paramount we act carefully and with the lessons from the past in mind, writes Carmen Geha.
Comment: Crisis Group expert Heiko Wimmen says the emergency measures may be too little, too late. Most protesters are demanding the ...
Five things you need to know about Lebanon's protests
Hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life have hit the streets to protest government corruption and austerity measures and to ...
'All of them means all of them,' Lebanon chants
Since mass demonstrations started on Thursday, the chortles of tens of thousands have rung out across the country until the late hours of the ...
Hillary throws shade at Trump with parody Kennedy letter
Hillary Clinton posted a joke letter on Twitter supposedly sent by John F. Kennedy during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, written in the ...
Brexit crisis officially makes UK more embarrassing than Lebanon
Lebanese satirist KarlreMarks has frequently compared Brexit Britain with Lebanon. Now the UK Parliament's Speaker says its lawmakers are not ...
As Lebanon's trash crisis returns, EU opposes funding incinerators
The European Union has said it does not support Beirut's incineration solutions to its growing garbage crisis, due in part to ...
Lebanon's inquisitors invoke 'blasphemy' against gay-fronted band Mashrou' Leila
Analysis: The crackdown on Lebanese indie band Mashrou' Leila over their pro LGBT+ rights stance and lyrics deemed 'offensive' to Christianity ...
Scapegoating Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Comment: Outrightly racist, anti-refugee sentiment from Lebanese politicians is sign of increasing national populism in the country, writes ...
Severe air pollution plagues Kabul as temperatures plunge to below zero.
Assad's number-two claimed Syria's streets were in better condition than Lebanon's.
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