The Mashreq region and, in particular, the countries of Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon are facing major policy and fiscal challenges to growth and job creation. The Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD) …
What Kerala can learn from the history of Lebanon’s sectarian politics
Kerala saw the spectacle of sections of the clergy and politicians making unfounded allegations of non-Muslim youth being targets of “love jihad” and “narcotic jihad”. The language used was clearly …
$383 Million Humanitarian Plan To Address ‘living Nightmare’ In Lebanon
The UN and humanitarian partners on Friday announced a $383 million Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for Lebanon to provide critical life-saving assistance and protection to some 1.1 million citizens and …
$383 Million Humanitarian Plan To Address ‘living Nightmare’ In Lebanon
The UN and humanitarian partners on Friday announced a $383 million Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for Lebanon to provide critical life-saving assistance and protection to some 1.1 million citizens and …
Turkish company halts power supplies to crisis-hit Lebanon
A Turkish company supplying electricity to Lebanon from two power barges off the coast of Beirut says it’s halted supplies after its contract with the Lebanese state electricity company expired …
In crisis-struck Lebanon, school year is gripped by chaos
Lebanon’s schools have been gripped by the same chaos that has overwhelmed everything else in the country in its historic economic meltdown.
In crisis-struck Lebanon, school year is gripped by chaos
Lebanon’s schools have been gripped by the same chaos that has overwhelmed everything else in the country in its historic economic meltdown.
Jordan PM says to hasten gas delivery to crisis-hit Lebanon
Jordan’s prime minister says that he discussed in Beirut ways to expedite the delivery of Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon through Jordan and Syria to help the small country with a grueling energy-cris …
UN says Lebanon’s economic crisis blights Syrian refugees
UN agencies say more than 1 million Syrian refugees in crisis-hit Lebanon live in deteriorating conditions that have left nine out of ten of them in extreme poverty …
Iran & Syria: How Arab and Western countries are shifting posturing toward Damascus
The ripple effects of the Iranian oil tankers taking oil to Lebanon via Syria affected and generously amplified the influence of Hezbollah in Lebanon and reached the US, Russia, and several Arab …