The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Alessandro Vittadini as the new head of the Bank’s operations in Lebanon. Based in Beirut, Mr Vittadini assumed his new …
Lebanon farm owner seeks answers from CT officials after she says 15 horses were wrongfully seized
From her new home in Tennessee, former Lebanon horse rescue farm owner Jeanna Prink said Monday she is relieved that a Connecticut judge sided with her after the state Department of Agriculture’s …
Iran is losing its stranglehold over Iraq
H E WAS KILLED by an Israeli air strike in Lebanon last year. Yet the face of Hassan Nasrallah, formerly the boss of Hizbullah, is still plastered on posters all over Baghdad, Iraq’s capital.
Cabinet appoints Maher Shaaito as Lebanon’s new Financial Prosecutor
The Lebanese Cabinet has appointed Judge Maher Mohammad Shaaito as the country’s new Financial Public Prosecutor. Born in 1973 in Deyrintar, a town in the southern district of Bint Jbeil, Shaaito is …
Frustrations mount over Lebanon’s Ironwood apartments: ‘A crime zone for us.’
Lebanon officials and residents raise concerns about ongoing problems at Ironwood Apartment Homes in Lebanon. A relatively new apartment complex in Lebanon has quickly generated problems for city …
No property rights for Lebanon’s refugees | News | Al Jazeera
No property rights for Lebanon’s refugees Abu Umar is a humble man with relatively humble ambitions. Shatila’s stateless residents are not allowed to own property …
Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Told Their Homes Must Be Demolished
Lebanon has accepted Syrian refugees but doesn’t want them to think they can stay forever, so it’s told thousands that their homes must be demolished. NPR’s Ruth Sherlock visited one town where …
New housing planned for proposed annexed property outside Lebanon
Brunka said a portion of the Parkside property, about 100 acre,s is already in the city as it was annexed about 10 years ago. However, about 177 acres of the 277-acre development would be annexed.
Can Lebanon chart path away from region conflicts after Hezbollah weakening?
Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson CollegeAfter a 12-day war launched by Israel and joined briefly by the United States, Iran has emerged weakened and vulnerable. And that has massive implications for another …
Digital Transformation as a Catalyst for Women’s Economic Equality in the Mashreq
The World Bank report highlights how digital transformation can expand women’s economic opportunities in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon by addressing barriers like affordability, skills, and safety.