Marcelle Dalal, a gender expert and women’s rights activist in Lebanon, told The Media Line that the law providing a clear definition of sexual harassment was long overdue since, until now, the penal …
A mysterious village murder raises questions in Lebanon
When Joe Bejjany was shot with a silencer as he got ready to take his two daughters to pre-school, it shocked not only his mountain village but a country already on edge. No clear motive has so far …
A small firm’s survival story may be Lebanon’s 2020 silver lining
A business of 24 employees before the myriad crises of 2020, Styro 3D now has 16 workers [Courtesy: Tarek Chehab/Al Jazeera] Memorials and clenched fists may capture Lebanon’s zeitgeist, but they are …
US Secretary Pompeo offers to mediate between Israel and Lebanon
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday voiced regret over an impasse in maritime border talks between Israel and Lebanon and offered Washington’s mediation. The two nations which remain …
Iraq, Lebanon on the verge of collapse
Imagine Lebanon, a country with a small, educated population, diverse landscape, and soon-to-be wealth of gas resources, with no electricity and on the verge of being without food! The poverty and …
Supporting Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan
But even in the relative safety of Lebanon and Jordan where many have fled, confusion persists. From practical advice about where to get medical treatment and vaccinations, to information on trauma, …
Students protest as Lebanon’s economic crisis leads to huge tuition fee hikes
However, a year of economic and political crises and a deteriorating purchasing power due to the devaluation of the Lebanese pound against the US dollar, have left Lebanese banks paralysed and private …
Lebanon’s airline warns of new ticket challenge facing dollar account holders
The head of Lebanon’s airline said on Sunday the carrier would at some point need to demand payment for tickets bought in Lebanon using “fresh dollars”, or recently transferred currency that is not …
Lebanon’s national airline set to accept ‘fresh dollars’ only
Lebanon’s national airline will stop accepting payment in US dollars from deposits in local banks, its chairman said, intensifying questions about the real value of $87bn of deposits in Lebanon’s …
Lebanon: Private university students struggle with rising tuition fees
Due to the USD catastrophe and the rising tuition fees in Lebanon, Tarek Malaeb, a mechanical engineering undergraduate at the American University of Beirut (AUB), may need to put off his graduation …