The exploitation of gas off the Gaza Strip could bring $4 billion to Palestine per year. Here lies one of the reason of the almost 2-years war over Gaza, and the will of the far-right Israeli ...

Lebanon has been in the midst of a severe economic crisis since 2019. With soaring inflation rates, job losses, and a significant drop in GDP, the country's financial state is dire. Despite the IMF's ...

BY REGION MENA & GCC Q&A WE, HUMANS Nadim Houry on Lebanon: “The public sphere is left to rot” Acting as the executive director at the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) since June 2019, Nadim Houry brings ...

ByTheEast: What have been the major transformations in maritime transport over the past 20 years? Paul Tourret: With regard to the maritime industry, its timeframe can be divided into two segment, ...

History is being written as we speak. Since Syrian rebels entered Damascus unopposed in December 2024, toppling President Bashar al-Assad’s 13-year rule and ending six decades of his family’s ...

While Lebanon's currency can not stop its downward spiral against the dollar setting the rate at LBP 3,200, Lebanese banking system needs to reinvent itself. Something has to change in the wonderful ...

The Trump administration's decision to close USAID programs has had the effect of a diplomatic bomb. What will the repercussions be for Lebanon? The cessation of USAID programs could lead to ...

Although the beaches of the Lebanese coastal city of Jounieh are a popular destination for relaxation and water sports in the bay, the bacteria levels in the water acts as potential health hazard.

Mountain of garbage ends up in the Mediterranean sea since the the overflowing trash has already grown to enormous proportions in Bourj Hammoud. © Stefan Leijon ...

The emblematic modernization of the Qatari military has continued in earnest in recent years. A $5.9 billion deal with Italian ship maker Fincantieri for a new amphibious warship and a $12 billion ...

Following China's path that initiated plans to launch its digital currency, the Lebanese central bank – Banque du Liban – has the same idea to address the financial crisis. What's in it for the ...

Since 2002, Lebanon’s energy ministers have struggled to find and have not come out with a working solution to the country’s chronic electricity problem. Every person who headed the country’s Energy ...