The International Labor Organization’s Global Employment Trends 2013 was released on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. The body has been recording data on global labor trends since it was established in …
Benjamin Redd
Benjamin Redd
Ben is a Beirut based investigative journalist. He served as Executive's resident data geek from 2013 to 2014, and as managing editor from 2014 to 2015.
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The Lebanese are used to complaining about the price of their phonecalls, but are they really so much worse off than the rest of the region? Executive mapped the price …
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At least five people, including a seven-month old baby, were killed in Lebanon last week — the tragic legacy of the monster storm that struck the country. It was the …
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Last month, a key American legislator again sounded the alarm over Syria’s chemical weapons. These so-called ‘weapons of mass destruction’ “could be used at a moment’s notice,” House Intelligence Committee …
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For the third year Executive has mapped out Lebanon’s security incidents into one map. This year, for the first time, the data has been made into a detailed interactive map …
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A glance at coverage of the current war between Israel and Gaza would lead one to believe that each combatant brings powerful forces to bear against the other. Yet the …
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The Buzz
Mapping Syria’s armed opposition
by Zak Brophy & Benjamin Reddby Zak Brophy & Benjamin ReddTo explore the armed opposition groups within Syria is to open a Pandora’s box in which hundreds of militias, battalions and brigades operate. The relations between the different players are …
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Four years ago, new US President Barack Obama promised better relations with the Middle East after years of strained relations under George W. Bush. But, as Obama plans his second …
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The United Nations began registering Syrian refugees in South Lebanon on Wednesday for the first time since the beginning of the Syrian conflict last year. The UN High Commissioner for …
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The decision by Google to restrict access to the hugely offensive anti-Islamic film “The Innocence of Muslims” in parts of the Middle East has proved almost as controversial as the …
