For the first time since the onset of the war in Syria, there is finally positive news coming from Lebanon’s hospitality sector. The election of a president and the formation …
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Since appointing the National Commission on Parliamentary Electoral Law (the Fouad Boutros Commission) in 2005, Lebanese politicians have been “working” on an electoral law that employs proportional representation (PR), a …
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EDITORIAL The devils must go LEADERS Stonewalled A mixed response: making use of the new law An industry-wide upgrade Overhaul in governance and legislation is required Taxation without representation Budgetary …
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[media-credit name=”Illustration by Ivan Debs” align=”alignright” width=”246″][/media-credit] EDITORIAL Recourse to reform After a four-year Parliament extension, we demand elections in 2017 LEADERS Dashing our hopes for reform It’s time to break the …
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After a rocky start that saw a several-year delay of the sector’s development as a result of political squabbling, in late April the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) …
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Donkeys deserve more respect than they get. For some 5,000 years, humans have been using them as strong, reliable beasts of burden. We’ve made progress on the backs of these …
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With a touch of the screen, fat bunny bounces his way up the vibrantly colored mountain terrain, munching on the occasional carrot. Press too long or too little, however, and …
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For 12 years running, Lebanon has been without a budget. This does not mean the state hasn’t been collecting revenue and spending it. Rather, it means there have been no …
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Executive didn’t get past security at the Grand Serail. It was March 3. The access to information law was just over a month old, and we were barking excitedly, unsure …