In late May, Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli erupted into deadly violence with the shockwaves eventually spreading south onto the streets of Beirut. By the time the politicians, generals and…
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Nicotine is an insidious drug that ensnares people with remarkable effectiveness, and yet despite increased awareness of the perils of tobacco addiction, Lebanon is still hooked. The tobacco industry is…
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For more than 14 years Lebanon has watched in frustration as neighboring Israel and Cyprus have searched for and discovered rich reserves of hydrocarbon fuels under their maritime waters. Political…
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Arab states have failed to successfully translate their material wealth into human welfare, according to a new study by the United Nations (UN). Were it a school report card it…
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Cancer rates in Lebanon are rising and the illness has, or will, touch the lives of virtually everyone in the country. They are a lucky few that do not have…
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In the midst of the incessant torrent of winter rains this year, it is hard to imagine that the country’s water resources are a serious cause for concern; but they…
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It’s the classic hustle: squeeze a sucker for time so he signs on the line before he has the chance to think twice. Right now there are more than a…
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Headlines in the Lebanese press over recent weeks have been dominated by the mudslinging between politicians over the controversy surrounding some $22 billion in extra-budgetary spending. However, while the nation’s…
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"Of course, there is no bribery in Lebanon, there is no bribery in this office,” quipped the official at the finance ministry’s Directorate of Cadaster and Real Estate (DCRE), where…
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There’s nothing like the promise of untold wealth to wash away the winter blues, and as the nation awoke to a new year of crippling debt, power cuts, falling buildings…
