Editorial

The blatant disregard with which the government is treating the current economic crisis in the country is the height of irresponsibility. It is best characterized by the industry minister’s advice …

Among the less discussed symptoms of the collapsing Syrian state is the realigned trade balance with Lebanon. Before, everything from gasoline to eggs was sourced cheaply in Syria and sold …

The right to public protest is fundamental in a democracy — citizens need to be able to demonstrate when they judge certain situations to be unacceptable in order to pressure …

The Lebanese state of being is an odd mixture of denying reality and accepting the absurd. The former often leads to deferring difficult decisions and necessary actions, while the latter …

Given the opaque functioning of the Lebanese state, it is good that sessions of the Parliament are open for the public to see. Unfortunately, they are akin to vultures tearing …

It is an unfortunate reality that many of us are far too ignorant of a disease that impacts us all — cancer. Our cultural tendency is too often to regard …

When the Berlin Wall fell, taking the old Soviet bloc with it, the same should have happened to its client states across the Middle East. But as per usual, we …

Assuming that the optimists are correct, our country could see some $140 billion stream into the economy from oil and gas revenues in the next 20-odd years. When 3.5 times …

Since the Israeli assault in the summer of 2006 we have known that the next war on Lebanon would likely be one of economics, not arms, and that the targets …

The year began with hope — it was contagious after seeing Tunisians rise up and send the tyrant Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali fleeing the presidential palace for exile in Saudi …