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The financial cost of piracy off the Horn of Africa has surged over the past year as pirates have become increasingly audacious, better funded and equipped, and able to extend…

General Michel Shakkour’s office, on the third floor of the Hbeish police station in Beirut, is lined with plaques and framed certificates from police departments around the world. The head…

Skoun, founded in 2003, is Lebanon’s first and only out-patient facility offering prevention and treatment for drug users. Located in Achrafieh, the center offers voluntary counseling for addicts, group therapy…

While many Lebanese can’t afford to pay $80,000 in cash for a brand new luxury car, they will consider spending $12,000 on an initial down payment and $1,000 in monthly…

In spite of widespread, frequent power cuts affecting the population, various Lebanese governments have failed to fix Lebanon’s electricity problems.  “The main issue with the electrical sector is the lack…

With a quarter of the world’s oil reserves, Saudi Arabia is the most influential member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and able to put an extra two…

Lebanon has long been known as the Switzerland of the Middle East for its banking sector. These days, the Levantine country is claiming another proud nickname. “Lebanon now has the…

The Arab League boycott of Israel began in 1951 with the goal of supporting the Palestinians by prohibiting trade and economic relations with the Jewish state, and to penalize countries…

Having lost the cold war in a spending battle that almost bankrupted Moscow, the Russians seem determined to come out on top in the heating war. This July, energy companies…