Hezbollah’s silence on the unprecedented developments in neighboring Syria betrays a growing unease over the outcome of the uprising and the strategic ramifications of a collapse of the Assad regime. …
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Whether or not the accusations against Lebanese Canadian Bank are true, whether or not there is substance to the rumors that there is a list of banks yet to be …
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The stakes are growing in the looming confrontation between Lebanon and Israel over the suspected existence of massive fossil fuel deposits in the eastern Mediterranean. The delight in Israel at …
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During the rain and overcast last month, one would have been forgiven for thinking the masses of Lebanese reciting slogans skyward about independence, resistance, justice, arms, tribunals, truth and …
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Tourism, that perennial contributor to Lebanon’s coffers, could be heading for a dry spell. The deteriorating domestic political situation coupled with widespread regional unrest has made for an arid start …
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It is popularly believed that when Najib Mikati’s new government takes office, one of its first priorities will be to separate Lebanon from the United Nations tribunal investigating the assassination …
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With praise from international media raining in for his steadiness at Lebanon’s financial helm, Executive sat down with Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to discuss the current and future state …
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Lebanon is in crisis mode, again, and as usual it is not only a Lebanese concern. Crisis and foreign intervention go hand in hand in this small, fought-over …
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The demand for medium-to-small apartments in Beirut and its suburbs is on the rise. This is particularly true in the more affordable suburbs such as Yarze, Fanar and …
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Oil has been interchangeably called “black gold” and the “devil’s excrement,” having both enriched the coffers of nations and pit them at war; it creates the capital for …