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Who needs reforms when you got YouTube ads?
The continued paralysis over reforms reflects entrenched political resistance and fears of upsetting Hezbollah’s influence splurging thousands of dollars on YouTube advertisements will drive international…
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Market Fluctuations During the Past Week: Focus on Commodities
The past week has been marked by significant volatility across global markets, with commodities experiencing pronounced fluctuations driven largely by escalating geopolitical tensions between Israel…
Is the rapid growth of AI in the Middle East depleting its scarcest resource—water?
As the Middle East’s AI ambitions reach a fever pitch, its scarcest resource—water—is consumed in…
Iran’s Strategic Calculus: Retaliation and Resilience
In a dramatic escalation of regional tensions, the United States has directly intervened in the…
The U.N. Is Ineffective in Lebanon—and Indispensable
The mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is currently under intense…
Google launches second ‘AI First’ accelerator for MENA, Turkiye startups
Press release: Google announced the launch of its second "Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First"…
Top MENA Banking Trends in 2025
Banking and payments services across the Middle East are being transformed by a potent combination of…
Lebanon’s Entrapment in a Dark Web of Crisis: A Comprehensive Account of Political, Financial, and Media Domination
Lebanon today is ensnared in a dark web far more pervasive and intense than the…
Eurobonds in New Rally, Snub Barack Peace Talks
Lebanon’s bond market is showing signs of renewed investor confidence. In the week ending July…
Self-Organized Voluntary Return Program with Incentives Drive Syrian Refugees Home
In July 2025, Lebanon initiated a significant phase of Syrian refugee returns under a UN-supported program, offering financial incentives and logistical assistance to encourage voluntary…
Is America Breaking the Global Economy what does this Means for World Economic Uncertainty?
The world is increasingly gripped by uncertainty and instability. Prior to the Trump administration, global…
The U.N. Is Ineffective in Lebanon—and Indispensable
The mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is currently under intense…
Carrot and Stick Policy: No Aid Without Reform
Since 2019, Lebanon has been engulfed in one of the most severe economic collapses in…
SGBL Under Investigation in Europe
A force composed of more than eighty investigators and specialized investigative judges carried out simultaneous raids targeting the main headquarters of Société Générale bank in…
Saudi Billions Pour In Syria : More than $6 Billion in Investment deals
The thaw in Saudi-Syrian relations reached a watershed moment last week as Riyadh pledged $6.4…
Starlink Make Its Way To Lebanon Through Distorted Legal Endowment
Starlink is on its way to being implemented in Lebanon, seemingly without any remaining legal…
Pre-audits up from 1,600 in 2001, to 2,756 by 2013 and to 3,055 by 2015
edited by the Legal Agenda Pre-auditing, which involves verifying the legality of financial transactions and…
Self-Organized Voluntary Return Program with Incentives Drive Syrian Refugees Home
In July 2025, Lebanon initiated a significant phase of Syrian refugee returns under a UN-supported…
Carrot and Stick Policy: No Aid Without Reform
Since 2019, Lebanon has been engulfed in one of the most severe…
Net foreign assets of financial sector up $8.9bn in first seven months of 2025
Figures issued by Banque du Liban (BdL) show that the net foreign…
2026 Draft Budget Shows Balanced Scores ; How True ?
Draft budget for 2026 projects balanced revenues and expenditures at $5.7bnThe draft…
Red Sea Submarine Cable Bombing in the Red Sea: 25% of MENA Traffic Affected
In the early hours of September 6, 2025, a critical blow was…
Inside the Damascus Operation: What the Israeli raid was likely after — and why
In the early hours of late August 2025, Damascus witnessed an operation…
Minority Rights, Defense Treaty, Disarmament: Leveraging the Language of Minority Rights and Pluralism (2/3)
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Minority Rights, Defense Treaty, Disarmament: Understanding the Quiproquo Between Lebanon and US Delegation (1/3)
Over the past three months, Lebanon has become the focal point of…
