Search results

Securitised Middle East COVID-19 responses raise risks

Location:

MIDDLE EAST

The pandemic has compounded existing economic and political crises in Beirut and Baghdad, with the securitisation of the response straining military and state legitimacy…

Lebanese army victory could help end political crisis

Location:

LEBANON

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are reeling from Saudi Arabia's decision in February to freeze a 3-billion-dollar arms package following Beirut's failure to condemn an attack on…

Crypto market to grow in Middle East and North Africa

Location:

MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

In the region’s distressed and dysfunctional economies, cryptocurrencies have often become a lifeline for ordinary people, despite volatile prices and a risk of theft. By…

Qatar’s elected Shura Council may invite voter apathy

Location:

QATAR

The Shura Council was first proposed in 2003 but fears that it would prove a combative institution prompted the authorities three times to postpone its introduction. Since it was…

Lebanon’s dual crisis will degrade public security

Location:

LEBANON

The economic crisis and political vacuum have resulted in a rise in crimes-for-profit including kidnappings and burglaries, many by people posing as security personnel. Meanwhile…

Even if politicians deal, Lebanon faces a bleak future

Location:

LEBANON

The audit and wider structural economic reforms are preconditions for urgently needed foreign aid. Economic conditions in Lebanon are still worsening, with power cuts, food…

Lebanon will struggle to turn loans into prosperity

Location:

LEBANON

Lebanon won aid pledges exceeding eleven billion dollars on April 6 during a conference in Paris, named CEDRE, that aimed to rally international support for a massive investment…

Religious responses drive Middle East virus outcomes

Location:

MIDDLE EAST

Religious communities and their COVID-19 responses.

Lebanon’s central bank vacuum heralds more devaluation

Location:

LEBANON

A cabinet meeting yesterday to discuss a replacement failed to achieve quorum, as key political forces boycotted it. The first deputy governor, who succeeds by default, has…

Lebanon’s Central Bank governor will be replaced

Location:

LEBANON

Salameh, along with his brother Raja, is under investigation in Lebanon and Europe for alleged financial irregularities following Lebanon’s 2019 economic collapse. The economy…