National News, Analyses & Opinions
Lebanon’s Economic Performance (2020/2021): A House of CardsMacroeconomic Indicators and International Responses to Lebanese Officials
Opinion Analysis by Siriine ElKhalili, Featured Writer
Lebanon’s economic crisis is deepening with hyperinflation, shortages in essential services, frightening poverty rates, and inconsiderate political authority. Lebanon’s ruling class have proven to be a catalyst of the current crises piling up and unfolding, and foreign countries continue to express their disappointment. How long will the Lebanese people continue to face this injustice?
A Lapse in Diplomacy: The (now former) Lebanese FM provokes nationalist outrage in the Gulf
Opinion Analysis by Naif Al Rogi, Featured Writer and Alissar Azzam, Contributor
Following last month’s Captagon stink, the (now former) Lebanese minister of foreign affairs appears on TV last week causing another stink that stokes already strained Lebanese-Saudi relations, provokes nationalist outrage in the gulf, and jeopardizes the livelihood of the many Lebanese families depending on gulf remittances for survival. Meanwhile, Lebanon’s traditional ally and donor displays willingness to go about the relations of fraternity and respect that have dominated Lebanese-Saudi relations for so long.