To flee or not to flee, do Lebanon’s domestic workers have a choice? As tension between Hezbollah and the Israeli army in southern Lebanon escalates, domestic workers have been left with a difficult c…
Boycott of brands: What’s the situation in Lebanon? What is the impact in Lebanon of the recent boycotts of brands due to their alleged support to Israel?
Postal services: LibanPost must hold the fort a while longer. The government has decided to postpone its decision on the postal services management contract; the Minister of Telecoms questions Ghana P…
‘Weaponizing the environment’: Israeli strikes burn South Lebanon’s farms, forests. Israel’s white phosphorus strikes could be devastating to local farmland and nature reserves, in a part of Lebanon t…
Controversy over Geitawi Jesuit Gardens continues. Residents of the Geitawi neighborhood have been fighting with Beit el Baraka, the NGO commissioned to undertake the renovation works, since the proje…
Brain Beirut, the NGO that ‘loves Achrafieh’. Its slogan is everywhere in Achrafieh.”OLJ” found out more about this association, which is behind various renovation projects in the city.
Lebanon border fighting dashes hopes for independent sustainable farmers. From worm farms to chicken manure, farms, set up in southern Lebanon to develop sustainable agriculture, have seen their futur…
Global warming: Catastrophe looming in the Mediterranean. Expert Joël Guiot takes stock of climate change’s dramatic consequences on the Mediterranean region.
Retour en force de Tarek Bitar : douze responsables sécuritaires et fonctionnaires poursuivis et convoqués
Fadi Abi Allam: ‘We won’t change the culture of shooting firearms into the air with a piece of legislation’. The founder of the Permanent Peace Movement believes that putting efforts into raising awar…
New pension scheme in Lebanon: Estimate your pension with our calculator. Information and clarifications about the CNSS, including details on its recent rule changes. The article includes a calculator…
Lebanon to (potentially) adopt a pension system after nearly 20 years of talks. After decades of failed attempts, Parliament finally passed a law last month converting its end-of-service indemnity sys…
Jounieh’s iconic cable cars navigate the challenges, from currency crisis to regional tension. A spotlight on the Jounieh telepheric in the wake of the incident that occurred at the end of December. M…
Do Lebanese still dream of lottery jackpot wins? Winning the lottery has traditionally symbolized a transformative shift in one’s life. Now, four years into the economic collapse and the devaluation o…
Abou Obeida: Palestinian refugees’ new resistance icon in Lebanon. The Palestinian cause has had several effigies. For many, the mysterious spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas embodies its revival.
Why Gulf countries are reluctant to fund UNRWA. UNRWA representatives called on the petro-monarchies to fill the gap of almost $500 million dollars after some 15 Western countries froze their funding.
UNRWA’s work in Lebanon could end by March. “There is no other actor that has the resources and is capable to step in, given that UNRWA operates like government services for which it now has the respe…
Emigrant doctors return to Lebanon. At the height of the crisis, the departure of Lebanese practitioners to other countries was described as a “haemorrhage”. Many have returned to the country in recen…
Do Gen Z’s top students want to stay in Lebanon? We went to a high school Model UN to find out. Lebanon’s high school class of 2024 is graduating into a country riled by economic crisis, a growing war…
Malgré l’usage de phosphore blanc au Liban-Sud par Israël, les olives restent « propres à la consommation »
En infographies : avec la fermeture de l’USAID, des milliers de bénéficiaires potentiellement affectés au Liban
Air pollution from generators has doubled in Beirut. We spoke to MP Najat Aoun Saliba about her team’s latest study on carcinogenic air pollution in Beirut.
Israeli Tinder profiles in Beirut: Just a swipe away or GPS spoofing? Scores of Israeli profiles have been detected on Tinder, all within a kilometer’s radius of Beirut-based internet users.
In pollutant-clogged Beirut, rising cancer rates and younger patients. Cancer rates in Lebanon have risen by anywhere from 10 to 30 percent in recent years, with lung cancer making up the largest shar…
Metle Metlik, the first women’s sexuality platform in Lebanon and the Arab world. Two female doctors, Sandrine Atallah and Gaël Abou Ghannam, make it their mission to inform Arab women in an innovativ…
Lebanon’s human development index down for third consecutive year The country still has a “high” human development index, which measures economic and social development by looking at education, health…
Resident murdered in Achrafieh upper-crust neighborhood The Lebanese Army’s Intelligence services arrested three suspects on Wednesday, along with the housekeeper, a source within the institution said…
Chami: Lebanon still not close to unlocking IMF deal two years since staff-level agreement. Two years after the preliminary agreement, the country has only partially succeeded in unifying the differen…
Taxes and contributions: What has changed for employees and employers in Lebanon? The impact of the changes introduced by Budget 2024 and the CNSS on employers’ pay slips and expenses through three ca…
Fleeing one war zone to another: Lebanese and Syrians rush to Syria amid intensifying Israeli bombardment – In a dramatic reversal of refugee flows, thousands of Lebanese and Syrian families are now s…
La Syrie en guerre, nouveau refuge pour fuir le conflit au Liban – Alors que le Liban accueille plus d’un million de réfugiés syriens depuis le début de la guerre civile syrienne en 2011, c’est mainte…
Israel’s war on knowledge: A ‘scholasticide’ in progress? An aritcle exploring the damage to the education sector in Gaza
Displaced: The surge in rent prices in Lebanon continues – The prices of furnished apartments have sometimes quadrupled in certain areas, while those of unfurnished ones have also seen a significant i…
Déplacés : la flambée des loyers au Liban continue – Les prix des logements meublés sont parfois multipliés par quatre dans certaines régions, tandis que ceux non meublés connaissent aussi une hausse…
From Gaza to Beirut: the open wounds of a Palestinian family – The storeis of a young family who were transferred from Gaza to Beirut thanks to the Abou Sitta Fund for children
Women displaced by the war face an ever-worsening health crisis in Lebanon – For the more than half a million women and girls in Lebanon who have been forced to flee their homes under Israeli bombardm…
Is it really safe for Syrians to return from Lebanon to their country? – For many years now, Lebanese politicians have been pushing for Syrians to return home. Anti-Syrian sentiment has been growing f…
Neither resigned nor silent: Young Lebanese facing elections – A report looking into how young people feel about the municipal elections in Lebanon
‘River Companions’ for comprehensive flood risk management in Lebanon – a report detailing flood risk management projects in Lebanon
Displaced migrant workers find new independence in post-war Lebanon – After fleeing abusive employers and surviving the chaos of war, some migrant domestic workers are finding a way to start anew amid…
Dans un Liban en reconstruction, des employées de maison s’émancipent Après avoir fui des employeurs abusifs et survécu au chaos de la guerre, des travailleuses domestiques repartent de zéro.
Sharp decline in rainfall leads to water rationing – Lebanon is recording alarming numbers, with over 120 millimeters less rainfall on average this autumn compared to 2023, according to Météo-Liban.
La baisse des précipitations cette saison entraîne un rationnement de l’eau – Les chiffres sont alarmants selon Météo-Liban, avec plus de 120 millimètres en moyenne de moins que l’automne 2023.
Millions of tons of rubble: The hidden controversy of conflict zones – Experts and the Ministry of the Environment agree on the importance of sorting and reusing demolition debris. Nevertheless, the g…
La polémique sous-jacente du traitement des millions de tonnes de décombres du conflit – Alors que les experts et le ministère de l’Environnement sont unanimes quant à la nécessité de trier et de réut…
Wartime jobs: Created for survival – With traditional livelihoods shattered, the people of the southern suburbs were forced by sheer necessity to invent new ways of making a living, even if it meant f…
« Notre motivation à tous ? Survivre » : ces métiers nés en temps de guerre Plusieurs habitants de la banlieue sud ont été contraints d’inventer de nouvelles professions, bravant parfois la mort, pou…
What fate for women’s rights in Syria? – While HTS insists on putting forward a public image of inclusivity, there are no guarantees from the new rulers that women will have equal participation in the…
En Syrie, les femmes s’inquiètent pour leurs droits sous HTC Alors que les rebelles islamistes insistent pour donner une image d’inclusivité, des femmes s’inquiètent pour leurs droits et leurs liberté…
Exclusive: Satellite imagery shows Israeli evacuation warnings during the war may have been used to ‘terrorize’ rather than protect civilians – Israel says its use of evacuation warnings makes it ‘the…
Avis d’évacuation israéliens pendant la guerre : un outil pour protéger ou « terroriser » les civils ? Les données montrées par les images satellite et des avis d’experts suggèrent qu’Israël pourrait…
Will our spring-like winter cause inevitable water shortage in summer? – Report on water deficit in Lebanon exacerbated by the unusually warm and dry winter, and the heightened risk of water shortages…
Lebanon’s feminists hope for at least 30 percent government participation – Lebanese feminist activists are pushing for at least 30 percent female representation in the new government, advocating for…
The reconstruction project in Gaza – Using satellite data and infographics to illustrate the scale of damage in Gaza and the cost and time requirements for reconstruction.
Tarek Bitar returns with force: 12 security officials and civil servants prosecuted, summoned – Report on resumption of the investigation into the Beiurt port explosion and the summonign of 12 securit…
What did the Israeli army do in southern Lebanon during the two-month ceasefire? This article uses data from satellite imagery, seismic activity reports and field analyses to document the Israeli army…
Why is Syria still under international sanctions? A video explaining the current nternational sanctions on Syria after the fall of the Assad regime and the impact they have on the country
Vegetable and grain prices to increase due to lack of rainfall, low temperature – A report on how the weather is affecting agriculture and price hikes
Despite Israel’s use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon, olives remain ‘fit for consumption’ – A report evaluating the impact of the war on the olive farming in southern Lebanon
Accident ou sabotage ? Cinq ans après l’explosion au port de Beyrouth, le mystère reste (presque) intact
I work twice as hard to send money to my family in Lebanon’: From abroad, a diaspora under financial pressure
« Je travaille deux fois plus pour envoyer de l’argent à la famille au Liban » : depuis l’étranger, une diaspora sous pression financière
USAID freeze puts thousands of Lebanese beneficiaries at risk – a look at the impact of the USAID freeze on Lebanon, using data and infographics
Controversial road project: Qannoubine Valley at risk: A report about a decision to construct a road in northern Lebanon’s Qadisha Valley, highlighting concerns from environmentalists and heritage exp…
Qleiaat airport: An economically justified project?: An analysis of the proposal to reopen Lebanon’s Qleiaat Airport in the north, discussing its potential economic benefits, political implications,…
Controversial construction project in Sour: Underwater archaeological treasures at risk : A report on a controversial construction project in Sour, Lebanon, where ongoing development near the marine…
‘Everything keeps getting more expensive’: Price hikes in Lebanon continue – A report looking at the cost of living in Lebanon and how it’s affecting
In Lebanon, minors are both victims and perpetrators of alarming crime – A report looking at the rates of child abuse and child crimes in Lebanon
Private water trucks return early to ease Beirut water shortage – A report on how private water tanker trucks began delivering much earlier than usual to Beirut neighborhoods this summer, stepping in…
Calls to boycott Lebanese skincare brand over billboard featuring veiled woman – An article reporting on the backlash in Lebanon after skincare brand Antati unveiled its inagural billboard campain in…
Women’s futsal, a story of passion – A feature on the return of Lebanon’s official women’s interclub futsal championship after a seven-year hiatus, highlighting the passion and dedication of players l…
First UNHCR-supervised convoy of ‘voluntary returns’ to Syria crosses Masnaa – A report on the first UNHCR-supervised convoy of Syrian refugees returning from Lebanon to Syria, crossing the Masnaa bor…
Droit des Libanaises à transmettre la nationalité : nouvelle proposition de loi à caractère d’urgence
Avec plus de 2 000 hectares brûlés au Liban-Sud par les frappes israéliennes, la biodiversité en danger
« Un crime contre l’enfance » : à Aïta el-Chaab, Israël détruit une école pour enfants en situation de handicap
A crime against childhood’: In Aita al-Shaab, Israel destroys a school for children with disabilities
« Pour moi, la guerre n’est pas terminée » : dans les vignobles du Liban-Sud et de la Békaa, mener une bataille après l’autre
Abandoned and forgotten: Migrant workers struggle for survival amid war – Dozens of migrant workers from Sierra Leone were left to fend for themselves on the streets when their employers evacuated Leb…
Au Liban, des milliers de travailleuses domestiques abandonnées en pleine guerre – Dea Hage Chahine, Léa Ghorayeb et Nasri Sayegh, trois militants pour les droits humains, ont pris en charge un groupe…
Imperiled waste collection: Another reverberation of displacement – From Beirut to Tripoli, via Akkar and Deir al-Ahmar, the challenge of waste management in Lebanon has been compounded by the influx…
Collecte des déchets : l’autre casse-tête du déplacement de population De Beyrouth à Tripoli, en passant par le Akkar et Deir el-Ahmar, le défi de la gestion des déchets au Liban s’est aggravé en rais…
Food for displaced persons thrown away at Ain al-Mreisseh: What really happened? A Beirut governate official explained that a school hosting displaced persons had simply disposed of out-of-date food,…
Nourriture pour déplacés jetée à Aïn el-Mreissé : que s’est-il réellement passé ? Un responsable du mohafazat de Beyrouth explique qu’une école accueillant des déplacés s’était tout simplement débarra…
Biodiversity in danger: Israeli strikes burn over 2,000 hectares in southern Lebanon – The article highlights the devastating impact of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, which have destroyed ecosys…
2024 Vintage: Lebanese winemakers in the South and the Bekaa harvest against all odds Despite the strikes, the destruction of infrastructure, and the increased costs in the face of danger, Lebanon’s…
Tuk-tuk drivers fear losing their livelihoods amid work ban – A ground report on how Lebanon’s Interior Ministry ban on tuk-tuks is threatening the livelihoods of low-income drivers across the country…
Abandoned and forgotten: Migrant workers struggle for survival amid war – Dozens of migrant workers from Sierra Leone were left to fend for themselves on the streets when their employers evacuated Leb…
Au Liban, des milliers de travailleuses domestiques abandonnées en pleine guerre – Dea Hage Chahine, Léa Ghorayeb et Nasri Sayegh, trois militants pour les droits humains, ont pris en charge un groupe…
Imperiled waste collection: Another reverberation of displacement – From Beirut to Tripoli, via Akkar and Deir al-Ahmar, the challenge of waste management in Lebanon has been compounded by the influx…
Avec plus de 2 000 hectares brûlés au Liban-Sud par les frappes israéliennes, la biodiversité en danger
« Un crime contre l’enfance » : à Aïta el-Chaab, Israël détruit une école pour enfants en situation de handicap
Collecte des déchets : l’autre casse-tête du déplacement de population De Beyrouth à Tripoli, en passant par le Akkar et Deir el-Ahmar, le défi de la gestion des déchets au Liban s’est aggravé en rais…
Food for displaced persons thrown away at Ain al-Mreisseh: What really happened? A Beirut governate official explained that a school hosting displaced persons had simply disposed of out-of-date food,…
Nourriture pour déplacés jetée à Aïn el-Mreissé : que s’est-il réellement passé ? Un responsable du mohafazat de Beyrouth explique qu’une école accueillant des déplacés s’était tout simplement débarra…
Biodiversity in danger: Israeli strikes burn over 2,000 hectares in southern Lebanon – The article highlights the devastating impact of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, which have destroyed ecosys…
2024 Vintage: Lebanese winemakers in the South and the Bekaa harvest against all odds Despite the strikes, the destruction of infrastructure, and the increased costs in the face of danger, Lebanon’s…
A crime against childhood’: In Aita al-Shaab, Israel destroys a school for children with disabilities
« Pour moi, la guerre n’est pas terminée » : dans les vignobles du Liban-Sud et de la Békaa, mener une bataille après l’autre
Tuk-tuk drivers fear losing their livelihoods amid work ban – A ground report on how Lebanon’s Interior Ministry ban on tuk-tuks is threatening the livelihoods of low-income drivers across the country…
اشكالية الطاقة الأحفورية ما زالت تشكل جدلاً في قمة دبي. مسألة الطاقة الأحفورية ما زالت تشكل جدلاً في قمة دبي
اشكالية الطاقة الأحفورية ما زالت تشكل جدلاً في قمة دبي. مسألة الطاقة الأحفورية ما زالت تشكل جدلاً في قمة دبي
الضرائب والمساهمات: ما الذي تغير بالنسبة للموظفين وأصحاب العمل في لبنان؟ تأثير التغييرات التي أدخلتها ميزانية 2024 والصندوق الوطني للضمان الاجتماعي على قسائم أجور ونفقات أصحاب العمل من خلال ثلاث دراسات حالة.
الشامي: لبنان لم يقترب بعد من التوصل إلى اتفاق مع صندوق النقد الدولي بعد مرور عامين على الاتفاق على مستوى الموظفين. وبعد مرور عامين على الاتفاق الأولي، لم تنجح البلاد إلا جزئيا في توحيد أسعار الصرف المختلفة المعمول بها.
مقتل مواطن في حي الاشرفية العليا وقال مصدر في المخابرات في الجيش اللبناني، إن المخابرات في الجيش اللبناني أوقفت، الأربعاء، ثلاثة مشتبه بهم مع مدبرة المنزل.
مؤشر التنمية البشرية في لبنان يتراجع للعام الثالث على التوالي ولا يزال مؤشر التنمية البشرية “”مرتفعاً”” في البلاد، والذي يقيس التنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية من خلال النظر إلى التعليم والصحة والدخل.
تضاعف تلوث الهواء الناجم عن المولدات في بيروت. تحدثنا إلى النائب نجاة عون صليبا حول الدراسة الأخيرة التي أجراها فريقها حول تلوث الهواء المسرطن في بيروت.
ملفات تعريف Tinder الإسرائيلية في بيروت: مجرد تمريرة سريعة أو خداع نظام تحديد المواقع العالمي (GPS)؟ تم الكشف عن العشرات من الملفات الشخصية الإسرائيلية على Tinder، وكلها ضمن دائرة نصف قطرها كيلومتر واحد من مستخدمي الإنترنت المقيمين في بيروت.
ميتل متلك، أول منصة جنسية نسائية في لبنان والعالم العربي. تتولى الطبيبتان ساندرين عطا الله وجايل أبو غنام مهمتهما توعية المرأة العربية بطريقة مبتكرة باستخدام لغة بسيطة وعلمية.
في بيروت الملوثة، ترتفع معدلات الإصابة بالسرطان والمرضى الأصغر سنا. ارتفعت معدلات الإصابة بالسرطان في لبنان بنسبة تتراوح بين 10 إلى 30 بالمائة في السنوات الأخيرة، ويشكل سرطان الرئة الحصة الأكبر من الحالات.
الأطباء المغتربون يعودون إلى لبنان. وفي ذروة الأزمة، وُصف رحيل الممارسين اللبنانيين إلى بلدان أخرى بأنه “نزيف”. وقد عاد الكثيرون إلى البلاد في الأشهر الأخيرة، على الرغم من أنه لا يزال من الصعب تقييم حجم هذه الظاهرة.
من الممكن أن ينتهي عمل الأونروا في لبنان بحلول شهر مارس. ويقول المدير الإقليمي للوكالة: “لا توجد جهة فاعلة أخرى لديها الموارد وقادرة على التدخل، بالنظر إلى أن الأونروا تعمل مثل الخدمات الحكومية التي لديها الآن البنية التحتية المناسبة لها”.
نظام التقاعد الجديد في لبنان: قم بتقدير معاشك التقاعدي باستخدام الآلة الحاسبة الخاصة بنا. معلومات وتوضيحات حول CNSS، بما في ذلك تفاصيل حول التغييرات الأخيرة في قواعده. تتضمن المقالة آلة حاسبة طورها فريقنا لفهم مقدار معاشك التقاعدي بموجب النظام الجديد.
يتنقل التلفريك الشهير في جونيه بين التحديات، بدءًا من أزمة العملة وحتى التوترات الإقليمية. تسليط الضوء على هاتف جونيه في أعقاب الحادثة التي وقعت نهاية كانون الأول الماضي. لقاء مع قادة الشركة العائلية التي تديرها، واستعراض تاريخها، ونظرة عامة على الجدل الحالي.
من المحتمل أن يتبنى لبنان نظام التقاعد بعد حوالي 20 عامًا من المحادثات. وبعد عقود من المحاولات الفاشلة، أقر البرلمان أخيرا قانونا الشهر الماضي لتحويل نظام تعويض نهاية الخدمة إلى نظام معاشات تقاعدية شهرية.
هل ما زال اللبنانيون يحلمون بالفوز بالجائزة الكبرى في اليانصيب؟ لقد كان الفوز باليانصيب يرمز تقليديا إلى تحول تحولي في حياة الفرد. والآن، بعد مرور أربع سنوات على الانهيار الاقتصادي وانخفاض قيمة الليرة، هل لا يزال هذا الاحتمال سائداً؟
أبو عبيدة: أيقونة المقاومة الجديدة للاجئين الفلسطينيين في لبنان. كان للقضية الفلسطينية عدة صور. بالنسبة للكثيرين، فإن المتحدث الغامض باسم الجناح المسلح لحركة حماس يجسد إحياء هذه الحركة.
هل يرغب طلاب الجيل Z المتفوقون في البقاء في لبنان؟ لقد ذهبنا إلى نموذج الأمم المتحدة في المدرسة الثانوية لمعرفة ذلك. يتخرج طلاب المدارس الثانوية في لبنان لعام 2024 إلى بلد يعاني من أزمة اقتصادية وحرب متنامية وهجرة الأدمغة الضعيفة.
لماذا تتردد دول الخليج في تمويل الأونروا؟ ودعا ممثلو الأونروا الدول النفطية إلى سد الفجوة البالغة نحو 500 مليون دولار بعد أن قامت نحو 15 دولة غربية بتجميد تمويلها.
