A massive explosion devastates Beirut; Israel denies any involvement. We also circulate below a transcript of last Friday’s podcast “The tactics of terror: ISIS and Al Qaeda in Yemen”.
Articles tagged: ‘Lebanon’
Lebanon: politicians fiddle as the economy burns
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA key ministerial resignation, a Covid-19 upsurge, an economy headed to ruin and a middle class slamming headfirst into poverty: Lebanon’s disaster unfolds.
MENA: Twenty years on
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: when set against today’s reality a snapshot of MENA in July 2000 proves a grim comparison. So are there any grounds for hope and optimism?
The US and the UAE squeeze Lebanon
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith Lebanon staring into an economic abyss, the Americans and the Emiratis apply pressure and make demands that the Lebanese cannot possibly fulfil.
The Influencers
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Influencers
Lebanon: Too late for the IMF bailout?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAn IMF bailout may not be enough to save Lebanon from a catastrophic economic collapse.
MENA post Covid-19
Posted on Categories PodcastsCovid-19 hits the MENA economies
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailEconomies in the MENA region were slowing even before coronavirus hit.
Lebanon: One minute to midnight
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith a US$1.2bn Eurobond payment coming due 7 March, Lebanon faces stark choices and little room to manoeuvre.
Lebanon’s crisis turns violent
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailPopular protest in Lebanon turns violent as anger grows with the failure of the government and the financial sector to resolve a worsening crisis.