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Shifting Paradigms and Policy-Making
Charles Chartouni 24/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The cascading events that have resulted in the defeat of Iranian proxies in the Near East have not yet elicited the due questioning among political actors. The systematic dismantling of the power nodes that have structured the strategic continuum patiently woven by Iran throughout the last two decades should have impelled political actors to ...
Under Pressure From Trump, Mexico Extradites Cartel Narcos
This is Beirut 28/02 05:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Mexico Donald Trump War on drugs
Mexico on Thursday extradited some of its most notorious imprisoned drug lords to the United States in a bid to avert sweeping tariffs, including a cartel kingpin wanted for decades over the murder of a US undercover agent. Rafael Caro Quintero, who allegedly ordered the kidnap, torture and killing of DEA special agent Enrique "Kiki" ...
Banksy in Belgrade: A Battle Over the Soul of Street Art
This is Beirut 28/02 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Belgrade has become the stage for a clash over Banksy’s artistic legacy, as two rival exhibitions have ignited debate on the commercialization of street art. While one offers a curated multimedia experience featuring authenticated works, the other challenges the commodification of an artist whose ethos rejects profit-driven art. Banksy, the ...
Trump Says No Room for Canada and Mexico to Avert Tariffs, Hikes China evy
This is Beirut 03/03 23:28 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Mexico Canada China
US President Donald Trump shut down hopes Monday of an eleventh hour deal with Canada and Mexico to avert sweeping tariffs, while signing an order to hike duties on China. Trump had unveiled -- and then paused -- blanket tariffs on imports from major trading partners Canada and Mexico in February, accusing them of failing to stop illegal ...
Mexican President Announces Retaliatory Tariffs Against US
This is Beirut 04/03 16:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mexico United States Donald Trump Tariffs
Mexico will hit back at US President Donald Trump's tariffs with retaliatory duties of its own, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday, accusing Washington of "defamatory" claims against her government. There was "no reason or justification" for Trump to impose the 25 percent tariffs despite Mexico's collaboration in ...
Mexico Warns US It Is Ready to Seek Other Trade Partners
This is Beirut 05/03 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Mexico United States Tariffs Claudia Sheinbaum Donald Trump
Mexico will look for other trading partners if needed in the face of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, his Mexican counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum warned Wednesday. Mexico has to take "important decisions for the future of the country" and "if necessary, other trading partners will be sought," she said at her morning news ...
Commercial Leases: Publication of the New Law in the Official Gazette
Liliane Mokbel 03/04 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The new law on commercial leases has been published on Thursday in the first edition of the Official Gazette following the Eid al-Fitr holiday. This sets a precedent in Lebanon’s legislative history, as no law has ever been published in the Official Gazette a year after its promulgation. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated that its publication is ...
Salam Publishes Three Laws That Mikati Requested to Be Rejected
Maurice Matta 03/04 22:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Nawaf Salam The Landlords’ Syndicate The Tenants’ Committee The Teachers’ Syndicate
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam requested the publication of three laws in the Official Gazette. Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati had previously demanded that these laws be sent back to Parliament for reconsideration. One law is related to the teaching staff in private schools and the regulation of the school budget. The second law is about granting ...
Residential Leases: A Never-Ending Reform
Liliane Mokbel 10/04 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Law on old rental agreements
The issue of former tenants of residential properties remains stalled. While waiting for a resolution, it is the property owners who are bearing the brunt of this paralysis, penalized by a poorly defined law on old rental agreements. Facing the deadline for the liberalization of residential leases, many former tenants are turning to the courts to ...
83 Draft Laws Submitted, Only One Passed
This Is Beirut 15/05 12:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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On Thursday, May 15, MPs gathered at Nejmeh Square for a legislative session with an exceptionally heavy agenda: 83 draft laws were submitted for review, underscoring a chronic governance crisis oscillating between institutional paralysis and reform efforts. Only one law was approved by the end of the session: an amended law criminalizing ...
The Displaced People of Southern Lebanon Bear Continuous Losses
Katia Kahil 27/01 21:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Kfar Kila, Odaisseh, Taybeh, Mays al-Jabal and Wazzani were once renowned for their lush fields filled with fruit trees, their majestic hills and the streams that enlivened the area with their soft murmurs. Life there was simple, with days unfolding peacefully to the rhythm of family rituals and traditions. Then came the war. It was the beginning ...
Property Owners Slam Institutional Chaos Over Commercial Lease Law
This is Beirut 21/05 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In a statement issued following the Constitutional Council's decision on May 20, 2025, the Syndicate of Property Owners of Leased Buildings responded to the ruling concerning the new law on commercial leases. The syndicate clarified that the Constitutional Council did not rule on the content of the law, which aimed to liberalize long-standing ...
Constitutional Council Decision Reignites Debate: Landlords File Lawsuits Against Tenants!
Maurice Matta 22/05 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
It appears that the crisis over the non-residential lease law in Lebanon is far from over—especially after a recent decision by the Constitutional Council declaring the law unenforceable, which has sparked fresh constitutional interpretations regarding its fate. Last Tuesday, the Constitutional Council issued Decision No. 5 concerning the appeal ...
Lebanon’s Missed Moment: How Emotions and Arrogance Blinded Us to Collapse
Salam El Zaatari 12/06 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun UNIFIL
Sometimes history gives you a window of opportunity so wide, so glaringly obvious, that missing it becomes a form of national self-harm. Lebanon is living one of those moments now, and letting it slip, again. For the first time in decades, Hezbollah is not at the peak of its military or political power. Israel’s 2024 campaign decimated much of ...
The Economics of Peace: How Trade Disarms Nations
Mario Chartouni 09/07 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Warlords often repeat the same line to their followers: We know what’s best for you, and you must fight for a cause we’ve already defined. But in a world where conflicts can be resolved through law, why drive people into violence that is both senseless and costly? War: A Losing Proposition In societies built on cooperation and the rule of ...
How Lebanon Missed Its Future While Syria Negotiates Its Own
Salam El Zaatari 10/07 08:00 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria United States Tom Barrack Iran Hezbollah
I have always believed that geography makes history. But in the Middle East, history tends to repeat itself with a sectarian accent and a militia soundtrack. And this is tragically evident in Lebanon, a country that once had everything, and today, has nothing but memory and myth. While the world watches US envoy Tom Barrack shuttle between ...
Dr. Al-Sharaa, Mr. Al-Jolani: The Metamorphosis Illusion
Marc Saikali 17/07 08:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Soueida Al-Jolani Ahmad el-Chareh Hezbollah
For two days, the Israeli Army has bombed Syrian militias now acting as auxiliaries to the regular army. On Wednesday, Israeli jets struck the outskirts of Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus—a clear political and military message: ongoing attacks on Syria’s Druze minority will not be tolerated. Yet on the ground, confusion reigns. ...
For Visitors from Abroad: Don’t Bother Trying to Make Sense of Lebanon!
Marc Saikali 22/07 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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For everyone planning to spend their vacation in Lebanon, here is your survival guide to a country where nothing works, yet somehow everything does. First of all, getting to Lebanon is no small feat. Plane tickets cost so much, you might as well be booking a business-class trip to Mars. Let’s say you sold your house in France or Canada and ...
Commercial Leases: Government Caught in a Tight Spot
Liliane Mokbel 24/07 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Government Residential rents
The Constitutional Council largely upheld the new law on old commercial leases, passed in April 2024, dismissing a legal challenge brought by thirteen members of parliament. Yet, it struck down one key provision: paragraph (d) of Article 10 was ruled unconstitutional for violating the constitutional principles of equality and fairness. The legal ...
Saint-Gilles of Tripoli
Amine Jules Iskandar 09/08 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Tripoli History Heritage Culture
Christian rule over Tripoli came to an end with the death of Byzantine emperor Nicephorus II Phocas in 969. Some 130 years later, the Crusaders reached the city gates and found a fortified settlement where the Arabs had firmly consolidated their presence. Despite reinforcements from the Christian mountain regions, it took them a full decade to ...
The Demonization of Political Parties and Its Effects
Johnny Kortbawi 31/01 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Political Parties
There is a widespread misconception in Lebanon regarding political party life. Talking about political parties in politics is akin to referring to cancer as “that disease.” This perception stems from the association of political parties with war. Many parents, who believed that their children should pursue their education, viewed political ...
Death Toll From Los Angeles Fires Rises, with Dangerous Winds Incoming
This is Beirut 13/01 16:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Firefighters were battling massive wildfires Monday that have ravaged Los Angeles and killed at least 24 people, with officials warning of incoming dangerous winds that could whip up the blazes further. The fires ripped through the United States' second-largest city for the seventh day, reducing whole communities to scorched rubble and ...
More Than 600 Lawyers Demand UK Cease Arms Exports to Israel
This Is Beirut 2024-04-04 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Over 600 lawyers urged the British government to halt arms exports to Israel after three Britons were killed in a strike, citing concerns over potential breaches of international law and the worsening situation in Gaza. A letter signed by more than 600 lawyers on Thursday placed more pressure on the UK government to suspend arms export licences ...
Rental Law: The Extension Period Officially Ended!
Maurice Matta 2024-07-29 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Civil Judge Alaa Bashir, overseeing rental disputes in Metn, issued a ruling declaring the nine-year extension period under the new rental law to end on December 28, 2023. The ruling states that the tenant will be residing without legal justification after this date and orders him to vacate the rented property and return it vacant to the ...
'Confessions from a War,' a Step Toward Reconciliation
2024-04-14 19:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
For the 49th and somber anniversary of the onset of the Lebanese War on April 13, 1975, a documentary produced by Denise Jabbour and Jérôme Gary, Confessions from a War, premiered on April 13, 2024, at the Royal Cinema in Bourj Hammoud. Former combatants from various political parties confessed their remorse for participating in the destruction ...
UK's Rwanda Migrant Plan Clears Parliamentary Hurdle
This Is Beirut 2024-04-23 12:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The UK's plan to deport migrants to Rwanda passed through parliament on Monday, with deportations set to begin within days, although international legal challenges may remain. The UK readied on Tuesday to start detention of migrants within days before deporting them to Rwanda, after the controversial plan cleared its final hurdle, sparking ...
Commercial Leases: Will the State Council Suspend Mikati's Decision?
Maurice Matta 2024-06-05 23:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In an important development in the commercial leases dossier, on May 30 the State Council adopted a preliminary ruling, numbered 215, to reject an appeal against another preliminary ruling it had made on April 4, 2024, numbered 160, in which it had suspended the application of a government decision. That decision referred back to parliament the ...
The Evolution of Boycotting: From Recent Movements to Historical Roots
Salam Zaatari 2024-06-13 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Pepsi has recently launched its TV and billboard campaign in the Middle East with the slogan "Stay thirsty," featuring some of the region's top actors, singers and football players, including Amr Diab, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Lebanese singer Nawal al-Zoghby. The Pepsi ad aired almost at the same time as Israel's new massacre in Gaza's ...
The Rent Issue Continues to Stir Passions
Liliane Mokbel 2024-06-13 19:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The issue of rents for residential units and commercial spaces remains unresolved. Owners and tenants are navigating between new and old leases. The interpretation of laws is causing division among legal professionals and judges alike. Owners are reluctant to rent out their real estate properties, and potential tenants are hesitant to commit to a ...
Real Estate: Series of Issues and Promising Solutions
Liliane Mokbel 2024-06-26 18:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In a country where state institutions are almost paralyzed and the specter of war is looming, recommendations for breaking out of the stagnation in the real estate sector are nothing short of hypothetical. Panelists at the second Annual Real Estate Forum in Lebanon, that took place on Tuesday, highlighted the plethora of challenges facing the ...