Report by Yazbek Wehbe, English adaptation by Yasmine Jaroudi For over 15 years, countries bordering the Eastern Mediterranean have competed to explore and extract offshore gas an ...

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. The need to reform the UNAl-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt, July 12 This year marks the 80th anniversary of the UN, commemorated ...

Hezbollah stands at a critical juncture as it decides whether to disarm and preserve a political role in Lebanon or risk ...

Lebanon stands on a precipice. The warning issued by US Ambassador Tom Barrack during his recent trip to Beirut was blunt and ...

The latest crop of 14 new ambassadors in Washington includes diplomats from two former Soviet republics, two Caribbean ...

Syrian refugees, who fled to Lebanon more than a decade ago to escape war, violence and persecution, have slowly begun to return, encouraged by better conditions after President Bashar Assad's ouster.

World Bank Launches $250M LEAP for Lebanon’s Urgent Infrastructure Recovery LEAP is more than a reconstruction project—it is a national recovery roadmap, aiming to restore basic services, rebuild ...

The World Bank's awarded $400 million to help restore Syria and Lebanon's infrastructure ...

The "Lebanon Emergency Assistance Project (LEAP)" will prioritize and sequence interventions to maximize economic and social impact within the shortest timeframe and provide a phased approach to ...

"Given Lebanonآ's large reconstruction needs, the LEAP is structured as a USD 1 billion scalable framework with an initial USD 250 million contribution from the World Bank and the ability to ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank said Wednesday it approved over $1 billion dollars for infrastructure and reconstruction projects in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon ... electricity and support the country’s ...

BEIRUT, June 19, 2025 - Lebanon's real GDP is projected to grow by 4.7% in 2025 supported by anticipated reform progress, a recovery in tourism and consumption and limited capital inflows, according ...