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The Lebanese Uprising: No End in Sight for the Current Impasse

Published November 25, 2019by Guest Contributor

By Joe Macaron It has been over a month since the Lebanese uprising began and there are no indications that the country’s ruling oligarchy is willing or ready to offer concrete concessions in giving up power. The political class seems united in… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Lebanon Joe Macaron, Lebanon

From Safadi back to Hariri: Lebanon’s search for a prime minister

Published November 22, 2019by Guest Contributor

By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Lebanon is in search of a new prime minister to replace Saad Hariri, who resigned on October 29 amid protests against government corruption and economic woes under his leadership. But the larger, more complicated question is… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Lebanon Ghassan Michel Rubeiz, Lebanon

Middle Eastern protests: A tug of war over who has the longer breath

Published November 20, 2019by James Dorsey

By James Dorsey Mass anti-government protests in several Arab countries are turning into competitions to determine who has the longer breath, the protesters or the government. In Algeria, Lebanon and Iraq, countries in which the leader was either forced to… Continue Reading →

Algeria, Analysis, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon Algeria, Iran, iraq, James Dorsey, Lebanon

Protests in Lebanon: A View From Iran

Published November 20, 2019by Guest Contributor 5 Comments

By Talal Mohammad With resonating and echoing chants, “Kilon Yani Kilon,” “Everyone Means Everyone,” Lebanese citizens poured en masse to protest the dire economic situation and political milieu that has plagued Lebanon for decades. Few would think that a tariff… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Iran, Lebanon Iran, Lebanon, Talal Mohammad

Media and State Control in the Middle East

Published November 19, 2019by Emile Nakhleh

By Emile Nakhleh As street protests continue unabated in Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Algeria, and other Middle Eastern countries, regimes have used the social media platforms and traditional media to track, control, and repress their citizens. Iran has shut down the… Continue Reading →

Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon Emile Nakhleh, media, Middle East

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