As promised, I am starting my endorsements of electoral lists across Lebanon this week with a little over 30 days left till the elections. I will start with my home district: North Lebanon III. This district combines Zgharta, Bsharreh, Koura and Batroun into one electoral district. It’s undoubtedly one of…

In 2013, the Chinese Government adopted the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI is an ambitious project to revive the ancient Silk Road and a Maritime Silk Road. The BRI includes over 70 countries across four continents, reaching an estimated 4.4 billion people that account for roughly 65% of…

Like many young Lebanese men and women, I’ve found myself in a pretty dark place more times than I’d like to admit the past few years. October 17, 2019 was a highlight in my life, that’s a no-brainer, but with these meteoric highs, there were lows deep in the…

I think that since October 2019, or even as far back as 2015, we’ve made all the possible arguments against Lebanon’s ruling elite that have plunged Lebanon into the worst man-made economic catastrophes in history. With the elections just a few weeks away, and voters drowning in a daily…

A recent report by German think tank Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) found that 34.8% of prospective Lebanese voters do not plan to vote in the May 2022 parliamentary elections. A year ago, the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut (IFI) found…

It’s almost impossible to ignore the rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum these days. It also feels like we are seeing new NFT (non-fungible token) drops almost daily in 2022. The reality is though, many investors, young and old, are still struggling to wrap their head around Blockchain technology…

QS International in Egypt, Lebanon and the UAE this February — In the past, we’ve delved deep into the differences between Masters degree and MBAs, which is the right fit for you and how they could impact your professional life and career. This time around, we’re giving extra attention to the Masters degrees, with a focus on QS International’s spring events…

Earlier this week, Marwan Habib, the alleged serial rapist and harasser, was arrested in Miami after assaulting a woman in a hotel on November 7, 2020. Habib in infamous after several young women in Lebanon came forward to detail his crimes, including a woman coming forward to say he had…

What a whirlwind few days for the Iranian-commanded militant group, Hezbollah. An orchestrated blitzkrieg in the media, online and IRL by the militant group has been ongoing for a few weeks now. …