Lebanon

By Emad Kiyaei  Following Israel’s recent strike on Iran, Tehran finds itself in a unique position to curb the cycle of violence. The question is whether Iran and the U.S. can leverage this moment to strike an immediate freeze-for-freeze deal…

The Armenian NGO Democracy Today convened (again, for the 14th time) women (and men) from civil society from far (Canada, USA) and near (Europe, the Caucasus, Lebanon) as well as other people via video link, from 4 to 6 October…

The situation in the Middle East is heading towards an escalation rather than a peaceful solution, following the announcement of the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah by Israeli air strikes. The assassination was confirmed a few hours ago…

The presence of displaced Syrian refugees in Lebanon is becoming a political issue in Beirut. Racist campaigns against their presence have been countered by demonstrations of solidarity. The government has made the decision to repatriate all those who are not…

On Monday 14th November, the third session of the UN Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDFZ) kicked off with the usual round of opening statements in…

On September 13th, the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) hosted a webinar under the title “Palestine and Lebanon: What is to be done?” Speakers from WILPF’s sections in Palestine, Lebanon, Norway, and the US discussed the situation…

Jennifer Bell A year into the coronavirus pandemic, and some remote parts of the world remain in some of the strictest lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus, according to the Government Response Stringency Index developed at Oxford University.…

The situation in Lebanon has been steadily deteriorating, and is projected to get much worse. Syrian refugees are among those worst off. The Refugee Protection Watch Coalition (RPW), of which PAX is part of, has interviewed hundreds of Syrian refugees…

Makram Rabah As Lebanon celebrated Christmas, a Syrian refugee camp in Miniyeh in the north of Lebanon was attacked by a group of local youths who set fire to tents amid clashes with residents. The number of violent incidents against…

Five months on from the devastating port explosion that killed over 200 people, and injured thousands more, the UN has invited Beirut residents to share their hopes and fears for the future of the city, and for Lebanon, which remains…