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Lebanon's new central bank chief has had a year to make progress on the mess he inherited. So far, so disappointing. Eduardo Ramon

No magic wand: Lebanon’s new central bank boss comes up short

A year after Wassim Mansouri became governor of the Bank of Lebanon, depositors remain disappointed. His is an unenviable task, upon which rest the hopes of many, but reform is needed

Toufic Chanbour 24 August 2024
The Banque du Liban’s reputation at home and abroad is in tatters. To restore it, the next governor should be exceptional – independently minded, able to say ‘no’ and perhaps even a foreigner. Al Majalla

Lebanon needs an exceptional central bank governor for difficult times

The Banque du Liban's reputation at home and abroad is in tatters. To restore it, the next governor should be exceptional – independently minded, able to say 'no' and perhaps even a foreigner.

Toufic Chanbour 18 July 2023
Circular 165 is, at first glance, a technical note on procedure from the embattled central bank. But its proposals to attract dollars will have immediate and far-reaching consequences. Jamie Wignall

How an obscure bank circular will worsen Lebanon's financial crisis

Circular 165 is, at first glance, a technical note on procedure from the embattled central bank. But its proposals to attract dollars will have immediate and far-reaching consequences.

Toufic Chanbour 25 May 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron gives the opening speech of a video international donor conference for Lebanon at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on December 2, 2020. (Getty)

The Prospects of EU Sanctions on Lebanese Politicians

During a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels earlier this week, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for the EU to start the process of imposing sanctions on Lebanese…

Hanin Ghaddar 23 April 2021
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Lebanon-Israel talks: diplomacy under bombs

20 May 2026

Beyond Israel's immediate security aims lies a much larger struggle over Lebanon's future—one that will unfold over years, in multiple stages, and cannot be reduced to a simple question of force.

Michael Horowitz
Lamine Yamal raises the Palestinian flag during Barcelona's celebrations of their Spanish League title in Barcelona, ​​2026. AP
Culture & Social Affairs

How Gaza pushed Israel out of Europe’s moral order

18 May 2026

Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge

Shadi Alaa Aldin
Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why the US clings to a failed siege strategy in Cuba

15 May 2026

Crippling US sanctions on Havana were designed to force regime change, but six decades of crippling embargo have only cemented it

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
A gas facility off the Suez Desert Road outside Cairo, Egypt, on 1 September 2020.
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Business & Economy

Egypt repays energy firms with an eye on self sufficiency

19 May 2026

Cairo hopes to gain the trust of partners through its regular payments to energy firms, so that they will be more inclined to invest in gas exploration activities

Sharif Mohammad
Mark Smith
Politics

The philosopher king of Palantir: Alex Karp says the quiet part out loud on X

18 May 2026

The tech CEO's manifesto, where he champions US military dominance and the use of AI weapons, has been described by some as the 'ramblings of a supervillain'

Bryn Haworth

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