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Monday, 28 December, 2020 - 08:15 Rai during Sunday’s sermon (NNA) Beirut- Asharq Al-Awsat Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Butros Rai cautioned Lebanons politicians who are obstructing the government formation for bearing responsibility for the states failure. In his religious sermon during Sunday Mass in Bkirki, Rai criticized politicians for failing to rise up to their responsibilities and to form a new government befor...

But do Syrians want to return home, as many host governments are urging them to do? Our survey data helps explain why many refugees may be reluctant to head home. Though many governments believe the situation in Syria remains unsafe, Lebanons General Security intelligence branch has been organising return trips for Syrians for more than a year. Lebanese authorities have long emphasised the importance that Syrians return promptly, blaming refugees for unemployment and inflation, overstretched ...

Syria and some host governments want refugees to go home. What do refugees think? Ala’ Alrababa’h, Marine Casalis, Daniel Masterson © Aziz Taher/Reuters Clothes are hung up to dry at a Syrian refugee camp in Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, in November. As winter approaches and the covid-19 pandemic intensifies throughout the Middle East, Syrian refugees face parallel threats of bitter cold, coronavirus outbreaks in refugee communities, and economic hardship because of wide...

Aoun, Hariri Discuss Measures to Break Cabinet Impasse in Lebanon Published December 22nd, 2020 - 07:57 GMT Lebanese launch lanterns in Beiruts Gemmayzeh neighbourhood on December 20, 2020, during the lighting of a Christmas tree in memory of the victims of the devastating port blast in that took place in the capitals port in August. ANWAR AMRO / AFP President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri are set to meet Tuesday in the latest attempt to resolve differences over th...

Diab meets Energy Minister, GS chief over their Iraq visit Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 10:58 Politics NNA - Caretaker Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, received at his Tallet el Khayyat residence, Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar and Director General of G...

Iraq’s oil ministry on Monday announced reaching an agreement with Lebanon for exporting oil to Beirut in the year 2021 according to global prices. The announcement followed a meeting in Baghdad between Iraqi Oil Minister Ehsan Abdul Jabbar and caretaker Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar, which was held in the presence of General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim. Ghajar for his part confirmed that the imported oil will cover the needs of Lebanon’s power plants. Abdul Jabbar meanwhile sai...

Is Japan Immune From China’s Media Influence Operations? Efforts to boost pro-China narratives in Japan haven’t received much attention – but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. By December 19, 2020 Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, left, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrive to a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Credit: AP Photo/Andy Wong Advertisement China’s efforts to shape political deb...

How the US Can Mediate the Japan-South Korea Dispute The Biden administration must avoid the fundamental flaw of previous reparations arrangements: prioritizing state interests over victims’ concerns. By December 16, 2020 Advertisement President-elect Joe Biden will have a challenging time restoring U.S. alliances in Northeast Asia as Japan-South Korea ties have soured over deep-rooted historical issues. While President Donald Trump took a hands-off approach, Biden ...

Ibrahim meets Rampling, Sudanese delegation Tue 15 Dec 2020 at 13:35 Politics NNA - General Security Chief, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, welcomed this Tuesday the British Ambassador to Lebanon, Chris Rampling, on a farewell visit, accomp...

Outside of the Ethiopian embassy in Beirut, June 2020. Credit: This is Lebanon KESERWAN, Lebanon , Jul 10 2020 (IPS) - They were promised the world but ended up in a Lebanese household. This is the story of many domestic workers in Lebanon. With a 70-year-old sponsor system still in place, domestic workers are tied to their employers with little or no basic rights. The ‘Kafala’ system is the major problem behind what we have been seeing in Beirut in the last months. Dumped outside of thei...