Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that has led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedevilled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence. By Zeina Karam and David Rising
BEIRUT: A Lebanese activist who was filmed attacking the country’s energy minister in Beirut has handed himself over to police. A video of renowned protester Elie Haykal went viral on Sunday, causing social media uproar. The clip shows Haykal provoking and pushing minister Walid Fayyad outside a diner in the Lebanese capital. Haykal, who is affiliated with the Christian
Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted southern Damascus on Wednesday, causing material damage and reflecting a larger trend of what Syria considers "Israeli aggression" against it. But what does Israel seek to achieve with these strikes? At.