Announced in February 2022, a World Bank-sponsored redevelopment plan could finally turn Beirut Port into both an economic powerhouse and vibrant community space. Unfortunately, early signs suggest that the proposed planning and regulatory reforms risk entrenching the same corrupt management and practices that brought the port to its current nadir.
Rockets & Feathers: Why Lebanon’s Fuel Prices Rise Fast and Fall Slow
During the spring, everyone said the same thing: the Iran War had pushed oil prices up, causing gasoline and diesel prices to rise as well. Oil then came down again, with the global benchmark Brent crude dipping below its pre-war price by July, but Lebanese were at...





