Ziad Moussa (UAE-Lebanon)
Researcher. Specialities: Foreign Policy in the Middle East, NGOs perspectives, natural resources.
Iraq’s missed economic opportunities fueling strife
Years of economic mismanagement, corruption and runaway spending has fueled an uprising in civilian protests in Iraq that has killed scores of people and...
Lebanon Inc., With a little help from my friends
“Our house is burning and we are looking elsewhere,” the French President Jacques Chirac said, back in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in...
The 1001 challenges facing Syrian refugees in Lebanon
It comes as no surprise, the new UN annual report shows how Syrian refugees in Lebanon still face many challenges. Lebanon Crisis Response Plan...
Hezbollah as “terror entity”: UK says ‘yes’, EU says ‘no’
Sorry UK, but branding Hezbollah as "terror entity" seems a bit anachronistic given the mess it has created for itself with Brexit and its...
Illicit arms sales brings new dimension to Yemen war
It comes as no surprise, illicit arms and weapons have been flowing into the war in Yemen with numerous examples of such weapons supplied...
China pledges $20 billion in financial aid to the Middle East
On Tuesday, as part of China’s strategic foreign policy objective which also fits well in it Belt and Road project, Chinese President Xi Jinping...
SmartEx exhibition cements Lebanon position as a growing tech hub
Targeting a burgeoning tech sector in Lebanon, this year’s SmartEx exhibition saw the participation of scores of companies who showcased their innovations and highlighting...
Norway continues Lebanese development program
The Oil for Development program signed by Lebanon and Norway for another three years, will significantly aid the country’s civil society towards a transparent...
Ignacio De La Torre on microfinance: “It is profitable and sustainable”
ByTheEast: As the founder of Financieros sin Fronteras, you have a wide angle about how foreign countries run their monetary system, about microfinance. How...
Strait of Hormuz: Its strategic importance for sea-borne oil
The Strait of Hormuz, a strategic artery which links producers of crude oil from the Middle East to markets in the Asia Pacific region,...