Fadia Safi on financing NGOs: “We don’t want to shut Sesobel’s door”
ByTheEast: At the beginning of June 2019, you had announced you would be closing the gates of Sesobel on June 28, and that you would not be taking new applications because of financing issues....
What about the new UNICEF project to nurture children in Lebanon?
Children's need must come first. In a development which supports and nurture children, including their health, education, nutrition and child protection services, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) along with the United Nations...
Lynn Maalouf on death penalty: “Lebanon could play a role model”
ByTheEast: Let’s begin by getting a general overview of the human rights
scene in Lebanon. Do you see any signs of progress over the last 10 years?
Lynn Maalouf: The situation of human rights, as anywhere...
Asmahan Zein on labour market: “Women lack representation at many levels”
ByTheEast: A recent survey (‘Working Women in the Middle East and North Africa’, by Bayt.com and YouGov.com) ranked Lebanon as #1, vis-a-vis women and men working together in the same workplace. Are Lebanese women faring...
Algerians protest in Algiers, Paris: “We want our democracy back”
Yesterday our Paris correspondent David Hury was in the crowd on the Republic Square. As in Algiers and in other European cities, Algerians had one message to the world: they want President Bouteflika (and...
Lebanese women scientists shine in male-dominant firmament
Lebanese women scientists are setting new trends. Jana Kobeissi is a “fresh graduate” from the American University of Beirut who is still leading the campus life while juggling amidst classes and lab work as...
Tatiana Weber on Egypt: “Education is the top priority”
ByTheEast: According to a report published by the World Economic Forum, Egypt’s economy ranks 11th in the Middle East. How can you explain this bad ranking?
Weber: In the 2017-2018 Global Competitiveness Index published by...
Financial assistance used as negotiation tool in Palestine
U.S. assistance of $25 million to 6 hospitals which were primarily serving Palestinians in Jerusalem has been cut, confirmed an official from the U.S. State Department.
The move follows a review of U.S. aid to...
Response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Syrian war
As a response to the huge humanitarian crisis created by the Syrian war, Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP), provides an integrated humanitarian framework which includes a stabilization mechanism to tackle challenges faced by the...
Lebanon gets EU aid package for ‘Syrian Crisis’
The “EU Regional Trust Fund” responded to the Syrian Crisis on World Refugee Day had accepted “new projects” that will support Lebanon and Jordan’s refugees along with their local communities.
Under the newly approved projects...