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Why Lebanon ‘is on the brink’

Written by Bahaa Hariri

Wed 13 Oct 2021Fri 29 Oct 2021

One year on from the Beirut blast, in an impassioned, exclusive letter, Bahaa Hariri, the son of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, lambasts state corruption as even Syrian refugees return home for a better life

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Lebanon’s GDP plummeted from close to $55 billion in 2018 to an estimated $33bn in 2020, while GDP per capita fell by around 40 percent in dollar terms, said the World Bank.

Bahaa Hariri

Can Lebanon’s economic ruin be reversed? Bahaa Hariri is counting on it

Written by ITP

Mon 5 Jul 2021Thu 28 Oct 2021

Billionaire businessman is backing radical citizens’ movement but says he has no plans to become PM

Arab youth

Video: Arab Youth Survey – what’s feeding regional frustrations?

Written by ITP

Tue 6 Oct 2020Wed 6 Oct 2021

Nearly half of 200 million young Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have considered leaving their country, frustrated with struggling economies and widespread government corruption, according to the findings of the 12th Annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey.