Paula Astih

Paula Astih
Arab World Lebanon’s Minister of Education Abbas Al-Halabi (Twitter)

Lebanon’s Private Schools Violate the Law, Impose Fees in Dollars

Many families in Lebanon are looking to transfer their children from high-end private schools to other schools that are less expensive. The anticipated shift…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World A Lebanese protester holds a sign as fuel tankers block a road in Beirut during a general strike by public transport and workers' unions over the country's economic crisis [File: Anwar Amro/AFP]

Public Sector Strike Leaves Lebanese Newborns without Registration

As thousands of public sector workers continue their strike in Lebanon, hundreds of the country’s newborns are being left undocumented. In Lebanon, civil…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanon's President Michel Aoun giving a televised speech at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on May 14, 2022 on the eve of parliamentary elections. (Dalati & Nohra)

Numbers Highlight Lebanon’s Collapse During Aoun’s Tenure

Less than two months before the constitutional date that allows for the election of a new president for Lebanon, the severe economic and financial crisis that…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Features Lebanese soldiers search for survivors of a migrant boat sinking off the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, Lebanon, 25 April 2022. (EPA)

Illegal Migration from Northern Lebanon to European Shores on the Rise

Illegal migration is on the rise from northern Lebanon towards European shores. The capsizing of a migrant boat off the impoverished northern city of…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World People walk in Downtown Beirut. (AFP file photo)

Lebanon's Tourism Minister Calls for Removing Posters of Hezbollah Leaders from Airport Road

Lebanon's Tourism Minister Walid Nassar issued on Thursday a decree that allows tourist institutions to exceptionally and selectively list their prices in US…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Vatican Committee Visits Beirut to Complete Preparations for Pope's Visit

Vatican Committee Visits Beirut to Complete Preparations for Pope's Visit

Pope Francis' visit to Lebanon on June 12-13 is of great importance to many Lebanese who see it as a gateway to hope after all the difficulties that the…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanon: Ruling Authority, Opposition Struggle to Attract Voters In Upcoming Elections

Lebanon: Ruling Authority, Opposition Struggle to Attract Voters In Upcoming Elections

Ghada Mrad, 35, does not find what motivates her to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for mid-May. When she got married, she was registered…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Former Leading Aounists to Wage Lebanon's Elections as Part of Opposition

Former Leading Aounists to Wage Lebanon's Elections as Part of Opposition

A group of former leading members of Lebanese President Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) will wage the upcoming parliamentary elections in May as…

Paula Astih (Beirut)