Victoria Yan Victoria Yan is an American journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon. On Twitter: @victoriajyan Lebanon | Oct 31, 2019 After unprecedented shutdown, Lebanon’s banks reopen, mitigate nationwide panic Lebanese banks have been shut for two weeks straight, not only because of the unprecedented nationwide protests but also because of the accumulation of an unresolved economic crisis. Lebanon | Feb 27, 2019 Civil marriage resurfaces as hot topic in Lebanon’s politics Newly appointed Minister of Interior Raya al-Hassan recently said she will engage a serious dialogue on civil marriage in Lebanon, which sparked backlash from religious authorities. Lebanon | Feb 14, 2019 Meet the women in Lebanon’s government All eyes are on the four women appointed to Cabinet positions in Lebanon's new government, a record high in the country plagued by economic and other longstanding issues. Lebanon | Jan 9, 2019 What’s next for Lebanon’s yellow vests? Analysts believe the momentum recently seen in protests against Lebanon’s state incompetence will die out, as people are losing hope. Latest News UN ends, suspends probes into 5 UNRWA staffers accused by Israel Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 26, 2024 Jewish students conflicted over US campus protests by Romain Fonsegrives, with Moises Avila in Austin and Maria Danilova in Washington | AFP | Apr 26, 2024 Erdogan's White House talks with Biden postponed: Turkish official by Fulya OZERKAN | AFP | Apr 26, 2024 See more Podcasts Inside an American university encampment Sister of Israeli-Russian scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iran-backed Shiite militia, calls for US military sanctions on Iraq From döner diplomacy to NATO demands, a week in Turkish foreign policy See more
Lebanon | Oct 31, 2019 After unprecedented shutdown, Lebanon’s banks reopen, mitigate nationwide panic Lebanese banks have been shut for two weeks straight, not only because of the unprecedented nationwide protests but also because of the accumulation of an unresolved economic crisis.
Lebanon | Feb 27, 2019 Civil marriage resurfaces as hot topic in Lebanon’s politics Newly appointed Minister of Interior Raya al-Hassan recently said she will engage a serious dialogue on civil marriage in Lebanon, which sparked backlash from religious authorities.
Lebanon | Feb 14, 2019 Meet the women in Lebanon’s government All eyes are on the four women appointed to Cabinet positions in Lebanon's new government, a record high in the country plagued by economic and other longstanding issues.
Lebanon | Jan 9, 2019 What’s next for Lebanon’s yellow vests? Analysts believe the momentum recently seen in protests against Lebanon’s state incompetence will die out, as people are losing hope.
UN ends, suspends probes into 5 UNRWA staffers accused by Israel Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 26, 2024
Jewish students conflicted over US campus protests by Romain Fonsegrives, with Moises Avila in Austin and Maria Danilova in Washington | AFP | Apr 26, 2024
Erdogan's White House talks with Biden postponed: Turkish official by Fulya OZERKAN | AFP | Apr 26, 2024
Sister of Israeli-Russian scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iran-backed Shiite militia, calls for US military sanctions on Iraq