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 Major UAE solar plant to go online before COP summit: energy firm Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jan 31, 2023 Iran jails couple in viral dancing video: activists by Stuart Williams | AFP | Jan 31, 2023 After drought, winter rains revive Iraq's famed marshlands Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jan 30, 2023 See more Podcasts The Economist's Turkey Correspondent Piotr Zalewski says don't give up on Turkey's battered democracy quite yet 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.
Major UAE solar plant to go online before COP summit: energy firm Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jan 31, 2023
The Economist's Turkey Correspondent Piotr Zalewski says don't give up on Turkey's battered democracy quite yet
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