History is being written as we speak. Since Syrian rebels entered Damascus unopposed in December 2024, toppling President ...

Paul Tourret heads the High Institute of Maritime Economy (ISEMAR) in Saint-Nazaire (France). For ByTheEast, he looks back on China's investments in the region, and on the transformation of ...

Agriculture in Ukraine has come of age and has regained some of its former status. Once again, this Central European country has emerged as the granary of the continent. Europe's 3rd largest ...

Lebanon has been in the midst of a severe economic crisis since 2019. With soaring inflation rates, job losses, and a significant drop in GDP, the country's financial state is dire. Despite the IMF's ...

Amnesty International’s Middle East research director Lynn Maalouf answers ByTheEast’s questions about human rights in Lebanon: violations of different kinds, death penalty, torture, women’s rights, ...

The glamorous rate of the Lebanese Pound, artificially indexed to the US dollar for so many years, is history now. In recent months, the pressure on Lebanon’s economy is seeing a pile-up. Not only ...

Waste management plant in Lebanon receives officials at its site. An official delegation of Lebanon visited a “waste sorting plant” which is located in the southern Lebanon. During the visit, the ...

The emblematic modernization of the Qatari military has continued in earnest in recent years. A $5.9 billion deal with Italian ship maker Fincantieri for a new amphibious warship and a $12 billion ...

Acting as the executive director at the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) since June 2019, Nadim Houry brings up the many challenges Arab World countries – and more particularly Lebanon – are facing ...

Welcome to the arid lands of the Middle East, where ancient civilizations have thrived for centuries against all odds. This region is not only rich in history and culture but also possesses a wealth ...

Responding to Saudi Arabia’s military threats, Qatar’s foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, warned the move is in violation of the Gulf cooperation charter as well as international law ...

The UAE is positioned uniquely for riding the wave of ecotourism. The UAE ecotourism drive attempts to underscore the region’s “tourism potential” in its ‘natural wonders’. The “Ministry of Climate ...