Analysis: Despite being dominated by ruling-class political parties, municipal elections provide an opportunity for the opposition to showcase alternative local governance models that could improve the lives of Lebanese citizens.
In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighborhoods safe but critics see as a worrying echo of Lebanon's troubled past. The neighborhood watch, launched earlier this month in some of Beirut's most salubrious streets, is the…
BEIRUT: In the darkness of Beirut’s unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighborhoods safe but critics see as a worrying echo of Lebanon’s troubled past. The neighborhood watch, launched earlier this month in some of Beirut’s most salubrious streets, is the latest symptom of the crisis
By Tom Perry, Issam Abdallah and Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are takin.
By Tom Perry, Issam Abdallah and Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are takin.