In a ByTheEast exclusive, Dr. Frédéric Schneider sheds light on the impacts of the current crisis in the Gulf on the global fertilizers industry and supply chain, and on the potential threat on Arab ...

The exploitation of gas off the Gaza Strip could bring $4 billion to Palestine per year. Here lies one of the reason of the almost 2-years war over Gaza, and the will of the far-right Israeli ...

History is being written as we speak. Since Syrian rebels entered Damascus unopposed in December 2024, toppling President Bashar al-Assad’s 13-year rule and ending six decades of his family’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Qatar, leveraging its hydrocarbon wealth and sovereign funds, has emerged as a key player in the global race for critical minerals, with Africa—home to 30% of the world's reserves—serving as a prime ...

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 ...

Sound flow of deposits and “rising net interest margins” along others lead to a healthy earnings of the Lebanese banking sector. The entire Lebanese banking sectors’ assets for commercial banks “went ...

Although the beaches of the Lebanese coastal city of Jounieh are a popular destination for relaxation and water sports in the bay, the bacteria levels in the water acts as potential health hazard.

Middle Eastern countries face many challenges, starting with feeding their growing populations. Solutions exist, both in terms of quality and quantity. But in the context of global warming, it is ...

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 ...