Once the Mediterranean was the center of the civilised world, home of great civilisations and powerful empires. Today, it is at most seen as a route for migration, a store for natural gas or simply a place of political instability. But why is that the case today, will it change again and what can tell… Continue reading The Center of the World?
How do you wanna help a country, when its politicians just enrich themselves without any care for the people, and when the most powerfull acteur in inner politics is actually an enemy of yours? Saudi Arabia is currently facing this dilemma, and so far, there´s no solution in sight.
Dusty is the road to glory, full of austerities and compromises. And so the road to Baalbek in a small and overcrowded minibus, towards greatest temple of the Romans, a God himself, reborn as city.
In sight of an everworsening situation in the country of cedars, calls for state intervention are increasing. Not only for money or food, but for the shelter of the military. That on the other side is now provided by foreign countries. With money and food.
A new alliance shall strenghtens the arab countries in global politics. Will they be successful?
Lebanon was, for most of its history, oriented towards the West, the Mediterranean and later the european nations. Could it be, that in times of a rising China and an expansionary Iran, the country will change it focuse and looks in the East instead? Should Iran be capable to fulfill its dream and gonne establish… Continue reading Towards the East?
The new COVID variation from India, called Delta, is on the rise all over the globe and frightens people and governments. Now, first cases have been reported in Lebanon. States that came along pretty well with the pandemic so far, such as Taiwan and Vietnam, or were able to vaccinate many of their people, such… Continue reading Delta is coming closer
Nearly eleven month after the deadly explosion in the port of Beirut, while no one really wasn´t expecting this, there seems to be some kind of progress taking place in the investigation of this catastrophe. In February, leading judge of the investigations, Fadi Sawwan, resigned. He accused several members of parliament to be involved and… Continue reading A surprising Turnaround
Where secular powers are about to fail, one may look for higher forces, as happened in the Vatican on Thursday. But what does it mean for Lebanon?
The last couple of days were pretty taff, even for lebanese proportions. And so far, it doesn´t look like there will be any less chaos in the future. Probably, it will intensify. The currency hit a new all-time low during the weekend, on saturday the rate on the black-market was 18.000 LL to one US-Dollar,… Continue reading 01.07.21
Simon Dierich 