The Beiruter
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Iran economic collapse - Islamic Republic crisis - Supreme Leader opposition - Iranian bazaar strike - Iranian uprising - Iran protests 2025 - Supreme Leader oppositionHow online trade is rewriting Lebanon’s economy
Iran is facing its most serious uprising in decades, as economic collapse, post-war weakness, and the unprecedented revolt of the bazaar strip the Islamic Republic of one of its last pillars of support.
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Lebanon Eurobonds - Financial gap law - Sovereign debt restructuring - Lebanese default - IMF negotiationsLebanon’s Eurobond boom, a depositor bust
Lebanon’s Eurobonds have surged after the approval of the draft financial gap law, signaling investor optimism over debt restructuring while raising concerns that depositor losses are being cemented.By The Beiruter -
Egypt energy hub - Lebanon Egypt gas agreement - Lebanon electricity crisis - Deir Ammar power plant - LNG regasificationEgypt to supply gas to Lebanon again
A new Egypt–Lebanon gas agreement brings regional energy cooperation back into focus, highlighting both the promise and the unresolved technical and financial hurdles facing Lebanon’s electricity sector.
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Lebanon infrastructure - Public transportation reform - ACTC buses - Google Transit - Google Maps Lebanon - Lebanon public transportLebanon’s public buses go live on Google Maps
With Google Transit now live, Lebanon takes a significant step away from decades of informal transport, making bus routes visible, trackable, and easier to use nationwide.
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Gulf oil producers - Oil production capacity - Global energy markets - Saudi Arabia oil - Venezuela oil - Oil reservesVenezuela vs. other petro-states: The paradox of oil wealth
Despite vast oil reserves, countries like Venezuela struggle to convert resources into influence, while Gulf producers use production capacity and governance to shape global energy markets.
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Greenland economy - US interest in Greenland - Greenland geopolitics - Greenland - Arctic resourcesGreenland as an economic and geopolitical power
Once peripheral, Greenland now sits at the center of geopolitical, economic, and security calculations linking Europe, North America, and the Arctic.By Omar Ayoub
