Creating new perspectives since 2009
Items by Patrick Sykes
-
Lebanon claims right to strip Syrians of refugee status
Few people outside Lebanon noticed when the government gave itself the power to strip Syrians of their refugee status. While the world’s eyes were trained on the election in Syria, the outcome of which is thought to be a foregone conclusion, the far more uncertain consequences of this quietly...
-
Impact of Syrian unrest on Ain Al-Hilweh camp
A bodyguard for a senior member of Fatah Al-Islam was shot dead yesterday, in the latest in a series of assassinations sparked by the Syrian war that have rocked the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. Ali Khalil, who was wanted by Lebanese authorities, was shot in the head at...
-
Ghosts in the ballot box: Lebanon's presidential election
Ghosts of Lebanon’s civil war hung over the first round of voting in the country’s presidential election on Wednesday, when several ministers cast ballots bearing the names of men killed by one of the contest’s leading candidates during the 15-year conflict. Samir Geagea, whose Lebanese Forces (LF) party emerged from...