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Rami Rayess
Rami Rayess

Rami Rayess is a Lebanese writer and journalist. He is also a University Instructor and translator. He holds a Masters degree in political science from the American University of Beirut. He writes regularly to several newspapers and websites in both Arabic and English. He has recently published a book, “Readings in Crises of Lebanon and the Region.”

COLUMNISTS
Rami Rayess
Rami Rayess

Rami Rayess is a Lebanese writer and journalist. He is also a University Instructor and translator. He holds a Masters degree in political science from the American University of Beirut. He writes regularly to several newspapers and websites in both Arabic and English. He has recently published a book, “Readings in Crises of Lebanon and the Region.”

RECENTLY PUBLISHED

The road to nowhere; tackling Lebanon’s smuggling operation

Thursday, 28 January 2021

Lebanon cannot control its borders.Smuggling of goods and people has been active from Lebanon into ...

Lebanon: Impeach the President

Tuesday, 19 January 2021

There are little expectations related to resolving the severe multiple crises’ that Lebanon is ...

Speculation on Hariri’s Turkey visit: Relief, or an added complication?

Monday, 11 January 2021

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Designate Saad Hariri paid an unannounced visit to Turkey on Friday, where ...

Lebanon should embrace international experts amid political paralysis

Sunday, 03 January 2021

Lebanon continues to stagger on without a new cabinet in place. After almost four months on from the ...

Lebanon’s rule of law proves arbitrary as Beirut port explosion probe stalls

Saturday, 19 December 2020

The Beirut port explosion investigation has been put on halt for 10 days, signaling that the probe’s ...

Aoun’s call to empower the Lebanese caretaker cabinet is unconstitutional and wrong

Tuesday, 08 December 2020

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has called for Lebanon’s caretaker government to expand its scope to ...

More difficult times to come for Lebanon when food, fuel subsidies lifted

Tuesday, 24 November 2020

Lebanon is expected to lift its oil, flour, and medicine subsidies soon as reserves at the central ...

A Biden policy on Lebanon must reflect its sovereignty, unique role in region

Thursday, 12 November 2020

The Lebanese were enthusiastic about the results of the US presidential election. While some ...

Forming Lebanon’s new cabinet is like mission impossible

Thursday, 05 November 2020

The creation of a new cabinet in Lebanon seems to be heading toward deadlock, and the optimism that ...

The return of Saad Hariri: Back to square one in Lebanon?

Saturday, 24 October 2020

Almost a year ago, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned as the Lebanese took to the streets ...

Lebanon is doomed if its best people keep fleeing the country

Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Reports that Lebanese people are fleeing the country en masse reflect the country’s slide into a ...

In Lebanon, Beirut's port needs rebuilding, but no one has yet stepped up

Thursday, 10 September 2020

Many hypotheses emerged after the Beirut port explosion last month, with some saying Israel was ...

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