by Caroline Akoum | Mar 1, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – Civil society organizations are looking positively to all the political pledges that are being made in Lebanon on the importance of empowering the role of women in society. They are simultaneously waiting what will come of these stances, especially...
by Caroline Akoum | Feb 2, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut– Lebanese women rallied on Wednesday to call for an increased female representation in any parliamentary electoral law approved by the different political parties. While women constitute 51 percent of the Lebanese population and 54 percent of university...
by Caroline Akoum | Jul 14, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hopes of a breakthrough in Lebanon’s fraught attempts to form a new government have been dashed, with several issues remaining unresolved, according to observers. Prime minister-designate Tammam Salam and his opponents have reportedly failed to...
