economic crisis

Iran: The Regime Falters as Fear Shifts

In Iran, today’s protests are no longer a part of a long series of crises that the Islamic Republic has, over decades, contained through repression, intimidation, or external distraction. This is different: a deep, gradual, but now unmistakably visible erosion of the regime’s symbolic, ideological, and psychological foundations. This ...

What Are the Lebanese Eating?

Amid the ongoing economic crisis, some sellers have turned to importing seemingly cost-effective products. However, the plot thickens: recent reports reveal deceptive practices in the meat market and allege that sellers are misrepresenting pork as "Halal" meat.