The cost from damage to infrastructure and economic losses in Yemen’s civil war is more than $14 billion so far, according to a confidential report seen by Reuters that highlights the effort needed to rebuild the country, where more than half the population is suffering from malnutrition. “The conflict has ... Read More »
The beautifully detailed, early 19th-century map of the United States pictured above would be snapped up quickly by a collector if it were to hit the market today. But that’s not because it was made by a well-known cartographer or a prestigious map publisher. This map was hand-drawn by a ... Read More »
We squash mosquitoes with our enormous hands. We poison-bomb them from spray trucks and airplanes. We irradiate them, drain their habitats, breed them experimentally in laboratories to confound their DNA. We’ve known for more than a century that a mosquito’s bite can pass on brutal disease: Zika is the virus ... Read More »
Terrorism and the means of coercion in the international community. And terrorism has no agreed-upon goals of universal and legally binding, and the definition of the criminal law to it in addition to the common definitions of terrorism refer to those violent acts aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear, ... Read More »
The U.S. presidential race isn’t only drawing attention and controversy in the United States it’s being closely watched across the globe. A U.S. presidential election is a complex, multi-stage process that is both confusing and uncertain. It begins when candidates begin to declare their intentions to run for president, often ... Read More »
Dr. Antoine Matta The link between the employment market and the university is not new or strange to the higher education in its various specializations and programs. It is effective in all the universities of the world and is part of the academic “globalization” of hiring due to the relation ... Read More »
Dr. Iyad Obeid A very interesting study taking into consideration the actual experiences and facts, such as the occupation war of Iraq as an example. It shows the systematic full use of all means and concepts of information at the service of the United States interests and projects. In his ... Read More »
Dr. Amer Machmouchi “The profession principles and the journalist’s talents” is an intriguing question that has long preoccupied psychologists and sociologists. It is still debated nowadays without reaching a final result. The great writer Bernard Show, thought that the news journalism aught to be separated from the philosophy of the ... Read More »
Dr. Antoine Nasri Messarra Some lengthy political television programs in Lebanon merely present antagonist positions compelling the spectator to take sides with either one as in a football match. This kind of program constitutes a daily systematic education, based on dependence, subordination, allegiance and controversial positions. The outstanding absent ... Read More »
Dr. Tony Atallah The laws ruling the information in Lebanon, printed press and audio-visual, are no more sufficient to contain all the moral rules of the media behavior. Therefore, a charter regulating the information profession and enhancing it ethics is necessary. The mere mention of the need of a charter, ... Read More »
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