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sarah khazem
| 12.06.2026
How Many Massacres Does It Take to Lose a Friend?
Over the past months, it has become increasingly clear that collectively surviving the war was not enough to produce a shared understanding of the violence
Vicken Cheterian
In Armenia too, All Elections are Local
While international media coverage portrays the elections in Armenia as a geopolitical struggle between Russia and a “West”, the key
Diana Moukalled
Between “Jezzine First” and “Bint Jbeil First”: What Happened in the Lebanese-Israeli Negotiations?
Simon Karam's return as head of the Lebanese delegation appears to be far more than a procedural detail. The man
YOLLAKHADRA
World Cup 2026: The Tournament of Visas and Closed Borders
Does a host country have the right to discriminate between teams on the basis of their passports, the nationality of
MAZEN EZZI
“Either We Die Here, or We Get Out”: On the Druze “Prisoners” of Adra Central Prison
The prisoner exchange of 26 February 2026 brought the chapter of the known July prisoners held in Adra Prison to
In Armenia too, All Elections are Local
Vicken Cheterian
Between “Jezzine First” and “Bint Jbeil First”: What Happened in the Lebanese-Israeli Negotiations?
Diana Moukalled
World Cup 2026: The Tournament of Visas and Closed Borders
YOLLAKHADRA
“Either We Die Here, or We Get Out”: On the Druze “Prisoners” of Adra Central Prison
MAZEN EZZI
Hussam Farran
| 09.06.2026
The Shiite “Big Brother”: How Does Hezbollah Turn Defeat into “Victory”?
Within Hezbollah’s framework, individuals in the party’s supportive environment are stripped of their intellectual and political autonomy under concepts such as religious obligation (taklif shar‘i)
Ralph Metri
| 05.06.2026
Lebanon in Black and White: Living Through Decades of War
As Lebanon’s colors continue to fade, the only ones many Lebanese seem to engage with today are the blue glow of a phone screen, the
Nawar Jabbour
| 04.06.2026
Celine Ghandour Through Her Own Eyes: The “Blind” Desire to Reach the Masses
The harm does not stem from directly contradicting the narratives of displaced people. Rather, it lies in determining the form through which the experience is
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Blogs
Diana Moukalled
| 17.01.2026
Why Does Rest Unsettle Me?
It is not that I do not like rest. I love sunlight, music, coffee, and slow days. But the rest I know does not exist
husseinzaher
| 06.07.2023
“How I Wish To Be a Refugee”
I want you to know that it was not my choice to be your guest. Leaving my hometown was not the idea I had in
Mayan Msaed
| 27.02.2023
An Unhelpful Guide to Surviving Lebanon
“Surviving Lebanon, if you are not upper class, a child of a rotten politician or an ‘influencer,’ is an attempt to swim against the tide.
Ahmad Abdel Halim
| 28.12.2022
Me, the Authority and My Mother
The hug after leaving prison is different from the hug upon entering. The latter is the unity of bodies that resisted, whereas the first is
Carmen Kareem
| 09.10.2022
The Journey of a Bag of Pleasures from Beirut to Damascus
Crossing dangerous checkpoints, evading nasty soldiers, risking looting and detention, a Lebanese bag of pleasures offers Syrians a welcome break from fear, deprivation, and economic
Olivia Shabb
| 10.02.2022
How to Make a Lebanese Emigrant
In the end of the day, it’s just another person getting off a plane on a Tuesday, in Boston or Istanbul or Manama or Paris
Marwa Melhem
| 08.02.2022
France: A Syrian in Europe Searching for Hot Water
“The first picture I published was one of Paris by night, taken from the plane. The first response of a friend was: “They have that
Carmen Kareem
| 22.12.2021
Syria: The Day I Was Accused of Being Bashar al-Assad…
Is seeing reality from more than one angle an act of betrayal? Have our dreams of revolution and freedom blinded us and made us turn
Why Does Rest Unsettle Me?
Diana Moukalled
| 17.01.2026
“How I Wish To Be a Refugee”
husseinzaher
| 06.07.2023
An Unhelpful Guide to Surviving Lebanon
Mayan Msaed
| 27.02.2023
Me, the Authority and My Mother
Ahmad Abdel Halim
| 28.12.2022
The Journey of a Bag of Pleasures from Beirut to Damascus
Carmen Kareem
| 09.10.2022
How to Make a Lebanese Emigrant
Olivia Shabb
| 10.02.2022
France: A Syrian in Europe Searching for Hot Water
Marwa Melhem
| 08.02.2022
Syria: The Day I Was Accused of Being Bashar al-Assad…
Carmen Kareem
| 22.12.2021
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Partners' Bits
Hala Nasreddine (Daraj), Jana Barakat (Daraj), Sana Sbouai (OCCRP), Shaya Laughlin (OCCRP)
| 14.03.2025
Documents Unearthed After Assad’s Fall Show Syrian Spy Agency Reacting to Israel’s Pager Attack on Hezbollah
According to the documents and photos we have gathered, around 120 people had been transferred to Syria by September 22. Around midnight on the night
Salah Hasan Baban
| 12.06.2024
Crude Oil Refineries Belonging to Influential People in Iraqi Kurdistan Double Cancer Cases
"If thorough examinations were conducted on the region's inhabitants, we would discover the extent of the catastrophe we are living in, with primitive refineries emitting
Mohammad Bassiki - Ali Alibrahim - Hala Nasereddine
| 15.05.2024
“Dubai Unlocked”: 10 Individuals Within Assad’s Close Circle Hide 50 Million Dollars in Dubai Estates
The "Dubai Unlocked" investigative reports reveal that US sanctions have not prevented prominent figures connected to the Syrian regime from acquiring and investing in the
Hala Nasreddine (Daraj) and Mohammed Bassiki (SIRAJ)
| 14.05.2024
“Dubai Unlocked” in the Hands of Sanctioned Hezbollah-Affiliated Businessmen
In the context of the "Dubai Unlocked" project, which was carried out in collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), our investigation
Siraj
| 16.02.2024
Trapped on Deck: Syrian Sailors Stuck as Owners Abandon their Ships
In the first part of our investigation, we uncover intricate networks of dummy companies that allow ships to continue maritime transportation activities and evade all
BASIKINICOL
| 22.12.2023
Distressed Migrants: From Maltese Planes and Frontex Guards to the Tareq Ben Zeyad Ship
How does sharing the coordinates of migrant boats with forces from eastern Libya lead to trapping them in the net of the ship Tariq Bin
Daraj
| 13.11.2023
The Evolution of Cyber Espionage in the Arab World Since the Beginning of the Arab Spring
This investigation is part of a project that exposes the latest technologies for breaching and spying on Arab female journalists and human rights activists, and
Jana Barakat
| 03.11.2023
How Pegasus Spyware Has Changed the Lives of Jordanian Journalists and Activists
In July 2019, Sabbagh discovered, for the first time, that her phone had been hacked. She got to know this from her colleague, Dumas, who
Marine Desertification: Backfilling Threatens Bahrain’s Environment and Fishermen’s Livelihoods
ARIJ
| 23.05.2025
Documents Unearthed After Assad’s Fall Show Syrian Spy Agency Reacting to Israel’s Pager Attack on Hezbollah
Hala Nasreddine (Daraj), Jana Barakat (Daraj), Sana Sbouai (OCCRP), Shaya Laughlin (OCCRP)
| 14.03.2025
Biased Algorithms: How Digital Platforms Reinforce Abuse Against Female Politicians in Lebanon
Salwa Fadel
| 05.11.2024
“I Will Not Stay Silent at the Cost of Truth”: Sudanese Female Journalists Face Threats of Persecution and Death
Malak Jamal Bala - ARIJ
| 25.10.2024
Crude Oil Refineries Belonging to Influential People in Iraqi Kurdistan Double Cancer Cases
Salah Hasan Baban
| 12.06.2024
“Dubai Unlocked”: 10 Individuals Within Assad’s Close Circle Hide 50 Million Dollars in Dubai Estates
Mohammad Bassiki - Ali Alibrahim - Hala Nasereddine
| 15.05.2024
“Dubai Unlocked” in the Hands of Sanctioned Hezbollah-Affiliated Businessmen
Hala Nasreddine (Daraj) and Mohammed Bassiki (SIRAJ)
| 14.05.2024
Limited Compensation and Tainted Procedures for the Beirut Port Explosion
ARIJ
| 15.03.2024
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