A la veille du retour à Beyrouth du Président français Emmanuel Macron (31 août – 1er Septembre) pour célébrer le centenaire de la proclamation du Grand Liban, et alors que le Président de la république Michel Aoun parle d’un …
Arithmétiquement, et politiquement, l’élection du chef du Courant Patriotique Libre le général Michel Aoun à la Présidence de la république, le 31/10, est acquise.
Dans cette note de 4.056 mots, MESP (i) cherche à identifier et analyser les fondements des …
Ces derniers jours, quatre évènements ont marqué la vie politique sunnite au Liban, et à travers elle, la vie politique nationale. Ces évènements annoncent une nouvelle contre-offensive saoudienne au Levant, à partir du Liban où l’influence saoudienne s’effritait devant l’influence …
Lebanon/Israel – Maritime border dispute:
The determination to exploit offshore resources is pushing some officials to show certain flexibility and creativity by envisaging new options to contain, rather than enflame, the tension resulting from the maritime border dispute between Lebanon …
Lebanon – Local politics:
The political debate around oil and gas seems to have subsided a little, owing less to a convergence in points of view than to a receding number of public declarations.
The major point of contention, related …
In a statement released on 04/10, caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil extended the deadline for submitting bids in the country’s first licensing round for offshore oil and gas exploration for a second time, from December 10, 2013 to January 10, …
Lebanon – First licensing round:
September 2, 2013; Lebanon missed its rendezvous. After failing to adopt the two decrees that are essential for pursuing the first licensing round, the deadline for submitting bids was extended from November 4 to December …
Lebanon – First licensing round:
Following his press conference on 05/07 in which he warned Israel may now have the capacity to siphon off Lebanon’s gas and urged Lebanese authorities to deal with the new threat by encouraging offshore oil …
Lebanon – First licensing round:
Lebanon’s first licensing round officially opened on May 2, 2013, as scheduled. The launching ceremony, widely attended by representatives of companies eligible to bid, was held two days in advance, on 30/04, at the …
Lebanon – Pre-qualification round:
In accordance with the Ministry’s schedule, caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil held a press conference on 18/04, at the Petroleum Administration’s office, to announce the list of companies that qualified and are eligible to participate in …
Le député libanais Walid Joumblatt a su rester, malgré des vents contraires, un des principaux acteurs de la vie politique nationale. C’est, dit-on, le “faiseur de roi”. Il est, en tout cas, pour le moment, et grâce à une acrobatie …
Lebanon – Country risk:
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati submitted his resignation on 22/03, bringing the government down ahead of the parliamentary elections in June 2013, which, in any case, only had a slim chance to be held on …