AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEnergy Infrastructure: Lebanese officials in Beirut met an Iraqi delegation to revive the Kirkuk–Tripoli oil pipeline, positioning Lebanon as an initial storage and re-export hub for Iraqi crude and refined products, with work ranging from border upgrades to safety standards. Research & Education: Northwestern University in Qatar’s Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South welcomed seven new scholars for 2026–27, expanding a Global South research community through postdoctoral and fellowship residencies. Human Rights Reform: Lebanon’s parliament abolished the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labor, ending a long moratorium since 2004 and making Lebanon the first Arab country to formally scrap capital punishment. Public Health & Policy: A wastewater treatment plant committee narrowed 22 candidate sites down to three for City Council review, moving the project toward deeper cost and feasibility work. Governance & Fair Taxation: A new analysis flags Lebanon’s heavy reliance on indirect taxes—especially VAT—as a driver of inequality, arguing the system hits lower-income households hardest and needs better targeting of essentials.
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