AUB president says liberal Arab thought at risk amid Lebanon’s coronavirus, financial crises

AUB president says liberal Arab thought at risk amid Lebanon’s coronavirus, financial crises

Sacrifices will have to be made for American University of Beirut to survive crisis, warns President Fadlo Khuri. The Lebanese government has not come forward with any help, unlike during the civil war in 1975, when it provided 18 million Lebanese pounds in assistance that saved the university from closing.. "We're in a much better financial situation now but the Lebanese government owes us a lot of money and they have not paid it," Khuri said, adding that more than $150 million is owed to the AUBMC (the American University of Beirut Medical Center).. Although distance learning has become the global norm, Khuri does not envision it exclusively as a long-term solution.. Turkey-backed factions in Libya recruiting child soldiers: Report /node/1673436/middle-east. JEDDAH: Factions of the Turkish-backed opposition Syrian National Army are recruiting minors to fight in Libya, according to a report from Al-Monitor.. Seth J. Frantzman, executive director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis, said Ankara had sought to increasingly involve itself in Libya since November after wrapping up its offensive in northern Syria.. "Ankara's goal is to use Libya to acquire rights to gas off the coast and also to send Syrian rebels to Libya