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The 'foreigners' of Lebanon's revolution

Lebanon: Protesters with Lebanese mothers say they have the same demands as fellow demonstrators, even if the state doesn't legally recognise them as citizens.

6 hours agoNorth Africa
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Lebanon’s crisis is battering the Syrian economy

Lebanon has long been the financial lungs for the Syrian economy, thus with the financial crisis that Beirut is facing, the Syrian pound has also plummeted.

27 November 2019Middle East
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UAE affirms support to Lebanon on different levels

Lebanon eyes 'good news' for its indebted economy after Lebanese Prime Minister's meeting with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince.

08 October 2019Middle East
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Protesters rise up as Lebanon’s leaders grapple with multiple economic crises

Hundreds of people in Beirut have taken to the streets to protest deteriorating economic conditions and the high cost of living, which prompted the central bank to issue a new measure aimed at easing the currency crisis.

04 October 2019Middle East
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Deepening anger over slow reforms in Lebanon

Protests, which erupted from Beirut to the Bekaa Valley and from Sidon in the south to Tripoli, suggest widening anger among Lebanese over country’s dire economy.

03 October 2019Middle East
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Survivors of torture camp want justice after 'butcher of Khiam' returns to...

Former prisoners remember the hardships in the Israel-backed detention camp, Khiam, under the command of South Lebanon Army's Amer Fakhouri who recently returned to Lebanon.

01 October 2019Middle East
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Lebanon Clears Civil War-Era Mines From Famed Cedar Forests

Years after the end of the civil war in Lebanon, the country's forests and countryside remains covered with mines. Now, de-mining teams are at work to dismantle the mines left behind and prevent innocents from getting hurt.

29 September 2019Middle East
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Lebanon’s interior minister pushes for prison reform amid calls for radical change

The Lebanese Minister of Interior, Raya al-Hassan, announced that her ministry is planning on reforming Lebanon's overcrowded prisons. However, activists say that unless broad, structural reforms to the administration of the prisons are also passed, these reforms will only have a moderate impact.

13 May 2019Middle East
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Lebanon preparing public debt reform plan

Lebanese Minister of Finance Ali Hassan Khalil has stated that his country is studying ways to manage public debt as part of the public finance reform plan. Lebanon has one of the largest public debt-to-GDP ratios in the world at around 150 percent and has suffered from years of low economic growth.

11 January 2019Middle East
Will-Lebanon-support-of-UN-compacts-benefit-Syrian-refugees

Will Lebanon’s support of UN compacts benefit Syrian refugees?

Lebanon has voted in favor of two UN resolutions that improve the treatment of refugees and migrants, but the displaced Syrian refugees in the country may not benefit, as they are not classified as refugees or even migrants.

02 January 2019Syria
Political-will-needed-to-salvage-Lebanon-economy

Political will needed to salvage Lebanon’s economy

In Lebanon, the volume of bank loans to the private sector decreased from $60 billion in 2017 to $58 billion this year, another indicator the private sector is slowing down in the country.

22 October 2018Middle East
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Migrants In Lebanon Seek To Break Stereotypes With New Radio Show

Foreign migrants living in Lebanon have launched “Msh Gharib” (Not Foreign), a radio program which seeks to break stereotypes of migrants in the country. The migrants usually face much discrimination in the country due to their skin colour.

19 July 2018Middle East
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Lebanon elections 2018: Politics as usual

Lebanon heads to general elections for the first time in nine years. This is the first elections to include the 82k expat voters, totaling the total registered voters at 3.6 million. This election also sees a new Electoral system in which voters will vote twice, once for coalitions and once for the candidate.

03 May 2018Middle East
In-Lebanon-women-are-carving-their-way-into-the-culinary-scene

In Lebanon, women are carving their way into the culinary scene

Women chefs are changing Lebanon's food culture, serving traditional dishes with a modern twist

28 March 2018Middle East
As toxic waste continues to burn, Lebanon is 'inhaling its own death'

As toxic waste continues to burn, Lebanon is 'inhaling its own death'

Years of mismanagement of the waste treatment process in Lebanon is starting to have detrimental effects on people's health.

02 December 2017
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Despite tension, Syrian refugees find sympathy in Lebanese villages

Despite the controversy surrounding the Syrian Refugees, they are finding sympathy in Lebanon's villages.

12 September 2017
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