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Children in Lebanon: An entire generation stripped of its right to education
An entire generation’s dreams are being crushed, with hundreds of thousands of children in Lebanon unable to receive a formal education.
Beirut Municipality spends LBP 280 million on closed parks
The Beirut Municipality closed the capital’s public parks during the first COVID-19 lockdown, back in early 2020.
Lebanese drivers frustrated by low protest turnout on “day of rage”
“I regret the day I was born Lebanese,” Ahmad, a taxi driver, told Beirut Today. “All I can think of is how to leave."
How embroidery let Wafaa, a Syrian refugee, lead a dignified life in Lebanon
Today, 14 women work as part of the embroidery project Wafaa started in Lebanon. She says they’re like sisters.
Refugee camps in Lebanon unprepared for winter
“It is now difficult to provide the bare minimum of the camps’ needs."
Battling traumas, health concerns, and uncertainty: The refugee mental health crisis
Lebanon’s crisis has strained the mental health of the country’s residents, particularly more vulnerable populations such as Syrian refugees.
