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Crime on the rise in Lebanon as families grow hungry
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Crimes on the rise as families in Lebanon grow hungry

Crime rates in Lebanon have shot up, according to the ISF, as the country sinks further into a crippling financial crisis.
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IMF knocking article. Photo shows the grim reaper against an orange backdrop
Michael Avanzato

What happens when the IMF comes to town?

Historically, the IMF has had a track record of human rights abuses through its brutal “structural adjustment” efforts. Why would Lebanon be any different?
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Lebanese farmers can’t cover their costs, so they're quitting the industry
عزة الحاج حسن

Lebanese farmers can’t cover their costs, so they’re quitting the industry

The dollar crisis is destroying the farming industry in Lebanon. Farmers are struggling to cover even 20 percent of their agricultural costs.
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Two die by suicide as Lebanon’s economic crisis worsens

A 60-year-old man died by suicide this morning on Hamra Street, where a Lebanese flag, a clean judicial record, and...
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A man searching for food in Lebanon during November 2019 (Photo: Middle East Monitor via Ibrahim Chalhoub / AFP / Getty Images) Famine article
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Lebanese at risk of famine as poverty soars

With no clear solutions to Lebanon's economic crisis in sight, the possibility of famine is the latest addition to the country's bleak future.
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What is the Lebanese crisis hiding for freelancers and the self-employed?
Maguie Hamzeh

What is the Lebanese crisis hiding for freelancers and the self-employed?

The Lebanese workforce is taking the hit of the collapsing economy.
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Jad Chaaban

How do we prevent the total collapse of the Lebanese Pound?

The national currency needs to be prevented from total collapse, and this needs to be done in a pragmatic and gradual approach with a clear bias towards protecting the interests of the majority of the population against the predatory behavior of the ruling cartel.
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Agricultural roots article (Photo: Jad Sarieddine)
Serene Abdul Baki

From dirt to dirt: Lebanon returns to agricultural roots

Because of a crumbling economy and COVID-19, people in Lebanon have rediscovered a love of farming. Can the agricultural return carry our economy forward?
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A protester holding the Lebanese flag runs as protesters block the Jounieh Tripoli highway with flaming tires in Beirut late on June 11, 2020. (Photo: CNN)
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Diab holds emergency meeting as protests witness resurgence

Protests erupted across Lebanon on the evening of Thursday, June 11 as the local currency hit an unprecedented exchange rate of LL 5,500 for every one US dollar on the black market. Demonstrators were initially drawn to the streets by a false report of the exchange rate reaching a whopping...
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Laudy Issa

Abou Arab “reviews decision” to shut down all branches

Abou Arab reviewed its decision in light of the "relative stability" of the dollar in the past few days and the possible subsidization of food.
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IMF: Lebanon's fastest and most dangerous route
عزة الحاج حسن

Without the power to negotiate with the IMF, Lebanon risks all

The IMF is Lebanon’s fastest and most dangerous course of action.
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Drone shot of Beirut \ Rent crisis article
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Dollars or nothing: Rent crisis burdens Lebanon’s tenants

The freefall of the Lebanese lira in past months has caused a significant increase in the prices of basic goods and services, and it may soon bring about a rent crisis. As the local currency’s value continues to fluctuate, tenants are in panic over rental payments. Landlords increasingly insist on...
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