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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Israel deliberately targetted and murdered three journalists in south Lebanon

Journalists Farah Omar and Rabie al-Maamari were killed by an Israeli drone strike on Tuesday, November 21 while on assignment...
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Beirut Today

Israeli airstrikes target journalists in south Lebanon, fear of escalation grows over the weekend

Israeli airstrikes have twice targeted gatherings of journalists in south Lebanon today, as media organizations and news stations seek to...
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Beirut Today

Hezbollah leader addresses public for first time since October 7

Nearly one month since the start of operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah finally took to the podium for his long-awaited speech in a ceremony to celebrate the death of Hezbollah operatives while fighting against Israeli occupation forces along Lebanon’s southern border.  Nasrallah’s only public...
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For the Record: One week of human rights violations committed by Israel

Since before the 1948 Nakba which displaced 700,000 Palestinians, Zionist militants and Israeli occupation forces have committed countless human rights...
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Khoury Against the Judges’ Club: A New Attack on Freedoms in Lebanon

On Wednesday, October 4, caretaker Minister of Justice Henri Khoury referred the pro-change Judges’ Club to judicial inspection. The club’s...
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Tamara Ramadan

Beyond the Binary: Reflections from Lebanon’s queer community

The following article uses pseudonyms to protect the identities of those interviewed. “I didn’t change. It was still me.” — Sarah, a 23-year-old queer student. In Lebanon, where conservatism reigns supreme, a recent onslaught of transphobic and homophobic sentiments has endowed the queer community with a looming sense of fright...
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Foreigner Status as an Opportunity: The Catcalling and Harassment of non-Arabic speaking women

Lebanon has historically been known for being relatively liberal when compared to the overall MENA (Middle East and North Africa)...
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Banks make profit and escape accountability

Lebanon has been going through an unprecedented economic crisis whereby small-to-medium bank deposits were lost and people have witnessed both...
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Is Lebanon saying goodbye to the IMF deal?

On Wednesday 13 September, Lebanese Members of Parliament Ibrahim Kanaan and George Adwan met with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund headed by Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, the organization’s head of mission in Lebanon and announced that they disagreed with the Fund’s approach. The meeting, which was held in the...
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Judge Khoury Issues Search and Inquiry Order for Journalist Mariam Lahham

After refusing to undergo a urine test, judge Ghassan Khoury issued a search and inquiry order for journalist Mariam Majdouline...
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Marwan Issa

The Minister of Education vs. Teachers: Confrontation Reaches New Levels

Earlier this week, Minister of Education and Higher Education Abbas Halabi decided to launch the academic year despite unresolved reservations...
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Marwan Issa

Cabinet Approves 2023 Draft Budget Eight Months into the Year

The Lebanese caretaker government has approved the draft of the 2023 budget after six sessions of examinations starting late July, around eight months into the year.  The budget, which organizes state revenue and expenditure, usually comes at the beginning or before the start of a calendar year. As the 2023...
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