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Israeli Forces Bomb the World’s Third Oldest Church Still in Use, Killing at Least 16

They might be able to kill us. But we will continue to be together as Palestinians, dead and alive, Muslims...
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Beirut Today

A Few Hours of Rain Enough to Cause Flooding in Beirut

Three sporadic rainfalls were enough to cause major flooding across Beirut and its suburbs. Flooding in the capital’s southern suburbs...
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Beirut Today

Celebrating Lebanese Innovation: Highlights from Berytech’s ScaleSmart Demo Day

In an event that received alarmingly minimal coverage, a group of individuals carrying weapons raided a party taking place in resto-bar Cloud59 in the city of Tyre, attacking people and trashing the place in the process. The raid took place on the same day as a political freedom demonstration earlier...
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Karem Monzer

Celebrating Lebanese Innovation: Highlights from Berytech’s ScaleSmart Demo Day

In a passionate showcase of entrepreneurial prowess, the stage was set for a night of innovation and celebration on Tuesday,...
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Beirut Today

Refugee children are targets of institutional racism in Lebanon, highlights report by ARM

A new report by the Anti-Racism Movement in Lebanon (linked here) shed a light on the racism that refugees and...
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Beirut Today

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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Beirut Today

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

Nour Hajjar Leaves Custody, Broader Implications Remain

Comedian Nour Hajjar was released on Tuesday evening after Judge Ghassan Oueidat retracted his decision – for now. Having been detained for hours, friends of the comedian and a number of political and activist groups were also on the ground outside the Palace of Justice in a show of support....
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Marwan Issa

The Call to Investigation of Nour Hajjar: Is it legal?

Last week, the military police summoned comedian Nour Hajjar over a joke he made about how soldiers are now working...
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Marwan Issa

“Ahla Bhal Talleh!”: New report sounds alarm on airport safety

Last week, a pre-audit report by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)...
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Marwan Issa

Dissecting Gender-Based Violence in Lebanon and the MENA Region

The last few years saw a dramatic increase in the number of women killed by their partners, family members or others in Lebanon and the Arab region as a whole. Lebanon saw 12 femicides in 2021, 18 in 2022 and 11 halfway into 2023 according to an article by the...
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