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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...
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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 Lahham on Wednesday in a new episode of crackdowns on journalists and freedoms in the country. Background of the Case Initially, Lahham was summoned to investigations under the pretense of...
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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...
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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 as delivery drivers in the midst of socioeconomic deterioration.  Hajjar’s joke, while deemed unfunny by official authorities, is largely true: due to the lack of income from being a soldier,...
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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...
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Marwan Issa

The Kahhaleh Incident – What We Know so Far

On Wednesday, a truck loaded with weapons flipped on the Kahhaleh turn, an area notorious for its hosting of recurrent accidents and dangerous design, as well as for its old history of hosting conflicts between warring factions. The incident made national headlines, as it was followed by violent fighting between...
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Marwan Issa

Three Years after the August 4 Blast, the Struggle for Justice Continues

Friday of this week marks three years since the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, which led to at least 218 deaths...
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Mahdi El Amin

From Public to Private Spaces: Freedom to Discriminate in Lebanon Reigns Supreme

On May 14, a group of men approached a woman at Saida’s public beach and demanded she leave the premises...
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Marwan Issa

Riad Salameh exits Central Bank: The mess he left behind

Amidst the applause and music of a small crowd and a marching band, the tenure of Riad Salameh as Central Bank governor came to a closure after 30 years. Salameh ended his tenure in the midst of a deteriorating socioeconomic crisis and with himself subject to charges of money laundering...
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