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People ride past a destroyed car following the large explosion on August 4, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo: Arabian Business via Daniel Carde/Getty Images)
Antonia Williams

Government weakened as more ministers resign after Beirut blast

Resignations began over the weekend, when authorities also violently cracked down against protesters in the Lebanese capital.
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Beirut explosion - Collective trauma - Black glass-stained heart over grey background
Laudy Issa

Beirut Blast: Another generation of Lebanese collective trauma

“Do you see why we say things will never change in Lebanon?” my mother asked. “This is what we lived through during the Civil War.”
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Beirut blast impact on economy and food security
Antonia Williams

Beirut blast threatens food security in Lebanon

What does the destruction of Beirut Port, Lebanon's main importing facility, mean for food security and the already-crashing economy?
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political refugees
Bassam Azzi

A Canadian legal perspective on Lebanon’s likely political refugees

Legal practitioners in foreign jurisdictions, Canada, are starting to see refugee claims for political protection flowing out of Lebanon.
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private education
Karim Safieddine

Lebanon’s crisis unravels the unsustainability of private education

Between increasingly inaccessible private institutions and a defunct private “public” university, students are told to either emigrate or endure.
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Saint Georges Hotel + Red Wax order
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

St. Georges Hotel to reopen after being sealed with red wax

The Saint Georges Hotel and Resort was reopened Thursday, July 30, after it had been permanently sealed shut by public prosecutor Ghassan El Khoury under article 302/56 of Lebanese law. The article found the owner of the Saint Georges hotel, Fadi El Khoury, guilty of infringing on Beirut’s maritime property...
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Hanin Haidar Ahmad

Freedoms in Lebanon at stake as authorities wage a war to silence critics

Lebanese authorities are even resorting to measures such as requiring journalists to get prior authorization for conducting interviews and filming citizens.
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(Photo: Tariq Keblaoui)
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Cabinet extends general mobilization period until August 30

The Lebanese Cabinet approved the extension of general mobilization regulations until August 30, following a recommendation from the Higher Defense...
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Beirut Today

“I’m running away from the country,” Lebanese youth say

Lebanon’s young people see no future for themselves in the country. With unemployment estimated at 40 percent and hunger on the rise amidst an economic collapse, many are looking towards immigration. Here’s some of their stories. Video by Nina Bazin...
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(Photo: Amnesty International)
Antonia Williams

Human rights groups renew calls for Kafala reform amid worsening crisis

The economic crisis, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, has made life for migrants in Lebanon even worse.
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Using disease as a weapon: From the plague to COVID-19
Michael Avanzato

Using disease as a weapon, from the Plague to COVID-19

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US President Donald Trump have both floated conspiracy theories related to COVID-19, namely,...
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Karem Monzer

Lebanon 2020: No dollars, food, or electricity

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