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Period Collage
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Fighting period poverty: 3 substitutes for disposable pads and tampons

Many women in Lebanon can no longer afford disposable pads while on their periods, often pushed to reuse them or forgo them for unsafe alternatives.
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Bassam Azzi

AUBMC lays off hundreds of staff members

With compounding financial problems plaguing the health care sector amidst the country’s ongoing political and economic crisis, the American University...
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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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Bassam Azzi

UN court backs Qatar’s claims to proceed in air blockade dispute

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s main judicial organ, ruled in favour of Qatar on July 14, 2020...
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Lebanese farmers can’t cover their costs, so they're quitting the industry
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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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Beirut Today

Lebanon is only getting two hours of electricity right now

This comes despite the $42 billion dollar debt that the electricity sector holds, 44 percent of Lebanon's whole public debt.
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Karim Safieddine

Lebanon’s government applies the “Arab Tyrant Manual” as crisis looms

While Lebanon has historically attained a reputation of maintaining a bare minimum of press freedom, it now seems to have adopted the “Arab Tyrant Manual.”
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Sporting Club Beach (Photo: Beirut.com)
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Veiled woman denied entry to Sporting Club pool area

Discrimination seems to not be exempt from the conversation, even as Lebanon battles bigger issues.
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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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"Palestine rejects division, no to colonial annexation" (Photo: Fawzi Mahmoud / The Palestine Chronicle)
Michael Avanzato

The razor’s edge of Israeli apartheid: Annexation or ethno-state?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may (or may not) begin to lead cabinet discussions concerning the proposed annexation of the...
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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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