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Hassan Diab
Karim Safieddine

A post-Diab dilemma and ruling class maneuvers: How do we fight back?

And how do we move forward?
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Army granted alarming power under state of emergency

The army's power poses a serious threat to the freedom and safety of both protesters and the media.
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(Photo: Boston Globe via Ibrahim Amro / AFP / Getty Images) Violent security forces and protesters after Beirut blast
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Protestors fight back against Lebanon’s thriving police state

More protestors have hardened themselves to face violent security forces who lack empathy towards the anger and pain of the people.
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The Beirut Port, the site of a deadly ammonium nitrate explosion on August 4, following the blast that killed at least 150 and injured thousands more across the Lebanese city. (Photo: Marylin Chahine)
Michael Avanzato

Beirut Explosion: A crisis of Lebanese (and global) capitalism

On every level –international, national, and local– there was horrific, unforgivable failings and negligence that led to the Beirut blast.
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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...
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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 Council and a spike in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks. Minister of Health Hamad Hasan announced yesterday that Lebanon will re-enter a partial lockdown on July 30 where...
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