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Articles of the author Abby Sewell
Lebanese troops attack doctor in Tripoli hospital, army apologizes
DUBAI -- Leaked surveillance camera footage from inside a Tripoli hospital shows a group of Lebanese soldiers surrounding a doctor in a hallway, where they appear to be arguing. Two of the soldiers are then seen hitting the doctor across the face (...)

20 - 05 - 2020
Lebanon cases spike as returning expatriates flout quarantine rules
SOME of the newly detected coronavirus cases in Lebanon are of individuals who entered the country on the repatriation flights, and some returning expats have flouted the requirement to quarantine, raising fears that the returns could threaten (...)

18 - 05 - 2020
Lebanese women with foreign spouses denied coronavirus aid
LIKE many Lebanese families these days, Layal El Hallak's family is having a tough time. During the nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, her husband continued to work at a supermarket, but his salary was cut in half as a result of (...)

09 - 05 - 2020
Under lockdown, Lebanese return in ‘car convoy' protest
BEIRUT -- Mass protests returned to the squares of Beirut and other cities around Lebanon Tuesday, after more than a month of lockdown during which the demonstrations had largely been on hold. Activists organized a car convoy Tuesday to coincide (...)

21 - 04 - 2020
Unemployed Syrian refugee in Lebanon sets himself on fire
A SYRIAN refugee in Lebanon lit himself on fire outside his house over the increasingly desperate economic situation in the country, one that many have found themselves struggling to cope with. A disturbing video of the incident that circulated (...)

07 - 04 - 2020
Lebanese stranded abroad get path home
DUBAI -- The fate of Lebanese citizens stuck overseas – particularly that of cash-strapped university students in Italy and other countries where the coronavirus situation has become disastrous – has become a hot-button issue among Lebanese (...)

01 - 04 - 2020
Syrian refugees in Lebanon fear corona spread in packed camps
WITH more than 300 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Lebanon and the country's residents under orders to quarantine themselves at home, no cases have been confirmed in the country's Syrian refugee camps so far. But officials and refugees alike are (...)

29 - 03 - 2020
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon pool resources to fight the virus
BEIRUT -- At the entrance to Mar Elias, a Palestinian camp in southwest Beirut, a young woman with gloves and a surgical mask points an infrared thermometer at an approaching resident's forehead, while another volunteer sprays his bag with (...)

28 - 03 - 2020
Lockdown more harm than help for the poor Lebanese
DUBAI ‐‐ Staying home during coronavirus is not an option for many Lebanese taxi drivers, street vendors, and other workers who are already struggling because of the ongoing economic crisis in the country that predated the current public health (...)

21 - 03 - 2020
Life under lockdown: Lebanese start new radio station amid coronavirus outbreak
BEIRUT ‐ Locked down in their respective houses under the shadow of coronavirus, a group of friends from a community space in Beirut have launched a radio station to help themselves and others pass the time in quarantine. Radio Al Hey, or "The (...)

17 - 03 - 2020
Economic crisis may pave for end to Lebanon's sponsorship system
REFORMS to Lebanon's "kafala" sponsorship system for importing migrant domestic workers from Africa and Asia have long been sought by advocates who say the current system is rife with human rights violations. Over the past year, the reform efforts (...)

14 - 03 - 2020
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