Many of the estimated 176,000 migrants living in Lebanon are African women who are working menial jobs.Many of them have been displaced since the start of the conflict and are facing uncertain futures.
The volunteer sector in Lebanon is racing to meet the demands of the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the war as a result of government collapse and a series of crises.Many now wonder how much longer exhausted volunteers can keep going.
Once a luxurious nightclub in Beirut, Skybar was a place to be see and be seen. It now homes to over 400 displaced persons who are seeking refuge from Israel’s ground operation in south Lebanon and airstrikes in Hezbollah-controlled suburbs of Beirut.
The UN says it is alarmed by the historically high death toll, with nearly 80 media workers killed since October, as two more journalists are killed while reporting the conflict in Gaza.
The worst memories of the 1982 massacres in Sabra and Shatila, Lebanon, are being evoked by the war between Hamas and Israel. Nicole Di Ilio has this report from the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut.
Despite Lebanon’s ongoing political and economic crisis, the country’s political establishment has held on to power despite massive protests, economic collapse, and the disaster of the Beirut port explosion. Civil society candidates will run against them in the May elections, which some young activists view as the last chance for democracy
With the financial sector collapsing in Lebanon,an increasing number of people are turning to crypto Currency for safe transactions
Analysts predict that Lebanon’s newly formed government would eliminate subsidies on basic goods such as fuel by the end of this month. The government has given cash cards to the most needy to replace a bloated subsidy system, but in a country where the UN estimates that 78 percent of the population lives in poverty, there are doubts that this will be enough
Percentage wise, Lebanon is home to the largest Christian population in the Middle East. As the country struggles in the face of multiple deep crises with no sign of respite, Easter this year offers little to celebrate
A photographer captured the moment a couple’s wedding photos were interrupted by the explosion that ripped through Lebanon’s capital Beirut, Tuesday, August 4