Israeli jets hit Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for a second day
Beirut, Lebanon Reuters Israeli warplanes struck deep into Lebanon for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, hitting a facility belonging to Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley, sources in Lebanon said. Two Hezbollah members from the Bekaa Valley were killed, the Iran-backed group said in a statement late on Tuesday. Civil defence members walk on the […]
Syrian refugees cling on in Turkey, Lebanon as fears over coerced returns grow
Beirut, LebanonReuters The first Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home under a new repatriation scheme will leave on Wednesday, but few in worn-down camps in the central Bekaa Valley said they would sign up. Rights groups fear the programme may not be as voluntary as it purports to be, at a time when concerns […]
Community oven serves up meals, and dignity, in blast-hit Beirut
Amman, JordanThomson Reuters Foundation When a huge blast tore through Beirut on 4th August, Rawda Mazloum decided to move the giant oven she was using to cook for refugees in the Bekaa Valley to assist residents of the devastated capital. Today, the stove that has helped feed thousands of refugees and rehabilitate former fighters as […]