Portrait of poverty: UN visits Tripoli, Lebanon, poorest place on Med
MAYA GEBEILY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on what United Nations’ special rapporteur on poverty Olivier de Schutter found when he visited Tripoli as part of a fact-finding mission to Lebanon…
“Like slaves”: Lebanon’s delivery riders struggle as crisis bites
MAYA GEBEILY and TIMOUR AZHARI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on the challenges facing freelance delivery workers in the Middle Eastern nation…
Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch says judges must be left to work
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon’s top Christian cleric, Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, said on Sunday that the judiciary should be free of political interference and sectarian “activism” amid tensions over a probe into last year’s blast at Beirut port. The Maronite Patriarch also said it was unacceptable for anyone to resort to threats or violence. In Lebanon’s worst […]
Deadly shooting rocks Beirut as tensions over blast probe erupt
Beirut, LebanonReuters Tensions over a probe into last year’s massive blast in Beirut burst into the worst street violence in more than a decade on Thursday, with six Shi’ites shot dead and gun battles reviving memories of the country’s 1975-90 civil war. Bullets bounced off buildings and people ran for cover during bursts of gunfire […]
Postcards: Lebanon’s crisis pushes mental health services to the limit
MAYA GEBEILY, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Beirut on the challenges facing mental health workers…
Lebanon patriarch calls for end to meddling in judiciary after blast probe stalls
Amman, JordanReuters Lebanon’s top Christian cleric said on Sunday the government should put an end to any meddling in the judiciary after the probe into last year’s vast Beirut port blast was halted by the latest of a series of complaints against the lead investigator. The investigation was frozen on Monday when a former minister […]
Memorial sculpture at Beirut port blast site draws mixed reviews
Beirut, LebanonReuters A sculpture of a giant angular figure made from the wreckage of last summer’s Beirut port blast was unveiled at the site on Monday, drawing support from some but also stoking anger among other Lebanese who believe justice should come before memorials. The artwork dubbed The Gesture is the creation of Lebanese architect […]
More than 71 per cent of Lebanon’s population risks losing access to safe water – UNICEF
Beirut, LebanonReuters The United Nations warned on Friday that more than four million people in Lebanon, including one million refugees risked losing access to safe water as shortages of funding, fuel and supplies affect water pumping. “UNICEF estimates that most water pumping will gradually cease across the country in the next four to six weeks,” […]
Six months after Beirut blast, Syrian refugees battle for survival
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation As Syrian refugees, Moayad Obeid and his family had it hard even before the massive explosion that tore through Beirut last August, killing his 26-year-old brother Ayman. In the six months since, life has become all but impossible. As well as supporting his own family, Obeid, who makes the equivalent of […]
Wow!: Woman’s salve for devastation of Lebanese blast: 100 dolls
MARIAM FAM, of Associated Press, reports from Beirut on the work of Lebanese painter Yolande Labaki to help bring healing to the country’s capital…