The New Arab – Street art projects are popular among aid workers, yet they are questioned by residents and researchers. These murals tell the story of a whole country’s decay.
Read more "Painting over the facades: Behind Lebanon’s NGO-addiction"
Frankfurter Rundschau – Erdöl und Erdgas sollen dem Libanon aus seiner Krise helfen. Umweltgruppen schlagen Alarm.
Read more "Im Libanon geht Wirtschaftskraft vor Klimaschutz"
NOW – As the economic crisis hits Lebanese women hard, NOW asked three feminist activists how to fight for their rights.
Read more "A feminism of survival"
Slate.fr – Enfoncé dans la pire crise économique de son histoire, le pays du Cèdre voit l’exploitation de champs gaziers comme une sortie de secours. Mais des associations mettent en garde contre la corruption et la destruction des zones côtières.
Read more "Le Liban mise tout sur le gaz et le pétrole (tant pis pour l’environnement)"
La Converse s’est rendue au Liban, septième pays à recevoir le plus de fonds canadiens, pour analyser deux projets d’aide au développement et en examiner les limites. Comment envisager une réelle solidarité entre le Nord et le Sud ? À une époque où les inégalités se creusent et où l’antiracisme grandit, il importe de réfléchir aux manières d’aider, notamment par l’art.
Read more "Peut-on aider des populations défavorisées grâce au street art ?"
NOW – Three weeks ago, hundreds of Syrian refugees returned to their homes in two rounds of “voluntary returns” orchestrated by the Lebanese state. The process has halted since then, but Syrians live in fear of deportation while they remain stuck between two crisis-riddled countries.
Read more "From one hell to another"
NOW & Grainkeepers [Photographic reportage] :
At the start of this year, Lebanon was suffering from spiraling fuel costs, rampant inflation, political instability and the highest refugee population in the world per capita. Then, Vladimir Putin invaded the country which supplies the Middle East with the flour to make its basic food.
NOW – Stuck in the worst economic crisis in its history, Lebanon sees the exploitation of a potential gas field as a way out. But experts warn against corruption and the destruction of coastal areas.
Read more "Pandora’s Box"
NOW – Recent numbers indicate that Lebanon’s cholera outbreak may be stabilizing, as the government and international NGOs have scrambled to control its spread. But structural issues are left untouched, making a full recovery unlikely.
Read more "Cholera update: A respite on the horizon"
Mouais – Récit de voyage critique. Alors que l’Égypte s’apprête à accueillir la COP27, retour sur un séjour au pays des Pharaons, où le tourisme blanchit le régime dictatorial du président Fatah al-Sissi
Read more "L’Égypte piégée entre anciens pharaons et nouveau dictateur"
Middle East Eye – Health officials say outbreak is much worse than official figures suggest, as hospitals in impoverished northern Akkar region overwhelmed.
Read more "Lebanon: Cholera cases soar with refugee camp in north at centre of outbreak"
NOW Lebanon – The outbreak may be far worse than ministry numbers show, health officials warned. Meanwhile, Lebanese and Syrian inhabitants of Akkar faced cholera with resignation.
Read more "Cholera update: Hundreds of unreported cases in Akkar"
Philippe Pernot 