Syrian women toil in Lebanon’s fields while facing abuse and sexual exploitation

Middle East Eye – In the Bekaa valley, the majority of the agricultural workers are female Syrian refugees and their lives are beset by exploitation and violence.

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Choléra : le Liban a gagné une bataille, mais pas la guerre

Middle East Eye – Six mois après le début de l’épidémie, le choléra semble avoir disparu du Liban. Réfugiés, habitants et professionnels de santé craignent néanmoins une résurgence – ou l’apparition d’autres maladies graves – alors que les infrastructures de l’État sont pour la plupart en ruine ou absentes.

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‘Holy Defence’: Hezbollah issues call of duty to video gamers

Pictures by Philippe Pernot | Text by Sunniva Rose | Published date: 1 March 2018 10:28 UTC |  The Lebanese Shia movement presents new video game, which re-enacts key battles in Syria and Lebanon BEIRUT, Lebanon – Heroic music, gunshots, and street fighting: Holy Defence has all the ingredients of a traditional first-person shooter video game, except this time, […]

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Photo-essay: PM Hariri’s comeback to Lebanon (November 2017)

On November 22d, 2017, Lebanon’s Independence Day, Saad Hariri, Lebanese Prime minister, returned to Beirut after two weeks of confinement in Saudi Arabia, where it was feared that he would be evicted by the crown prince Mohammed bin Salmane. Supporters of his “Future” party came from all Lebanon to celebrate and cheer as he gave […]

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