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.
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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.
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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"
Frankfurter Rundschau – Im Norden des Libanon breitet sich die Cholera aus. Die ersten Fälle wurden in Flüchtlingslagern in Akkar gemeldet, dort sind die Lebensbedingungen katastrophal. Eine Reportage.
Read more "Cholera im Libanon: Menschen von Regierung „völlig im Stich gelassen“"
NOW Lebanon – Akkar refugee camps recorded Lebanon’s first cases of cholera in years. The sanitary conditions there are a testimony to the region’s marginalization, and its inhabitants weary of an epidemic.
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Le Mouais – « Les femmes se sont libérées elles-mêmes, elles ont combattu ensemble contre l’Etat Islamique, c’était une véritable révolution qui a pavé la voie pour une société égalitaire » Reportage à Raqqa sur les traces des Zenubiyas, ces conseils de femmes qui conjuguent aide aux victimes de violences genrées et éducation aux droits des femmes.
Read more "Au Rojava, la lutte des femmes contre le patriarcat"
Frankfurter Rundschau – Im Nordosten Syriens bauen Frauen ein politisches System auf, das auf Gleichberechtigung setzt. Währenddessen bombardiert das Patriarchat in Form von Erdogans Truppen das Gebiet.
Read more "Fragile Freiheit"
NOW Lebanon – As Turkey, Iran, Russia, and the US battle for influence in northeast Syria (Rojava), its inhabitants fear for their lives and for their social experiment.
Read more "“We are nothing but pawns in their game”"
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