Tag Archives: Lebanon

The New York Times 9:23 pm on September 16, 2021
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With Fuel from Iran, Hezbollah Steps In Where Lebanon Has Failed

The militant group trucked more than 1 million gallons of diesel into Lebanon, flouting U.S. sanctions and billing itself as savior to a suffering population.

#embargoes-and-sanctions, #foreign-aid, #hezbollah, #humanitarian-aid, #iran, #lebanon, #middle-east, #nasrallah-hassan, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #politics-and-government, #syria, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 11:36 am on September 10, 2021
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Lebanon Gets New Prime Minister Amid Economic Meltdown

The billionaire Najib Mikati’s new cabinet is Lebanon’s first empowered government in more than a year. It faces the immediate challenge of a collapsing economy.

#economic-conditions-and-trends, #lebanon, #legislatures-and-parliaments, #mikati-najib, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:00 pm on September 3, 2021
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Lebanon’s Economy Has Collapsed. And So Has Our Way of Life.

The standards by which “normal” or “acceptable” living conditions are measured have long been discarded.

#batteries, #beirut-lebanon, #computer-network-outages, #currency, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #economic-crisis, #food-contamination-and-poisoning, #fuel-shortages, #heat-and-heat-waves, #international-trade-and-world-market, #lebanon, #shortages, #shutdowns-institutional, #supermarkets-and-grocery-stores, #water

The New York Times 8:49 pm on September 1, 2021
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Refugees Are Suffering. This Novelist Won’t Look Away.

Rabih Alameddine writes about topics many would rather forget. In his new book, “The Wrong End of the Telescope,” he tells the story of a transgender doctor attempting to care for people fleeing war-torn Syria.

#alameddine-rabih, #books-and-literature, #content-type-personal-profile, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #lebanon, #refugees-and-displaced-persons, #syria, #the-wrong-end-of-the-telescope-book, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 21, 2021
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America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold?

Recent history suggests that it is foolish for Western powers to fight wars in other people’s lands and that the U.S. intervention was almost certainly doomed from the start.

#afghanistan, #afghanistan-war-2001, #africa, #algeria, #algerian-war-1954-62, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #de-gaulle-charles, #defense-and-military-forces, #france, #lebanon, #mcchrystal-stanley-a, #politics-and-government, #portugal, #taliban, #terrorism, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations, #vietnam-war

The New York Times 6:40 pm on August 20, 2021
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Maker of Popular Covid Test Told Factory to Destroy Inventory

One of the leading producers of rapid tests purged supplies and laid off workers as sales dwindled. Weeks later, the U.S. is facing a surge in infections with diminished capacity.

#abbott-laboratories, #africa, #centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #cvs-caremark-corporation, #food-and-drug-administration, #ford-robert-b, #lebanon, #orasure-technologies-inc, #rite-aid-corporation, #tests-medical, #united-states, #walgreen-co, #westbrook-me

The New York Times 1:03 pm on July 17, 2021
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As Lebanon Collapses, Riad Salameh Faces Questions

People can’t get their money from banks, the currency has crashed and Riad Salameh’s reign at the central bank is facing allegations of fraud.

#banking-and-financial-institutions, #corruption-institutional, #embezzlement, #lebanon, #money-laundering, #politics-and-government, #salameh-raja, #salameh-riad

The New York Times 4:09 pm on July 5, 2021
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As Lebanon’s Crisis Deepens, Lines for Fuel Grow, and Food and Medicine Are Scarce

The World Bank said the financial crisis could rank among the world’s three worst since the mid-1800s. The currency has lost more than 90 percent of its value and unemployment has skyrocketed.

#banking-and-financial-institutions, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #drugstores, #financial-crisis, #lebanon, #politics-and-government, #world-bank

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 26, 2021
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In France’s Military, Muslims Find a Tolerance That Is Elusive Elsewhere

In a nation wary of the growth of Islam, France’s military has embraced and integrated its Muslim soldiers by facilitating their religious practice.

#defense-and-military-forces, #discrimination, #france, #lebanon, #macron-emmanuel-1977, #muslims-and-islam, #religion-and-belief, #religion-state-relations

The New York Times 9:06 am on April 14, 2021
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A Ramadan Closer to Normal for 2021

Compared with last year, when mosques around the world were closed because of the coronavirus, this Holy Month has limits, but friends and family, too.

#al-aqsa-mosque-jerusalem, #cairo-egypt, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #egypt, #jerusalem-israel, #lebanon, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #ramadan, #vaccination-and-immunization

The New York Times 3:31 pm on March 22, 2021
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Lebanon’s Financial Collapse Hits Where It Hurts: The Grocery Store

The country’s currency has sunk to a new low against the dollar, sending prices for once affordable foods soaring out of reach.

#currency, #food-insecurity, #lebanon, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates

The New York Times 12:14 am on February 16, 2021
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What We Learned From Mubarak

Regimes that muzzle their people’s voices eventually push people into venting their frustrations from muzzles of a different sort.

#assad-bashar-al, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #blinken-antony-j, #egypt, #islamic-state-in-iraq-and-syria-isis, #khamenei-ali, #lebanon, #libya, #middle-east-and-north-africa-unrest-2010, #mubarak-hosni, #putin-vladimir-v, #qaddafi-muammar-el

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 14, 2021
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A Decade After the Arab Spring, Autocrats Still Rule the Mideast

The popular uprisings of 2011 mostly failed, but they gave the region a taste for democracy that continues to whet an appetite for change.

#assad-bashar-al, #bahrain, #ben-ali-zine-el-abidine, #cairo-egypt, #iran, #iraq, #jordan, #lebanon, #middle-east, #middle-east-and-north-africa-unrest-2010, #mubarak-hosni, #muslim-brotherhood-egypt, #muslims-and-islam, #nahyan-mohamed-bin-zayed-al-1961, #obama-barack, #politics-and-government, #qaddafi-muammar-el, #russia, #saudi-arabia, #sudan, #syria, #tahrir-square-cairo, #trump-donald-j, #tunisia, #turkey, #united-arab-emirates, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations, #war-and-armed-conflicts, #yemen

The New York Times 6:53 pm on February 4, 2021
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Prominent Lebanese Critic of Hezbollah Is Killed

Lokman Slim was a rare Shiite Muslim who openly criticized the extremist group for its militancy in Lebanon and the Middle East. He was found dead in a car with multiple bullet wounds.

#assassinations-and-attempted-assassinations, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #hezbollah, #lebanon, #shiite-muslims, #slim-lokman, #terrorism

The New York Times 6:27 pm on December 29, 2020
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Bassam Saba, Renowned Proponent of Arabic Music, Dies at 62

A skilled multi-instrumentalist, Mr. Saba co-founded the New York Arabic Orchestra and directed Lebanon’s national conservatory of music. He died of complications of Covid-19.

#beirut-lebanon, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #deaths-obituaries, #lebanon, #music, #saba-bassam-1958-2020

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 19, 2020
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Lebanese Officials Try to Limit Inquiry Into Deadly Beirut Blast

Months after a huge explosion in Beirut’s port, the investigation has become mired in politics as powerful forces band together to block efforts to hold leaders accountable.

#aoun-michel-1935, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #corruption-institutional, #diab-hassan-1959, #explosions-accidental, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #hezbollah, #immunity-from-prosecution, #lebanon, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 2:28 pm on December 11, 2020
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Hezbollah Member Sentenced in Absentia in Hariri Assassination

A United Nations-backed tribunal in The Hague handed down the symbolic life sentence in connection with the 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri.

#ayyash-salim, #beirut-lebanon, #defense-and-military-forces, #hariri-rafik, #hezbollah, #lebanon, #terrorism, #united-nations

The New York Times 3:02 pm on December 10, 2020
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Lebanon Prime Minister Charged With Negligence in Beirut Blast

An investigating judge named the caretaker prime minister, Hassan Diab, a suspect, a significant step toward holding the top levels of power accountable in the August explosion that killed 200.

#ali-hassan-khalil, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #corruption-institutional, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #diab-hassan-1959, #ghazi-zaiter, #internal-storyline-no, #lebanon, #politics-and-government, #youssef-finianos

The New York Times 10:26 pm on November 12, 2020
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Syria Seeks Return of Refugees, but They Fear Leader’s Wrath

President Bashar al-Assad said the millions of citizens who fled during the war have been blocked from coming back. But he left out the main reason they are staying away: Mr. al-Assad himself.

#assad-bashar-al, #damascus-syria, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #european-union, #lebanon, #middle-east, #middle-east-and-africa-migrant-crisis, #politics-and-government, #refugees-and-displaced-persons, #syria, #turkey, #united-nations-high-commission-for-refugees, #war-and-armed-conflicts

The New York Times 3:00 pm on October 24, 2020
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Preserving Food, Preserving Myself

This fall, the chores in my kitchen have become a way to stay connected to my Lebanese identity.

#canning-and-preserving, #lebanon

The New York Times 8:23 pm on October 22, 2020
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Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s Ex-Prime Minister, Could Again Lead the Country

Saad Hariri, who stepped down amid antigovernment protests last year, could return as the head of the government amid multiple crises.

#hariri-saad, #lebanon, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 7:00 am on October 19, 2020
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‘If There Were No Hashish Here, You Wouldn’t See a Single House’

A village in Lebanon, where cannabis grows everywhere, has long counted on hashish for income. But the country’s economic crisis has farmers reconsidering the crop.

#agriculture-and-farming, #bekaa-valley-lebanon, #currency, #drug-abuse-and-traffic, #hashish, #hezbollah, #lebanon

The New York Times 8:38 pm on October 11, 2020
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‘Call Me a Dreamer’: A Shattered Beirut Neighborhood Rebuilds

Many worry that a full recovery won’t be possible, but residents of one of Beirut’s most diverse and cosmopolitan areas are moving back in and trying to repair the damage from the August explosion.

#area-planning-and-renewal, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #lebanon

The New York Times 9:35 pm on October 1, 2020
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Lebanon and Israel, Officially Enemies, Agree to Talks on Sea Border

The negotiations will be their first on nonsecurity issues in three decades but officials do not expect them to lead to peace talks.

#berri-nabih, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #international-relations, #israel, #lebanon, #mediterranean-sea, #natural-gas, #offshore-drilling-and-exploration, #politics-and-government, #united-nations, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 5, 2020
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‘Agricultural Jihad’: A Hungry Lebanon Returns to Family Farms to Feed Itself

With a tanking economy, and imported food costs soaring, leaders are urging the Lebanese to wage a campaign of self-sufficiency. “I never thought I’d do this in my life, but I have to survive.”

#agriculture-and-farming, #chickpeas, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #el-hajj-antoine, #food, #lebanon, #nasrallah-hassan

The New York Times 12:27 pm on August 31, 2020
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Lebanon Taps a New Prime Minister Amid Swirling Crises

The country’s president has designated a diplomat, Mustafa Adib, to form a government that must address an economic meltdown and the aftermath of the Beirut explosion.

#adib-mustafa, #appointments-and-executive-changes, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #lebanon, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 27, 2020
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Desperate to Leave Beirut, Young Lebanese Are Also the Ones Fixing It

The young people leading the huge volunteer effort after the recent blast are bringing hope, but have lost it themselves. “I want to at least have Beirut on its feet before I go,” one said.

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #bombs-and-explosives, #lebanon, #politics-and-government, #volunteers-and-community-service, #youth

The New York Times 7:00 am on August 14, 2020
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Beirut’s Shiites Like the Idea of Change, but Like Hezbollah More

In a Shiite stronghold, people agree that the political system is dysfunctional and needs replacing, but not if that means Hezbollah ceding its power.

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #corruption-institutional, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #hezbollah, #lebanon, #politics-and-government, #shiite-muslims

The New York Times 4:26 pm on August 12, 2020
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Beirut’s Youngest Cancer Patients Lose Care Options After Blast

Many children undergoing chemotherapy in Lebanon now have nowhere to turn for treatment after an explosion destroyed hospitals and wiped out medicine stockpiles.

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #chemotherapy, #children-and-childhood, #hospitals, #lebanon, #parenting

The New York Times 5:52 pm on August 11, 2020
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After the Beirut Explosion, Lebanon’s Whole Cabinet Resigned. Now What?

A week after a devastating explosion shook its capital, Lebanon is in political limbo. Here is what you need to know.

#lebanon, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 4:01 pm on August 10, 2020
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Lebanon’s Government Set to Resign, Minister Announces, After Beirut Blast

Cabinet members are expected to step down amid anger over the devastating explosion last week in Beirut, according to the country’s health minister.

#aoun-michel-1935, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #bombs-and-explosives, #deaths-fatalities, #diab-hassan-1959, #lebanon

The New York Times 10:10 pm on August 9, 2020
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Beirut Blast Hit 3 Disparate Neighborhoods. Now They’re United in Rage.

The demands for a change in Lebanon’s leadership are growing louder.

#accidents-and-safety, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #corruption-institutional, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #hezbollah, #lebanon

The New York Times 3:35 pm on August 8, 2020
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After Beirut Explosion, Protests Erupt as Lebanon’s Anger Boils Over

The demonstration was fueled by fury over the corruption and negligence of the country’s ruling elite. Security forces fired tear gas to push back the protesters.

#aoun-michel-1935, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #gheit-ahmed-aboul, #hezbollah, #lebanon, #macron-emmanuel-1977, #nasrallah-hassan, #united-nations

The New York Times 8:13 am on August 8, 2020
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As Lebanon Reels, Long-Awaited Hariri Assassination Verdicts Loom

A U.N.-backed court will soon pronounce verdicts in a 15-year-old bombing in Beirut that roiled the Middle East. But critics say the court’s protracted deliberations and huge expense have undermined its original purpose.

#assassinations-and-attempted-assassinations, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #hariri-rafik, #hezbollah, #lebanon, #special-tribunal-for-lebanon, #terrorism, #united-nations

The New York Times 11:37 pm on August 7, 2020
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Beirut on the Potomac

The American spirit gets a Lebanese makeover.

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #corruption-institutional, #hezbollah, #lebanon, #politics-and-government, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j, #united-states

The New York Times 6:28 pm on August 6, 2020
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‘Now You Are Going to Die’: Beirut Bride Recounts Moment of Blast [Video]

Israa Seblani was posing for her wedding video when the camera captured the instant a deadly blast tore through the city.

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #lebanon

The New York Times 4:09 pm on August 6, 2020
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Beirut Bride’s Wedding Video Records Explosion

Israa Seblani was posing for her wedding video when the camera captured the instant a deadly blast tore through the city.

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #lebanon

The New York Times 10:04 am on August 6, 2020
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The Day That Shook Beirut

Our reporter in the Lebanese capital was injured in the huge blast. This is what happened to her when “everything seemed to come apart.”

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #lebanon

The New York Times 12:54 am on August 6, 2020
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Blame for Beirut Explosion Begins With a Leaky, Troubled Ship

The bleak tale of an indebted cargo vessel and its disgruntled crew is where a story of chronic negligence starts. It ended Tuesday in a giant explosion.

#aoun-michel-1935, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #boris-prokoshev, #igor-grechushkin, #lebanon, #ships-and-shipping

The New York Times 11:25 pm on August 5, 2020
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What Is Ammonium Nitrate, Blamed in the Beirut Explosion?

In ordinary circumstances, ammonium nitrate is fertilizer. But when placed under stress of heat and pressure, it acts like a bomb.

#ammonium-nitrate, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #fertilizer, #lebanon

The New York Times 6:33 pm on August 5, 2020
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Beirut Digs for Survivors as Death Toll in Explosion Rises: Live Updates

Angry Lebanese are demanding accountability for the mishandling of explosive material that detonated, killing more than 100 people. Some 300,000 people are displaced from their homes.

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #deaths-fatalities, #lebanon

The New York Times 7:33 am on August 5, 2020
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What Caused the Beirut Explosion? What We Know

More than 100 people were killed, and the second blast was felt in Cyprus. An investigation and a search for survivors are underway.

#accidents-and-safety, #beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #deaths-fatalities, #lebanon, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 7:20 am on August 5, 2020
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After Deadly Beirut Explosion, a Search for Answers and Survivors: Live Updates

Rescue workers dug through rubble searching for survivors as fires continued to burn in the Lebanese capital, where an explosion killed more than 100 and injured thousands.

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #deaths-fatalities, #lebanon

The New York Times 2:56 am on August 5, 2020
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Blasts Rock Beirut, Killing Dozens and Wounding Thousands

The cause remained unclear hours later. But officials in the Lebanese capital said 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate had been stored in a depot at the center of the explosion.

#beirut-lebanon, #beirut-lebanon-explosions-2020, #hezbollah, #lebanon

The New York Times 10:33 pm on August 4, 2020
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The Lebanon Explosions in Photos

Images from Beirut show the extent of the devastation from blasts that shook the Lebanese capital Tuesday evening.

#beirut-lebanon, #bombs-and-explosives, #hospitals, #lebanon

The New York Times 5:01 pm on August 4, 2020
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Explosions Rock East Beirut

Buildings were damaged in the Lebanese capital and many people were wounded. The source of the explosions was unclear.

#accidents-and-safety, #beirut-lebanon, #lebanon

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 3, 2020
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Lebanon Is Exhausted

The myth of their resilience helped the Lebanese function despite a miserably corrupt and inept state. No longer.

#beirut-lebanon, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #corruption-institutional, #currency, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #lebanon, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 12:27 pm on August 1, 2020
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Scorching Temperatures Bake Middle East Amid Eid al-Adha Celebrations

Record high temperatures were recorded in Baghdad and Damascus, and experts warned of the effects of prolonged heat waves as the planet warms.

#amara-iraq, #amman-jordan, #baghdad-iraq, #basra-iraq, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #damascus-syria, #global-warming, #iraq, #israel, #lebanon, #riyadh-saudi-arabia, #saudi-arabia, #tel-aviv-university, #united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change, #weather, #world-meteorological-organization

The New York Times 3:11 pm on July 27, 2020
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Fighting on Lebanon Border as Tensions Rise Between Israel and Hezbollah

The Israeli military says it thwarted a raid by Hezbollah in a disputed area along its northern border with Lebanon.

#defense-and-military-forces, #gantz-benny, #golan-heights, #hezbollah, #israel, #lebanon, #netanyahu-benjamin, #syria

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 12, 2020
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Bartering Child’s Dress for Food: Life in Lebanon’s Economic Crisis

A TV chef abandons unaffordable beef. Blackouts make for sweltering summer nights. Changing money feels like a drug deal: The financial meltdown means daily pain and a blow to a country’s pride.

#antoine-el-hajj, #banking-and-financial-institutions, #barter, #beirut-lebanon, #cooking-and-cookbooks, #currency, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #lebanon, #politics-and-government, #poverty