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The Covid-19 outbreak and the collapsing economy are making life more difficult than when Lebanon was at war, citizens of the country say. AFP

Civil war survivors say poverty in Lebanon worst in living memory
People shop for fruits and vegetables ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Sidon, Lebanon. Reuters

Iftar an unaffordable luxury in Lebanon as Ramadan approaches

Lebanon
Parents in Lebanon are stocking up on infant milk formula amid rising food insecurity. iStockphoto

Lebanon faces baby milk formula shortage

Lebanon
A building that was badly damaged in the explosion at Beirut port on August 4, 2020. AFP

‘Helpless and hopeless’: despair grips Lebanon’s youth

Lebanon
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Lebanese health workers see a patient during the vaccination campaign at Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 30, 2021. Getty

Lebanon’s refugees and migrants could miss out on Covid-19 shots

Lebanon
People queue to buy bread in the city of Aleppo in Syria, where a shortage of basic goods has created demand for products smuggled from Lebanon. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

‘There is nothing we can’t sell’: smugglers siphon off scarce Lebanese goods to Syria

Lebanon
A shopper checks the price of cooking oil at a supremarket in Beirut, Lebanon. Mahmoud Rida

Lebanon's supermarkets become focal point of battle for survival

Lebanon
Demonstrators protest against Lebanon's lockdown and ailing economy in Tripoli. Reuters

Lebanese security forces 'tortured and disappeared' Tripoli protesters

Lebanon
epa09112907 A street is deserted during a nationwide COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 03 April 2021. Authorities in Lebanon imposed a nationwide lockdown and a 24-hour curfew during the Easter holiday from 03 to 06 April 2021 in an effort to prevent the spread of infections. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Lebanon lockdown: empty streets in Beirut over Easter Sunday - in pictures
Abu Shadi, 54, bakes traditional flatbread sprinkled with cheese and leafy vegetables in his bakery in the Ras Beirut area of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on March 27, 2021. The veteran baker is famed for his take on Lebanon's manousheh, a circle of freshly baked dough sprinkled with anything from thyme to meat, then folded in half and rolled in paper to go. But Lebanon's worse financial crunch in decades has sent prices soaring, and Abu Shadi says many of his customers of three decades can no longer afford even this modest pastry. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO

Crisis bites for Lebanese bakery - in pictures
Lebanese mammalogist Mounir AbiSaiid pets a striped hyena at the Animal Encounter environmental conservation centre in the Lebanese mountain town of Aley, southeast of the capital Beirut, on March 11, 2021. Through the centre, the founder AbiSaiid works on environmental awareness, rehabilitation of injured, orphaned or trapped wild animals, as well as saving shot and injured birds. / AFP / JOSEPH EID

Wild animals given a second chance at rescue centre in Lebanon - in pictures
Lebanese oud maker and player, Nazih Ghadban, scrubs an oud at his workshop in Ras Baalbeck, Lebanon February 24, 2021. Picture taken February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Making music: oud workshop in Lebanon - in pictures
epa09042868 Protesters stand around burning tires and garbage during a protest against the power cuts in Beirut, Lebanon, 28 February 2021. State-provided electricity in Beirut has reached a record-low levels that seem insurmountable for financial reasons. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Beirut protesters demand end to power cuts - in pictures
People clean a beach in the aftermath of an oil spill that drenched much of the Mediterranean shoreline in Tyre nature reserve, Lebanon February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Volunteers clean Lebanon beach as oil spill threatens nature - in pictures
An aerial view of the Lebanese town of Bcharr in Mount Lebanon, after snowfall on February 19, 2021. AFP

Lebanon receives fresh snowfall as Storm Joyce abates
A Huey helicopter provided by the US. Lebanese Army

Lebanese military receives US-donated helicopters worth $32 million
Lebanon's caretaker Minister of Public Works Michel Najjar said he signed a decree to more than double Lebanon’s claimed maritime area on the Israeli border. AFP handout

Lebanon minister expands claim on disputed maritime border with Israel

Lebanon
Sayyed Mohammad Hassan Al Amin. Wikimedia Commons

Prominent Lebanese moderate Shiite scholar dies of coronavirus complications

Lebanon
A man walks past damaged buildings and vehicles a day after the explosion at Beirut's port on August 4, 2020. Reuters

Beirut blast: minister criticised for letter to investigating judge

Lebanon
The consortium expects the first phase of work to rebuild the destroyed Beirut port to take about four years. Courtesy Ammar Abd Rabbo

German firms unveil $7.2bn proposal to revamp Beirut port

Lebanon
The social audio app Clubhouse has gained popularity in Lebanon in recent months. Reuters

Lebanon: Hezbollah critics report threats on Clubhouse app

Lebanon
Charbel Wehbe, Lebanon's newly appointed foreign minister is seen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon may seek negotiation with Syria over marine borders, says foreign minister

Lebanon
Hard currency is devastatingly difficult to access for Lebanese people who face soaring inflation and rising poverty. EPA

Output decline slows in Lebanon's private sector

Economy
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks after meeting with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda. Reuters

Egypt trying to help Lebanon 'weather crisis,' says foreign minister

Lebanon
Audio-only app Clubhouse has allowed people in Lebanon to connect amid the pandemic and multiple crises. Getty Images

How Clubhouse is encouraging dialogue in Lebanon

Arts&Culture
Pope Francis plans to visit Lebanon on his next official trip. EPA

Hariri to visit Pope Francis in the Vatican this month

Lebanon
A trio of Ramadan desserts: Qatayef, Umm Ali and luqaimat. 

The history of Ramadan sweets: from Umm Ali to kunafa

Food
The massive damage done to Beirut port's grain silos and the area around it on August 5, 2020. AFP

Beirut port silos that cushioned blast must come down, say experts

Lebanon
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