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A health worker prepares to use a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at St George Hospital University Medical Centre in Lebanon. EPA

Lebanese MPs defiant in face of vaccine criticism
Lebanon's waste disposal crisis has resurfaced after years of temporary solutions and ongoing mismanagement. AFP

Lebanon haunted by old problem as Beirut’s landfill sites overflow

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A medical professional prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Beirut. EPA

Anger as Lebanese President Michel Aoun and wife have vaccine

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Men receive a Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine dose during a coronavirus vaccination campaign at Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon February 16, 2021. Reuters.

World Bank official says Lebanon vaccine funding may be cut over cronyism allegations

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A general view shot taken on March 30, 2016, shows trucks dumping their load at the Naameh landfill, just south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. AFP

Explained: Why Lebanon has an ongoing trash problem

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The skies above Beirut have been particularly stormy this year. AFP

Will our image of Beirut as a cultural capital ever come back?

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Mr Sawan had allegedly said that he would not be stopped by parliamentary or ministerial immunity, endearing him to the Lebanese public. Courtesy NNA

Why Lebanese politicians turned on Beirut blast judge Fadi Sawan

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(FILES) This file photo taken on July 20, 2020, shows a screen broadcasting the launch of the "Hope" Mars probe at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. The first Arab interplanetary mission is expected to reach Mars' orbit on February 9, 2021, in what is considered the most critical part of the journey to unravel the secrets of weather on the Red Planet. The unmanned probe -- named "Al-Amal" -- Arabic for "Hope" -- blasted off from Japan last year, marking the next step in the United Arab Emirates' ambitious space programme. / AFP / Giuseppe CACACE

What happened to the Middle East’s space programmes?

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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
Lokman Slim, a secular intellectual known for his opposition to the Shiite movement Hezbollah, was found dead in his car in south Lebanon. AFP

Who was Lokman Slim, the political activist shot dead in Lebanon
Destroyed windows post-blast by Bassam Lahoud

Why Beirut's Sursock Palace could soon be turned into a museum
©2021 Tom Nicholson. 12/01/2021. Beirut, Lebanon. Dr Ousaima Dbouni, an infectious disease specialist at the Rafic Hariri University Hospital in southern Beirut, Lebanon, poses for a portrait. The country will go into a more severe lockdown on Thursday to curb a widespread increase in cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus. Tom Nicholson for The National

Inside Lebanon's ICUs, where just 20 per cent survive Covid-19
‘We still love and respect each other. We are not like in America, where there are drug mafias,’ clan member Abu Hassan Jaafar said at his home in Baalbek, Lebanon. Elizabeth Fitt for The National

Why a three-year-old murder in Lebanon sparked a clan war
Emirati artist Farah Al Qasimi will exhibit work at Rencontres d’Arles after a recent award win. Antonie Robertson / The National

The 20 Arab artists, musicians and designers who triumphed in 2020
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 13, 2019, a Lebanese protester stands in front of burning tyres and debris in the area of Jal el-Dib, on the northern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lebanon is now suffering though one of the darkest periods in its chaotic history, and soaring poverty combined with a seemingly inexorable brain drain make for a bleaker future yet. / AFP / JOSEPH EID

Beyond The Headlines: Lebanon's year of turmoil and disasters
Our cartoonist's take on reports that some Lebanese lawmakers would get their Covid-19 shots in Parliament, leading to the World Bank issuing a threat to suspend financing for the country's vaccination drive

Cartoon for February 24, 2021

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A man takes a selfie while carrying a dog in front of the Pigeons Rock in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters

Laundry, flowers and tennis: Businesses gradually reopen as Lebanon eases lockdown

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Families and relatives of those arrested and anti-government protesters from Tripoli, Beqaa and Beirut protest in front of the military court in Beirut, Lebanon, February 22, 2021. EPA

Tripoli protesters charged with terrorism

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Mr Sawan had allegedly said that he would not be stopped by parliamentary or ministerial immunity, endearing him to the Lebanese public. Courtesy NNA

Lebanese lawmakers request UN fact-finding mission to investigate blast

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will seek $25 million from the General Assemby to fund the Lebanon Special Tribunal. Reuters

Security Council approves plan to fund Lebanon Special Tribunal

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A relative of one of the victims of the Beirut port explosion takes part in a protest outside the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon on February 19, 2021 after the supreme court removed the judge leading the investigation into the blast. Reuters

Lebanon: new judge appointed to investigate Beirut port explosion

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Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli is one of the poorest areas in the country. Reuters

Lebanese police summon dentist for feeding protesters

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A picture taken with a drone shows the damaged grain silos at the destroyed port area six months after a huge explosion hit the heart of Beirut. EPA

Investigative judge removed from Beirut blast probe

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Heavy clouds hover over Beirut as waves crash on the seawall of the corniche, in Dbayeh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Storm Joyce hit late Tuesday with gale force winds registering up to 100 km/h (62 miles/h). (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Beirut's infrastructure ill-equipped to face Storm Joyce

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A Palestinian walks with his donkey-drawn cart loaded with collected junk along the Mediterranean seashore during stormy weather in Gaza City on February 17, 2021. / AFP / Mohammed ABED

Storm Joyce batters Lebanon and Eastern Mediterranean – in pictures

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Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech on Al-Manar TV. EPA

Hezbollah leader threatens Israel after surprise combat drills

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A Lebanese army soldier stands guard during a protest against the lockdown at Al Nour square in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. EPA

Lebanese army receives food donated by French embassy

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