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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

February 24, 2021
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

February 24, 2021
Lebanon's waste disposal crisis has resurfaced after years of temporary solutions and ongoing mismanagement. AFP

Beirut’s overflowing landfills: why Lebanon is haunted by a rubbish problem

February 24, 2021
The skies above Beirut have been particularly stormy this year. AFP

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

February 24, 2021
A medical professional prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Beirut. EPA

Lebanese President Michel Aoun and wife vaccinated against coronavirus

February 23, 2021
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

February 23, 2021
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

February 23, 2021
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

February 22, 2021
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

February 22, 2021
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

February 20, 2021
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will seek $25 million from the General Assemby to fund the Lebanon Special Tribunal. Reuters

UN approves funding to continue Lebanon tribunal investigation of Rafik Hariri assassination

February 20, 2021
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

February 20, 2021
Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli is one of the poorest areas in the country. Reuters

Lebanese lawyers allege state crackdown after dentist summoned for feeding Tripoli protesters

February 19, 2021
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

February 19, 2021
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

Beirut port blast: Judge Fadi Sawan removed from investigation

February 18, 2021
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