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Gareth Browne

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Beirut

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A young woman whose suffered severe burns in a fire at a wedding in Al Hol camp on Sunday recovers in hospital in Al Hasakeh, Syria. Luke Pierce for The National

How a wedding in Syria's Al Hol camp ended in tragedy

February 28, 2021
Tar is seen on the beach in the aftermath of an oil spill that drenched much of the Mediterranean, in Tyre nature reserve, Lebanon. Reuters.

Oil spill threatens to be ecological disaster for Lebanon coast

February 26, 2021
Men receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine dose during a coronavirus vaccination campaign at Lebanon's American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital in Beirut. Reuters

Lebanon Covid-19 vaccine funding at risk over MP inoculations

February 23, 2021
An elderly woman receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 during a nationwide vaccination campaign, at Dar Al Ajaza Al Islamia Hospital (House of Muslim elderly) in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA

UN warns of 'disturbing' period for Lebanon despite Covid vaccine distribution gathering speed

February 15, 2021
Mohammed Jomaa saying goodbye to his brother Abed before flying to the US at the Beirut airport. Courtesy Mohammed Jomaa

Syrian family dreams of being reunited after Muslim ban

February 6, 2021
Relatives of victims of the Beirut port explosion hold portraits of their loved ones during a vigil. AP

Beirut blast: At vigil for the dead, families refuse to forget

February 4, 2021
©2021 Tom Nicholson. 23/01/2021. Jounieh, Lebanon. Lebanese Red Cross volunteer paramedics react in response to a call out during a night shift at the Jounieh station. Today Lebanon registered 4176 new Coronavirus cases, and 52 deaths. Tom Nicholson for The National

Lebanese Red Cross struggles to find hospital beds as Covid deaths rise

February 3, 2021
Lebanese protesters shout slogans as they gather at al-Nour Square during ongoing demonstrations in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli on January 27, 2021. AFP

Lebanon's Tripoli protests reach new levels of violence

January 28, 2021
Lebanese anti-government protesters burn dumpsters to block al-Nour Square in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli on January 26, 2021, as anger grows over a total lockdown aimed at stemming an unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases. / AFP / -

Third night of unrest kicks off in Lebanon

January 27, 2021
A patient with Covid-19 symptoms is checked by a staff member at Saint George Hospital in Lebanon's capital Beirut. Getty

Lebanon coronavirus lockdown extended as hospitals fill up

January 21, 2021
©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

Covid hospitals: Inside a Lebanese ICU where only 20 per cent survive

January 18, 2021
People line up to enter a supermarket, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Panic buyers swarmed supermarkets after reports the government planned to also order them shut in the tightened lockdown. Long lines formed outside chain supermarkets, sparking fear the crowds could further spread the virus. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon to enter total lockdown as it struggles to cope with record Covid cases

January 11, 2021
A minaret of the mosque in Agdam. Azerbaijan reclaimed the town from ethnic Armenians after almost 30 years during fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict last year, but it had been destroyed. Finbar Anderson / The National

From the ruins of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan begins the battle for peace

January 7, 2021
With 192,000 reported cases and almost 1,500 deaths, Lebanon is not among the world's worst-hit countries, but its infrastructure is crumbling and a small surge in infections is enough to take its health sector to breaking point. AFP

Reduced flights and mosque closures: what Lebanon's latest lockdown will look like

January 5, 2021
A man wearing a protective face mask waits to get tested for the coronavirus disease in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters

Lebanon to return to strict lockdown after Covid-19 surge

January 4, 2021