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      Aya Iskandarani

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      Aya Iskandarani is a correspondent for The National in Beirut, previously based in Abu Dhabi and Paris.
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      Arms dealer Abdullah displays his wares. Finbar Anderson / The National
      Play37:35:17
      Lebanese rush to buy weapons for personal security

      Two years of economic meltdown and political instability leave the state unable to protect its citizens

      LebanonDecember 30, 2021
      A handout photo made available by Dalati and Nohra shows Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati (R) meeting with Antonio Guterres (L), Secretary-General of the United Nations at the Government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 20 December 2021. EPA
      Aoun approves May 15 for Lebanon's legislative elections

      Lebanese set to vote in first elections since financial meltdown

      LebanonDecember 29, 2021
      Lebanon's Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said he had issued a decree for parliamentary elections to be held on May 15. AFP
      Lebanon to hold parliamentary election on May 15

      Decree issued by interior minister awaits approval by prime minister and president

      LebanonDecember 27, 2021
      Bullet holes in a window a day after clashes in the Tayouneh area of Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
      Beirut residents sue Hezbollah leader over deadly clashes

      Lawsuit filed in response to Hezbollah sympathiser case against a Christian leader

      LebanonDecember 23, 2021
      Riad Kobaissi receives his anti-corruption award from US ambassador Dorothy Shea. Courtesy: Riad Kobaissi / Facebook
      Lebanese anti-corruption hero brushes off Hezbollah hate campaign

      Smear campaign launched against journalist Riad Kobaissi because he won a US award

      LebanonDecember 14, 2021
      Palestinian and Lebanese protesters in Beirut when the US moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. EPA
      Lebanese Christian leader rejects decree on jobs for Palestinians

      Gebran Bassil calls for opposition to decree opening high-paying professions to Palestinians and other non-citizens

      LebanonDecember 09, 2021
      Fireworks explode during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
      Play19:18:02
      Lebanon's Byblos brings back Christmas tree despite financial crunch

      Lebanese city renowned for extravagant holiday celebrations could not afford a tree last year

      LebanonDecember 07, 2021
      Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on December 4. AP
      Cautious optimism after French-Saudi push for Lebanon

      Paris and Riyadh work together to support impoverished Beirut after diplomatic dispute with Gulf

      LebanonDecember 05, 2021
      Lebanon's Tourism Minister Walid Nassar speaks to the assembled crowd. Photo: Finbar Anderson
      Play28:22:45
      Lebanese city opens Christmas market despite economic crunch

      The coastal city of Batroun has witnessed a tourism boom amid the poverty and power cuts plaguing other parts of the struggling country

      LebanonDecember 05, 2021
      A health worker gathers PCR tests of migrant domestic workers at a hotel in the Beirut suburbs. Reuters
      Lebanon imposes curfew on the unvaccinated over Christmas period

      Ministry of Public Health announces new measures as Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads worldwide

      LebanonDecember 01, 2021
      A money exchanger displays Lebanese pound notes at his shop in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
      Lebanon a step closer to Word Bank cash aid

      Scheme to help 150,000 of Lebanon's poorest families launched after two years of economic meltdown

      LebanonDecember 01, 2021
      A helicopter picks up water to douse fires at the Deir Al Kalaa monastery near the town of Beit Mery. Elizabeth Fitt / The National
      Play29:42:45
      Lebanese minister pleads for water as forest fires rage near Beirut

      Nasser Yassine says climate change and general neglect are leading to more frequent fires

      LebanonNovember 30, 2021
      Workers pick the last remaining saffron flowers at the end of a successful first season on the farm. Finbar Anderson/The National
      Play26:41:25
      Lebanese architects make saffron bloom in the Bekaa valley

      Experts say exporting the spice could bring millions of dollars to cash-strapped country

      LebanonNovember 20, 2021
      Health Minister Firass Abiad announced the ministry's plan to lift subsidies on medicines including those used to treat heart disease, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. AFP
      Lebanon medicine prices skyrocket as subsidies lifted

      Prices now unaffordable for most residents who have fallen into poverty two years into an economic meltdown

      LebanonNovember 16, 2021
      Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al Rahi officiates at the Maronite church in Bkerki, north-east of Beirut. AP Photo
      Maronite Patriarch urges Lebanon to resolve Gulf crisis

      Livelihoods of 'hundreds of thousands' of Lebanese depend on good relations with the Gulf, he says

      LebanonNovember 14, 2021
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