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Aya Iskandarani

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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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says that a government of experts without political backing 'will be unable to save the country'. EPA
Hezbollah leader to Hariri: form a ‘political government’

If the prime minister fails to form new Cabinet, the caretaker government should be re-instated, he says

MENAMarch 19, 2021
A woman walks past a closed petrol station in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
Supermarkets close and panic-buying ensues as Lebanese pound tumbles

Fluctuating prices leave stores unable to operate and shoppers worried

LebanonMarch 17, 2021
epa09076947 An anti-government protester shouts slogans as other demonstrators burn tires to block the road during a rally against the power cuts, the high cost of living and the low purchasing power of the Lebanese pound, in front of Lebanese Central Bank at Hamra street in Beirut, Lebanon, 15 March 2021. Many Lebanese have recently expressed anger at the growing economic and currency crisis, as well as the failure of political leaders to form a government after months of deadlock. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
Lebanese pound crashes to 15,000 against dollar as protests continue

Demonstrators have taken to the streets since early March as the pound tumbles

LebanonMarch 17, 2021
A protester dressed in an alien costume takes part in a demonstration against Lebanon's government in downtown Beirut. AFP
Lebanese pound drops below 12,000 despite crackdown

Currency slips further against the dollar as protests over country's economic crisis continue

LebanonMarch 14, 2021
Demonstrators gesture during a protest against the fall in Lebanese pound currency and mounting economic hardships, in Sidon, Lebanon. Reuters
Political elite accused of hijacking Lebanon's protests

Lebanese demonstrators say supporters of Hezbollah and others undermined protests by taking part in them

LebanonMarch 10, 2021
Protesters wave a Lebanese flag and gesture from a bridge with smoke from flaming tyres billowing behind east of Beirut on March 8, 2021. AFP
Protesters block roads and halt traffic across Lebanon

Anger mounts over worsening economic situation amid deadlock on forming new government

MENAMarch 08, 2021
Protesters burn tyres to block a road during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, March 4, 2021. AP Photo
Lebanon faces third day of protests after pound plummets

Small groups of demonstrators block roads in main Lebanese cities to protest against economic conditions

LebanonMarch 05, 2021
Seizures may be common but evidence suggests smuggling and production have been growing. AFP
One million Captagon pills seized at Beirut port

Lebanese and Saudi authorities halt drug shipment heading to kingdom

LebanonMarch 03, 2021
A demonstrator stands near burning tyres during a protest against the fall in the Lebanese pound and mounting economic hardship in Beirut. Reuters
Protests flare as Lebanese pound nears record 10,000 to the US dollar

Politicians fail to save Lebanon from economic doom as population sinks further into poverty

LebanonMarch 02, 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

Lawyers and activists say justice system is being used to silence demonstrators

MENAFebruary 23, 2021
Lebanese activists call for Hezbollah to disarm after Slim murder

High-profile Lebanese sign petition opposing movement's grip on country

LebanonFebruary 18, 2021
Lebanese publisher Lokman Slim went missing on the night of February 3, 2021, according to family and friends. EPA-EFE
Lokman Slim echoes through history and long line of slain Lebanese activists

For decades outspoken intellectuals have been murdered and their killers rarely punished

LebanonFebruary 16, 2021
A health worker gets the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Rafic Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, 14 February 2021. EPA photo
Cautious optimism as Lebanon begins Covid-19 vaccination campaign

The vaccination drive offers a glimmer of hope amid a national crisis

LebanonFebruary 15, 2021
The first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine lands in Beirut. AP
First Covid-19 vaccines land in Lebanon

The country will begin a nationwide inoculation campaign on Sunday amid surge in cases

LebanonFebruary 15, 2021
A Huey helicopter provided by the US. Lebanese Army
Lebanese military receives US-donated helicopters worth $32 million

The US gave $2 billion-worth of assistance to the Lebanese armed forces in the past 15 years

LebanonFebruary 14, 2021
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