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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
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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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