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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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Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri. AFP
Saad Hariri demands end to immunity for officials in Beirut blast probe

Families of victims said a petition signed by Lebanese MPs last week could impede the investigation

LebanonJuly 27, 2021
Since the onset of a severe economic crisis in late 2019 more than half of Lebanon's population has been pushed below the poverty line. EPA
UN says two thirds of Lebanese risk losing access to clean water

After fuel, electricity and medicines, Lebanon's economic crisis threatens to cut off water supply next

LebanonJuly 23, 2021
The blast at Beirut's port killed about 200 people, injured thousands more, and damaged or destroyed 300,000 homes. Bloomberg
Lebanese MPs condemn online campaign by Beirut blast victims who shamed them

Victims' families launched the campaign after politicians signed a petition some say could obstruct the explosion probe

LebanonJuly 22, 2021
Dr Ayman Obeid moved from Beirut to Sulaymaniyah three months ago.
Iraqi hospital attracts leading Lebanese doctors fleeing financial crisis

Beirut’s famed hospitals have long drawn in Iraqi patients, but economic and political upheaval is now sending doctors the other way

LebanonJuly 05, 2021
A taxi driver sleeps in the early morning inside his car as he waits in a long queue for fuel in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. AP
Lebanese turn to the black market for fuel amid shortages

Advertisements for ‘fuel deliveries’ have appeared on Facebook groups as long queues form in front of petrol stations

LebanonJuly 05, 2021
Hundreds of essential medicines may be out of stock in July. AP
Lebanon to run out of hundreds of medicines by the end of July

Drug shortages and long power cuts have pushed Lebanese health care to the brink

LebanonJuly 04, 2021
Hamad Hassan, the country's caretaker health minister, is urging everyone in Lebanon to get vaccinated.
Lebanon records first nine cases of Covid-19 Delta variant

Doctors warn people of potential new surge if they do not exercise caution

LebanonJuly 02, 2021
A man rides his scooter with empty water bottles to fill them with gasoline, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Lebanon Parliament approves ration card aid for poorest residents

Government should now identify beneficiaries and secure funding, but stagnation may stymie it

LebanonJune 30, 2021
Lebanese army soldiers rush to break up a demonstration sparked by mounting economic hardship in Tripoli. Reuters
Lebanese Army deploys to Tripoli amid unrest

Personal dispute spills over into protests as power cuts and fuel shortages worsen in Lebanon's second largest city

MENAJune 30, 2021
Areas under Hezbollah control are out of reach for the Lebanese state. Reuters
Journalists freed after being detained in Hezbollah stronghold

Matt Kynaston and Stella Manner were questioned by Hezbollah and Lebanese authorities for six hours

LebanonJune 28, 2021
A staff member stands at an intensive care unit for Covid-19 patients at Rafik Hariri University Hospital. Reuters
Lebanon’s top hospital starts electricity rationing amid power cuts

The country’s crisis has led to daily power cuts lasting ‘more than 21 hours a day’ leaving even vital infrastructure struggling to keep the lights on

LebanonJune 28, 2021
Young Lebanese protest the interrogation of student activist Karim Safieddine by the military. Aya Iskandarani / The National
Student activist interrogated by military police in Beirut over protest

Activists say security forces are harassing protesters to stifle dissent

LebanonJune 21, 2021
Gebran Bassil is a Lebanese politician and head of the Free Patriotic movement. Reuters
Lebanese Christian leader asks Hezbollah to solve political crisis

Gebran Bassil's appeal to Hassan Nasrallah reveals the shifting alliances between Lebanon’s foreign-backed politicians

LebanonJune 21, 2021
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri meets EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in Beirut. AFP
EU considers sanctions on Lebanese leaders senior official says

Josep Borrell’s comments are in line with threats of sanctions by France

LebanonJune 20, 2021
Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, the production and smuggling of Captagon has flourished on both sides of the Lebanese-Syrian border. AFP
Millions of Captagon pills headed for Saudi Arabia seized in Beirut

Interior minister calls for countries to trust Lebanon again after seizures of drugs shipped from the country

LebanonJune 19, 2021
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