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Fatima Al Mahmoud

Fatima Al Mahmoud

Foreign Affairs Reporter
Abu Dhabi
Fatima Al Mahmoud is a Foreign Affairs Reporter at The National and a fellow with the Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Programme.

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The blast was believed to have been caused by an estimated 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse. EPA
Lebanese opt for social media blackout on 'doomsday' blast anniversary

One year on, many are seeking to avoid memories of the lethal port explosion

MENAAugust 03, 2021
A shopper walks past near-empty shelves at a supermarket in Beirut, Lebanon March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
A look inside the suitcase of a Lebanese expat

Travellers pack medicine, food and other basic goods to compensate for shortages in Lebanon

LebanonJuly 01, 2021
Young people are seeking opportunities away from Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon, as the country suffers under economic and political crises. EPA
'Home sick and sick of home': Lebanese expats face dilemma

Lebanon's young diaspora say they miss home but are not planning to return as economic crisis worsens

LebanonJune 23, 2021
Pharmacist Siham Itani, right, inside her pharmacy in Beirut. Reuters
Severe drug shortages in Lebanon threaten intensive care operations

In a rampant black market for medicine, intensive care units are low on vital drugs

LebanonMay 26, 2021
People watch a whirling dervish perform during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a tradition ahead of the Fitr feast, in Lebanon's southern city of Saida late on May 8, 2021. Dervishes are adepts of Sufism, a mystical form of Islam that preaches tolerance and a search for understanding. Those who whirl, like planets around the sun, turn dance into a form of prayer. / AFP / Mahmoud ZAYYAT
Eid Al Fitr 2021 to begin on Thursday in Lebanon

The country will go into a two-day lockdown during Eid

LebanonMay 12, 2021
Amal Mudallali was first appointed as permanent representative of Lebanon to the United Nations in 2017
How Ramadan guides Amal Mudallali in her work as Lebanon's UN representative

The diplomat is behind a recent appeal for global vaccine equity

May 04, 2021
Lebanon has seen cases drop thanks to lockdowns but is taking no chances, with another Easter lockdown starting on Saturday. Courtesy: Dubai Media Office
Lebanon to go into lockdown for Orthodox Easter

The country will enforce a 24-hour curfew between May 1 and May 4, when Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

LebanonApril 28, 2021
Single-use plastic recycled and used to manufacture a drain cover in Lebanon. Courtesy of Ziad Abi Chaker
This Lebanese engineer is replacing stolen metal drain covers with plastic ones

Ziad Abi Chaker is replacing stolen metal drain covers with recycled materials that last longer and cost less

LebanonApril 28, 2021
Education minister Tarek Majzoub said year 12 pupils would be first to return to school as part of a three-stage plan to restart education in Lebanon. Office Of Lebanese Prime Ministry / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Lebanon schools to move to blended learning from April 21

First phase of return to school will begin with Year 12 pupils

LebanonApril 15, 2021
The Covid-19 outbreak and the collapsing economy are making life more difficult than when Lebanon was at war, citizens of the country say. AFP
Civil war survivors say poverty in Lebanon worst in living memory

Those who lived through the war say poverty is rising faster than at any time in living memory

LebanonApril 13, 2021
Ramadan decorations are put up in Beirut, Lebanon, amid coronavirus restrictions in 2020. This year, the holy month again takes place against a background of Covid-19 measures. Reuters
Ramadan 2021 in Lebanon: Covid-19 rules and all you need to know

What is it, what will be different this year and all the latest on Ramadan 2021 in Lebanon

LebanonApril 13, 2021
A building that was badly damaged in the explosion at Beirut port on August 4, 2020. AFP
‘Helpless and hopeless’: despair grips Lebanon’s youth

Young adults in the country are struggling to cope with the succession of crises hitting their homeland, and many feel overwhelmed

LebanonApril 12, 2021
Audio-only app Clubhouse has allowed people in Lebanon to connect amid the pandemic and multiple crises. Getty Images
How Clubhouse is encouraging dialogue in Lebanon

The voice chat app has become a way for people in the country to connect and engage

April 06, 2021
A rescue mission was launched to find the missing refugees who were later found dead. Reuters.
Syrian refugees found dead in bitter cold in Lebanon

Two women and two children discovered by search teams

LebanonApril 01, 2021
An empty shopping district in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 17, 2021. Reuters
‘Every day we discuss closure and then decide to keep going,’ say Lebanon’s restaurateurs

Restaurants and cafes reopened on March 22 despite record coronavirus numbers

MENAMarch 30, 2021
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