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      Jamie Prentis

      Jamie Prentis

      Lebanon correspondent
      Location
      Beirut
      Jamie is a British journalist and has been a correspondent at the Beirut bureau since March 2022, where he covers Lebanese affairs and the wider region. Before that he was a reporter at the London bureau for nearly four years. Before joining The National he worked for the Libya Herald and covered the country for outlets including The Times.
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      Wael Arakji of Lebanon was awarded Most Valuable Player of the the Fiba Asia Cup. Getty Images
      'Heads held high' in Lebanon after Cedars basketball loss

      The form of The Cedars was a rare bright spot for a country suffering from a devastating economic collapse

      LebanonJuly 24, 2022
      Beirut's famous Raouche Rocks, which the Itani family have taken upon themselves to protect. Picture: Ieva Saudargaite Douaihi
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      Postcard from Beirut: the family who are guardians of Dalieh beach

      For generations, a branch of the Itani clan have taken it upon themselves to protect a threatened slice of public coastline

      WeekendJuly 22, 2022
      Protesters make their point in Beirut, Lebanon outside the prime minister's HQ. Jamie Prentis / The National
      Protests in front of Beirut's Grand Serail over living conditions

      Severe economic collapse has plunged much of Lebanon into poverty

      LebanonJuly 21, 2022
      People in Lebanon tend to drink bottled water because of the poor quality of the country’s supply from the tap. Prices in April were three to times greater than the year before. Reuters
      Lebanon's water crisis putting millions at risk, says Unicef

      Supply systems 'on the brink' amid severe shortage of safe drinking water

      LebanonJuly 21, 2022
      JLebanon, whose top scorer was Wael Arakji with 32 points, had led by 16 points at one point and had to resist a late onslaught by China. Getty images
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      Lebanon stun China to reach basketball Asia Cup semi-finals

      'The Cedars' will play Jordan on Saturday as they bid to reach the final

      Other SportJuly 21, 2022
      Banque du Liban's office in Beirut. The central bank's employees are unhappy about a raid conducted in search of embattled governor Riad Salameh. Reuters
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      Lebanon's central bank employees strike after judicial raid in search of governor

      Operation led by judge Ghada Aoun failed to locate Riad Salameh and was criticised by prime minister-designate Najib Mikati

      LebanonJuly 20, 2022
      Lebanese judge Ghada Aoun outside the country's central bank in Beirut after state security forces raided the building in search of Riad Salameh. EPA
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      Lebanese security forces raid central bank in search of governor

      Bank employees go on strike in protest against 'militia methods'

      LebanonJuly 19, 2022
      A plane passes near a fire at grain silos damaged in the August 2020 port blast in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
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      Relatives of Beirut blast victims criticise government response to port fire

      Blaze continues to burn due to summer heat and fermenting grain at silos

      LebanonJuly 15, 2022
      The silos were heavily damaged in the port blast in August 2020, which that killed at least 215 people and injured more than 7,000. Reuters
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      Efforts to extinguish Beirut port fire 'risk causing grain silos to collapse'

      Authorities have blamed the blazes on the summer heat and fermenting wheat at the bottom of the silos

      LebanonJuly 14, 2022
      A view of the damaged silos at Beirut port, Lebanon. Getty Images
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      Smoke continues to rise from Beirut port silos nearly a week after fire broke out

      An August 2020 blast at the port killed at least 215 people and injured more than 7,000

      MENAJuly 13, 2022
      The silos are at the site of the August 2020 Beirut port blast that killed at least 215 people and injured more than 7,000. Photo: Reuters
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      Second fire in a week breaks out at Beirut port

      Smoke has been seen rising from the site since last Thursday

      LebanonJuly 12, 2022
      The state electricity company is providing only a couple of hours of power each day to households, or less than 10 per cent of Lebanon's power needs. AFP
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      Lebanon averts nationwide blackout by paying part of debt

      Country's two working power stations were set to close on Wednesday because operator had not been paid

      LebanonJuly 07, 2022
      Lebanese protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against the high cost of telecoms, the high cost of living and the low purchasing power of the Lebanese pound in front of the MTC Touch communications building in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
      Protesters march through Beirut against Lebanon price surges

      'Imagine all the people who can’t afford to come to these protests because they can’t afford the gas to get here,' demonstrator says

      LebanonJuly 05, 2022
      A Lebanese Forces supporter distributes election material outside a polling station during parliamentary elections in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Lebanon heads to the polls with its economy in the grip of hyperinflation, with the currency in freefall after the government defaulted on over $30 billion in international debt. Photographer: Francesca Volpi / Bloomberg
      EU calls for reform of Lebanon's election finance system

      Monitoring mission finds recent votes 'overshadowed by widespread vote buying '

      LebanonJuly 04, 2022
      The Israeli army said it had intercepted three drones launched by Hezbollah that were headed towards an offshore gas field in the Mediterranean. AFP
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      Lebanon's PM condemns Hezbollah for launching drones at gasfield

      Israel shot down three unarmed aircraft flying towards Karish in contested Eastern Mediterranean waters

      LebanonJuly 04, 2022
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