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      Saber al-Sayyad, a Lebanese fisherman, checks his nets after the Israeli army ordered fishermen and people using any kinds of boats not to sail along an area over 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the Israeli border, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo / Mohammed Zaatari)
      Play01:18
      VideoLebanese fishermen warned from the waters

      Lebanon's fishermen defiant as Israel orders them out of the sea

      NewsOctober 11, 2024
      Ahmad Ismael, 10, hits a drive at the Golf Club of Lebanon, after being enrolled through its school outreach programme. Matt Kynaston / The National
      Postcard from BeirutStrife is par for the course at Lebanon's only golf club

      Resurrected from devastation after Israel's 1982 invasion, the Golf Club of Lebanon keeps the sport's flag flying as another conflict looms

      MENAAugust 16, 2024
      People queue at the departure check-in desks in Beirut International Airport on August 9, 2024, amid mounting fears of all-out war between Hezbollah and Israel after Israel killed Hezbollah's top military commander in an air strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on July 30. (Photo by AFP)
      Play01:56
      Video: Travellers count the cost of fleeing Lebanon

      The National speaks with travellers at Beirut's international airport who paid excessively high rates to leave Lebanon, amid fears of the conflict escalating between Hezbollah and Israel

      MENAAugust 09, 2024
      Philippe Wakim has been selected to represent Lebanon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in fencing. Photo: Philippe Wakim
      Play01:37
      Lebanese fencer 'living the dream' after making cut for Paris Olympics

      Wakim is one of five athletes who have been confirmed to represent Lebanon at the summer Games

      OlympicsJune 24, 2024
      The Mneimneh Diamond jewellery store in the Barbeer neighbourhood of Beirut. Evelyn Lau/The National
      Play02:03
      Beirut jewellers prepare for 'gold rush' ahead of Eid

      Lebanon has struggled since the 2019 financial crisis but things are slowly starting to get better

      MENAJune 15, 2024
      Farzad Mansouri has been selected to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Taekwondo 80+ category for the IOC Olympic Refugee Team. Matt Kynaston for The National.
      Play02:55
      Video: Afghan taekwondo champion’s remarkable journey to the Olympics

      Afghan's journey from fleeing the Taliban to asylum in the UK has steeled him for medal tilt at Paris 2024

      Combat SportsMay 17, 2024
      Farzad Mansouri has been selected to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Taekwondo 80+ category for the IOC Olympic Refugee Team. Matt Kynaston for The National.
      Play02:55
      ExclusiveAn Afghan refugee's journey from fleeing Taliban to Paris Olympics

      Afghan's journey from fleeing the Taliban to asylum in the UK has steeled him for medal tilt at Paris 2024

      OlympicsMay 14, 2024
      Farzad Mansouri has been selected to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in the Taekwondo 80kg+ category for the IOC Olympic Refugee Team. Matt Kynaston for The National.
      Camera5
      Mansouri's inspirational journey takes him from Afghanistan to Olympics

      Athlete who fled the Taliban to Abu Dhabi and then the UK will represent IOC's Olympic Refugee Team

      OlympicsMay 02, 2024
      Students at Lebanese universities join global protests against Israel
      Play25:38:29
      Students at Lebanese universities join global protests against Israel

      Call for universities to cut economic ties with Israel over war in Gaza

      MENAApril 30, 2024
      Lina has been clearing mines since 2015. Her role involves co-ordinating and overseeing mine clearing operations. Matt Kynaston for The National
      Play02:21
      Lebanon's mine clearers risk death to heal the legacy of civil war

      The vital work of clearing the land of these deadly devices has been rendered even more difficult by the explosion of violence since October

      MENAApril 26, 2024
      Lebanese mine clearers continue work away from border
      Play39:11:17
      Lebanese mine clearers continue work away from border

      Lina Shahin leads an all-male demining team, clearing unexploded ordnance from Lebanon's civil war

      MENAApril 26, 2024
      Palestinian Paralympian Husam Azzam says he fears for the lives of his children. EPA
      Paralympian trapped in Gaza says 'doing all we can to survive'

      Like many in the north of the enclave Husam Azzam and his family are facing starvation, and their physical disabilities make moving to safety even more challenging

      SportMarch 28, 2024
      The view of Gaza from on board the Jordanian Air Force model C-130. Matthew Kynaston / The National
      Play24:09:14
      'All we can do': On board a Jordanian flight dropping vital aid into Gaza

      The kingdom's air force is providing meals for hungry residents in the northern part of the enclave but the UN says land routes must be opened to avert famine

      Palestine-IsraelMarch 26, 2024
      The National boards an aircraft dropping aid over Gaza
      Play24:09:14
      The National boards an aircraft dropping aid over Gaza

      The kingdom continues to deliver relief supplies to northern Gaza, where Israel has prevented aid lorries from reaching a starving population

      Palestine-IsraelMarch 26, 2024
      Lebanese family lives in classroom for five months
      Play29:17:52
      Lebanese family lives in classroom for five months

      Farah and her six children were forced to flee their village in south Lebanon by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

      LebanonMarch 13, 2024
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