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‘In Lebanon, I earn well, but not enough to keep my mum alive’

Amid the economic crisis, a son struggles to find the $7,000 required every three weeks for his mother’s cancer drugs.

An illustration of a man and his mother

Syrian refugees in fear as Lebanon steps up deportations

An increase in raids by the Lebanese Armed Forces has left Syrian refugees in hiding, worried about being forced back.

Lebanese refugee camp

Syrian quake victims being sent ‘home’ from Turkey for burial

Over 1,000 Syrians who died in Turkey have been sent back for burial but those from Assad-controlled areas can’t return.

Men on a truck checking the name tags on shrouded bodies

Waiting into the night for a miracle rescue in Turkey’s Antakya

A week after earthquakes struck, Turkish rescue crews refuse to give up and find a teenage girl in the rubble.

The rescue continues into the night as lights are brought out and temperatures drop

Lebanon judge at the centre of Beirut blast inquiry showdown

Judge Tarek Bitar has faced intense opposition from Lebanon’s establishment since resuming the investigation on Monday.

beirut blast

Zakhiku: The ancient city in Iraq revealed by severe drought

The ruins of a submerged city on the Tigris River that emerged this year belonged to a little-known empire.

A photo of an aerial view of the excavations at Kemune with Bronze Age architecture partly submerged in the lake.

The Lebanese farm regenerating soil and promoting food security

Farm based on respecting the ecosystem is sheltered from the changing market amid global food insecurity.

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‘No evidence’ of navy ramming in April Lebanon boat disaster

An investigation conducted by an Australian NGO says boat is largely intact, but families dispute the findings.

Sunken boat

Families demand justice two years on from Beirut port blast

Thousands gather in Lebanon’s capital to commemorate two years since a deadly port explosion, demanding accountability.

Beirut march Aug 4

Two years after Beirut blast, lawsuits raise hopes for justice

Legal cases abroad are giving survivors hope for justice, but they say an independent UN probe remains essential.

Relatives of victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion hold portraits of their loved ones and called for no reconstruction before the truth is revealed about the blast, during a protest near the port, in Beirut, Lebanon