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Abandoned in Lebanon, African domestic workers just want to go home

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 14 Sep 2020

Dumped by their employers, and then stranded by their governments, African workers in Lebanon just want to go home. But it’s not that simple

Two huge Beirut explosions kill 78, injure thousands

World Agence France Presse - 5 Aug 2020

The second blast sent an enormous orange fireball into the sky, immediately followed by a tornado-like shockwave that flattened the port and shattered windows across the city

Abandoned by their employers, Ethiopian domestic workers are left stranded in Beirut

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 7 Jun 2020

Kicked out of Lebanese homes and denied entry into the Ethiopian consulate, Beirut’s Ethiopian house helpers are being abandoned on the streets

Where will neoliberalism end?

Article William Shoki - 22 Jan 2020

LONG READ As the world was overtaken by upheaval last year, one photo emerging from the uprisings depicts...

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Japan urges Ghosn to return as fugitive tycoon defends escape

Article Sara Hussein & Miwa Suzuki - 9 Jan 2020

Ghosn made his first public appearance since his audacious December escape at a combative press conference in Beirut on Wednesday

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Seven Ethiopians die in Lebanon while their consulate abandons them

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 2 Dec 2019

The steady stream of coffins being shipped from Lebanon to Ethiopia, won’t be slowing any time soon

EDITORIAL: The year of the global protest

Article Editorial - 25 Oct 2019

The sheer volume of protests across the world suggests that there may be common themes that run through them.

Rage in the twilight of neoliberalism

Article Alf Gunvald Nilsen - 24 Oct 2019

People are revolting against inequality, but it is clear that the elites have no plan B

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Controversial businessman Zunaid Moti jailed in Germany

Article Kiri Rupiah - 25 Aug 2018

Zunaid, his father‚ and their business associates‚ Ashruf Kaka and Salim Bobat had Interpol red notices issued against them in June 2017

Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches Syrian war video game

Article Agency - 28 Feb 2018

The first-person shooter game is a low-cost spinoff of bestseller "Call of Duty" that glorifies the group's battles in the ongoing Syrian conflict.

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Two Lebanese brothers in court for Hezbollah drone export case

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Feb 2018

Two Lebanese citizens are expected to appear in court for allegedly illegally exporting components of drones to Hezbollah in Lebanon

SA links in US-Hezbollah illegal exporting case

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Feb 2018

According to US court documents, dollars were said to have been transferred to SA company bank accounts for the apparent purchasing of the items

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A month after Hariri saga, Saudi’s Lebanon gambit backfires

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Dec 2017

Not only did Hariri rescind his resignation, but Riyadh's power play led divided Lebanese factions to come together to avoid a political breakdown

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A month after the Hariri saga, Saudi’s Lebanon gambit backfires

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Dec 2017

Not only did Hariri rescind his resignation, but Riyadh's power play led to the joining of divided Lebanese factions to avoid a political breakdown.

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Pushed by poverty, desperate Lebanese youth flee

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Apr 2016

Their migration on a "road of death" is fuelled by endemic corruption, political dysfunction, unemployment and poverty.

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