With electricity coming on at random times, and for only an hour or two a day, residents have had to find coping strategies — including doing laundry and charging everything they can after midnight.
Tag: Beirut (Lebanon)
Beirut Port Silos Partly Collapse on Second Anniversary of Blast
The silos were damaged in the 2020 port explosion and government officials had warned that they could collapse.
32 Years After Civil War, Mundane Moments Trigger Awful Memories
Cards. Candles. Sunsets. For this New York Times correspondent and other children of Beirut in the 1980s, traumatic reminders of the war are still there in everyday activities.
Lebanon Observes Day of Mourning After Sectarian Clashes Kill 6
Beirut’s streets were quiet a day after gun battles between Christian and Shiite Muslim militias erupted amid tensions over an investigation into the port explosion last year.
Deadly Clashes in Beirut Escalate Fears Over Lebanon’s Dysfunction
The fighting further traumatized the small Mediterranean country, a patchwork of sects that has tumbled into an abyss of devastating political and economic crises.
Electricity Is Restored in Lebanon, as Army Supplies Emergency Fuel
It was a temporary reprieve for a grid that has been supplying only a few hours of electricity per day, as Lebanon’s collapsing economy struggles to import fuel.
12 Years, $800 Million, One Conviction: Lebanon Tribunal Winds Down Short of Answers
Established in 2009 to prosecute those responsible for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the tribunal failed to show who ordered the attack or why.
12 Years, $800 Million, One Conviction: Lebanon Tribunal Winds Down Short of Answers
Established in 2009 to prosecute those responsible for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the tribunal failed to show who ordered the attack or why.
Tensions Flare Again Along Israel-Lebanon Border
Militants in Lebanon fired rockets at Israel, which retaliated with artillery fire. Amid rising frictions in the region, Israeli officials hinted they would respond forcefully to recent escalations linked to Iran.
As Lebanon Collapses, the Man With an Iron Grip on Its Finances Faces Questions
People can’t get their money from banks, the currency has crashed and Riad Salameh’s reign at the central bank is facing allegations of fraud.