The pandemic and economic crises have caused many workers to lose their jobs. Some have been detained, abused, deprived of wages and stranded far from home with nowhere to turn for help.
Tag: Beirut (Lebanon)
Lebanon’s Economic Crisis Explodes, Threatening Decades of Prosperity
Bad planning, corruption and the sudden shock of a pandemic have caused the Lebanese currency to crash and consumer prices to jump. Hunger looms.
China Quiets Talk of Coronavirus Cover-Up in Wuhan
Demands for accountability run afoul of China’s nationalist narrative. A dozen countries, including Italy and India, began to relax lockdowns, and Israel all but declared victory.
Coronavirus World News: UK, India, Italy
A dozen countries, including Italy, India and Lebanon, began to relax restrictions on public life on Monday. China’s vaccine industry sees opportunity in the crisis.
Beirut’s Nightlife Survived Civil War. Can It Withstand Pandemic?
In Lebanon’s capital, it’s a point of pride that the party never stopped, even during war and protests. But will the dancing and drinking come back after the coronavirus lockdown?
New York Is Wounded. I Miss It More Than Ever.
A former city reporter went to the Middle East, looking for the big story. Now she yearns for the city she thought she was happy to leave behind.
Tux, Gown, Masks: Arab Couples Scramble to Marry During a Pandemic
Undeterred by the coronavirus, couples across the Middle East are pressing ahead with scaled-back weddings. The authorities aren’t always thrilled.
Americans Held Overseas in Iran and Lebanon Are Freed
Amer Fakhoury had been held in Beirut on decades-old charges. Separately, Michael R. White, a U.S. Navy veteran and cancer patient, was released from an Iranian prison.
For Lebanon’s Shiites, a Dilemma: Stay Loyal to Hezbollah or Keep Protesting?
Lebanon’s protests have drawn protesters from all religious sects. But Hezbollah, the Islamist militia and political party, and its ally, the Amal Movement, have tried to smother demonstrations by Shiites.
Clashes Shake Beirut as Anti-Government Protests Explode in Violence
Demonstrators and security forces battled in the worst violence yet after three months of protests against Lebanon’s political elite.