الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - TAKREEM Foundation, in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), proudly hosted the TAKminds Forum: "The Politics of Trauma and Collective Healing" on October 13, 2023, at th
الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - TAKREEM Foundation, in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), proudly hosted the TAKminds Forum: "The Politics of Trauma and Collective Healing" on October 13, 2023, at th
For nearly a century, a bustling railway network connected people in Syria and Lebanon to the world and to one another. Amid violence and economic collapse on both sides of the border, can a few quixotic initiatives revive the lost trains?
Political, religious groups step into reconstruction push Weak state presence seen taking toll on poor, refugees
By Timour Azhari
BEIRUT, Aug 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Syrian refugee Waad Hariri is still trying to rebuild her life a year after Beirut s massive port blast tore through her apartment, injuring her husband and traumatising her children.
In the weeks that followed the August 2020 explosion, the family faced another sharp blow: the loss of their home.
A series of eviction attempts - often targeting refugee and migrant tenants - took place in the aftermath of the deadly Aug. 4 blast, highlighting a lack of state protection for vulnerable groups during the disaster response effort, critics said.
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BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Syrian refugee Waad Hariri is still trying to rebuild her life a year after Beirut’s massive port blast tore through her apartment, injuring her husband and traumatising her children.
In the weeks that followed the August 2020 explosion, the family faced another sharp blow: the loss of their home.
A series of eviction attempts - often targeting refugee and migrant tenants - took place in the aftermath of the deadly Aug. 4 blast, highlighting a lack of state protection for vulnerable groups during the disaster response effort, critics said.
“We’ve lost the community we lived in for 10 years. It’s very difficult for me but also for my children who always beg to go play with their friends in Karantina,” said Hariri, referring to their former neighbourhood in Lebanon’s capital.