Lebanon’s 2022 parliamentary elections will begin with the diaspora voting in their country of residence on May 6 and 8, marking the first electoral test
into 2020 s devastating beirut port explosion. influential political figures have fought hard against giving evidence and that means the investigation has been suspended again and again. for survivors and bereaved families, there is still no closure. hiam s son ahmed was one of more than 200 people who died. lebanon spent more than a year without a government. the one it finally got, back in september, has achieved little. the currency has lost more
the hours of fighting here that day were sparked by rows about the investigation into 2020 s devastating beirut port explosion. influential political figures have fought hard against giving evidence and that means the investigation has been suspended again and again. for survivors and bereaved families, there is still no closure. hiam s son ahmed was one of more than 200 people who died.
for lebanon, the last year has been a fight for survival. a battle for a dwindling supply of medicines. for electricity, as the country descended into darkness. and even for the most basic goods, like food and fuel. in october, seven people died in violent clashes that took a generation back to the civil war. the hours of fighting here that day were sparked by rows about the investigation into 2020 s devastating beirut port explosion. influential figures have fought hard
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