And i came right here, to the physical, mental and symbolic border between east and west during the civil war, the former green line. My journey in beirut starts here. Where does one even begin to discuss the urban challenges facing the ancient city of beirut . Even though the civil war ended nearly 30 years ago, its repercussions have left permanent scars on the city. The bloody conflict that plagued lebanon from 1975 to 1990 killed some 145,000 people, severely injured more than 100 000 and displaced over a million. It essentially brought the country to its knees. The power struggles that led to the war are deeply rooted in complex and everchanging alliances. Its not simply a sectarian conflict. Regardless of the cause, citizens were held hostage as bombings and bullet fromnipers wreaked havoc across lebanon. Beirut took centre stage, acting as a dividing line between muslims and christians. Even though the city was able to rise up and reestablish itself as a thriving capital, its di
And i came right here, to the physical, mental and symbolic border between east and west during the civil war, the former green line. My journey in beirut starts here. Where does one even begin to discuss the urban challenges facing the ancient city of beirut . Even though the civil war ended nearly 30 years ago, its repercussions have left permanent scars on the city. The bloody conflict that plagued lebanon from 1975 to 1990 killed some 145,000 people, severely injured more than 100 000 and displaced over a million. It essentially brought the country to its knees. The power struggles that led to the war are deeply rooted in complex and everchanging alliances. Its not simply a sectarian conflict. Regardless of the cause, citizens were held hostage as bombings and bullet fromnipers wreaked havoc across lebanon. Beirut took centre stage, acting as a dividing line between muslims and christians. Even though p and reestablish itself as a thriving capital, its difficult to say how long pea
With parliamentary elections in Lebanon happening on May 15, opposition candidates are pushing hard to break through the sectarian-dominated status quo of
Lebanon: Insecurity and desperation as crisis worsens
People in Lebanon are increasingly desperate amid the political deadlock, the financial meltdown, rising poverty and COVID-19.
People in Lebanon are increasingly desperate as the economic crisis continues to worsen
The current all-time low of the Lebanese currency known as the pound or the lira has riled people all over the country. They have been pouring into the streets for more than a week now, taking the country to the brink of a revolution.
Protesters are desperate as the government has for years failed to tackle the devaluation of the currency, poverty rates and the plummeting economy.