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Protest against Iranian regime’s practices against women

A group of feminist activists organized this Sunday afternoon outside National Museum in capital Beirut a protest under the title “Feminists for Jenna” (Mahsa Amini), in support and solidarity with feminism activists in Iran. This protest…

New Beirut port silo collapse brings back blast trauma

Clouds of dust rise over the port after the collapse, which brought down the last of the northern block of silos. The northern section of the grain silos damaged two years ago by a deadly blast at the Beirut port has collapsed after…

Armed man holds Lebanon bank staff hostage, demands savings

A man armed with a shotgun is holding staff hostage at a bank in crisis-hit Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, threatening to set himself ablaze unless he receives his trapped savings, according to a security official. The man entered a branch of…

Lebanese army arrests 64 people trying to sail to Europe

Lebanon’s deteriorating economy is pushing people to risk their lives sailing to Europe for a better life. The Lebanese military has arrested 64 people trying to sail from northern Lebanon in an attempt to get to Europe, the army command…