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Beirut 'neighbourhood watch' echoes troubled past
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoBEIRUT (Reuters) -In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative...
Lebanon's empty schools bode long-term damage from crisis
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn a recent school day, the Rene Mouawad High School in Beirut was empty, its classrooms dark, just...
Hezbollah at 40 stronger than ever but has more enemies
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoForty years since Hezbollah was founded at the height of Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the...
Hostage standoff at Beirut bank ends with gunman's arrest
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoA gunman demanding a Beirut bank let him withdraw his trapped savings to pay his father’s medical...
Lebanon's international backers say 'unsustainable' status quo is paralysing state
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoLebanon's ongoing presidential vacuum is cause for grave concern, the country's international...
Ukraine grain shipments offer hope, not fix to food crisis
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoA ship bringing corn to Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli normally would not cause a stir. The...
As economy worsens, Lebanese juggle dizzying rates for devalued pound
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoWhen Caroline Sadaka buys groceries in the Lebanese capital Beirut, she keeps her phone in hand –...