Deadly Israeli strike shatters sense of ‘safety’ in remote north Lebanon The villagers of Ain Yaaqoub spent days identifying charred remains. They fear Israel was targeting displaced people. Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2024
Battling cholera, Lebanon gets first vaccines, and sharp words, from France (This Oct. 31 story has been corrected to reflect the source of vaccines as Sanofi's philanthropic arm and not the government, in paragraphs 1 and 6) Reuters · Oct 31, 2022
Lebanon Announces 3 New Cholera Cases, One Death The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that it has registered three new cholera cases in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 371. It confirmed a new death from the infection, raising the toll to 16. It released an infographic showing where the most infections have been… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 29, 2022
Health Ministry Warns of Cholera Outbreak in Lebanon Caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad warned on Saturday of a cholera outbreak if Lebanon fails to quickly respond to the disease, which he confirmed is still restrained in the rural northern Lebanese region of Akkar. On Friday, the Health Ministry issued a statement saying a second case of Cholera has… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 9, 2022
Lebanon Inspecting New Suspected Cases of Cholera Lebanon’s health minister said on Friday that authorities are inspecting suspected cases of cholera, less than a day after the cash-strapped country confirmed its first case of the illness since 1993. The news came almost a month after an outbreak of the illness in neighboring war-torn Syria. Firas Abiad, Lebanon’s… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 7, 2022
‘Part of the same land’: Lebanese and Syrians join forces to fight wildfires Volunteer firefighting service is bringing refugees and local people together to save Akkar province’s ancient woodlands The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022
Illegal Migration from Northern Lebanon to European Shores on the Rise Illegal migration is on the rise from northern Lebanon towards European shores. The capsizing of a migrant boat off the impoverished northern city of Tripoli on April 23 has not deterred people from embarking on the dangerous journey. Around 40 people were killed in the tragedy, the latest to strike… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 2, 2022
Security Tensions Spike in Lebanon as Elections Draw Near Security tensions are mounting in Lebanon as the parliamentary elections, set for May 15, draw near. More security incidents are being reported as the date approaches. The latest took place on Saturday against a convoy of head of the Free Patriotic Movement MP Gebran Bassil as he was paying an… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2022