Fear Grows of a COVID-19 Outbreak in Refugee Camps
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In refugee camps around the world, large numbers of people live together in close quarters․ Aid workers are trying to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak by implementing strict rules․ Doctors warn they face an impossible task․
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In refugee camps around the world, large numbers of people live together in close quarters․ Aid workers are trying to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak by implementing strict rules․ Doctors warn they face an impossible task․
Humiliation and Abuse in Lebanon's Kafala System
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Lebanon's kafala system provides citizens with migrant household labor, though its critics say it's more like slavery․ Workers have virtually no rights and must often endure hunger, beatings and humiliation․ The economic crisis could change this․
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Lebanon's kafala system provides citizens with migrant household labor, though its critics say it's more like slavery․ Workers have virtually no rights and must often endure hunger, beatings and humiliation․ The economic crisis could change this․
Lebanon: End of the Illusion - The Inexorable Collapse of Lebanon
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Once celebrated as the Switzerland of the Middle East, Lebanon is facing a severe crisis․ Its economy is collapsing, while electricity and adequate medical care are hard to find․ The state has completely failed its people․
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Once celebrated as the Switzerland of the Middle East, Lebanon is facing a severe crisis․ Its economy is collapsing, while electricity and adequate medical care are hard to find․ The state has completely failed its people․
Deeply Wounded City: A Portrait of Beirut After the Explosion
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Following the devastating explosion in the port, anger with the political elite is growing in Beirut․ People there are trying to pick up the pieces, but many of them have nothing left to lose․
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Following the devastating explosion in the port, anger with the political elite is growing in Beirut․ People there are trying to pick up the pieces, but many of them have nothing left to lose․
Ties to Hezbollah?: Questions Swirl around the Cargo that Destroyed Beirut
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The explosion in Lebanon leads back to an abandoned ship in Beirut that had arrived in the city carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate․ Reporting by DER SPIEGEL and OCCRP has determined that the ship’s owner has connections to Hezbollah’s bank․
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The explosion in Lebanon leads back to an abandoned ship in Beirut that had arrived in the city carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate․ Reporting by DER SPIEGEL and OCCRP has determined that the ship’s owner has connections to Hezbollah’s bank․
The Perfect Bomb: Anatomy of the Explosion that Rocked Beirut
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How is it possible that 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate was stored in the heart of Beirut for several years? DER SPIEGEL recounts the missteps, corruption and incompetence that led to the August blast․
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How is it possible that 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate was stored in the heart of Beirut for several years? DER SPIEGEL recounts the missteps, corruption and incompetence that led to the August blast․
Lebanon's Economic Crisis: Armed Cash Withdrawals Spread amid Growing Desperation
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With their bank accounts frozen and their savings inaccessible, Lebanese depositors are turning to drastic means to withdraw their money․ The population hails them as heroes while officials have shied away from prosecuting them․
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With their bank accounts frozen and their savings inaccessible, Lebanese depositors are turning to drastic means to withdraw their money․ The population hails them as heroes while officials have shied away from prosecuting them․