2020-11-14 Lebanon Faces Drug Shortage, Economic Crisis
Heart drugs and all kinds of other medicines have disappeared from drug stores across Lebanon. The drug shortage is the latest in a series of problems in the country, which…
2020-08-30 From Golden Age to War and Ruin: Lebanon at 100
At the age of 92, Salah Tizani is almost as old as Lebanon. The country was founded in 1920. He believes his country never had a chance. He thinks back…
2020-08-14 After Multiple Crises, This Time Lebanese Feel Broken
For nearly a week, Mona Zahran slept on a couch pulled across the front door of her home in Beirut. The powerful explosion in Lebanon’s capital on August 4 had…
2014-11-04 Syrian Refugees Prepare for Winter in Lebanon
Colder weather conditions are slowly returning to the Middle East. Reports from Lebanon say areas around the border with Syria are at risk. Observers note that Islamic State militants and…
2014-06-06 Syrian Civil War Helps Lebanon’s Cannabis Farmers
With a civil war raging in Syria, Lebanese security forces are busy guarding the country’s borders. So busy, in fact, that for the past three years, there has not been…
2014-02-20 Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Lack Food Aid and Education
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back. I’m Caty Weaver. On the program today we explore the situation of almost one million Syrian refugees currently living…
2013-08-01 In Lebanon, Syrian Refugees Forced into ‘Survival Sex’
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m Caty Weaver. The United Nations says an estimated 1.8 million Syrians have fled their country since the Syrian conflict started…
2013-06-06 Presence of Female Peacekeepers in Lebanon Continues to Grow
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. I’m Caty Weaver. Women are half the world’s population. But they can face barriers to economic independence and security. Today we…