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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…