Summary On 17 Sep 2024 at about 3:30 PM local time, hundreds of pagers exploded in Lebanon, leaving nine people dead and thousands injured. The incident is thought to be an intentional cyber attack and military strike. As of 18 Sep 2024, additional devices other than pagers began exploding including handheld radios, smartphones, and even… Continue reading Mobile Devices Exploding in Lebanon 2024
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Lebanon Report 2024
Summary This document provides current news and information about Lebanon. Restoration Efforts Underway In August 2020, the largest non-nuclear explosion in history occurred in Beirut. The incident took place at a time when there was already some political and economic instability in Lebanon. The blast took the country into a deeper state of crisis. Since… Continue reading Lebanon Report 2024
Lebanon Report 2023
Summary This page offers selected news stories and reports about Lebanon. Today there are three-times as many Lebanese people living abroad than are living in Lebanon. They are doctors, engineers, inventors, and entrepreneurs — all contributing to the communities they live in. This results in a global awareness of Lebanon and an appreciation for the… Continue reading Lebanon Report 2023
Lebanon Report 2022
Summary This document contains selected news reports about Lebanon in 2022 as well as some past context. Information is provided in chronological order with the most recent at the top. Source and date are used for entry headings. Support The following efforts are being made to assist the people of Lebanon. News Al Jazeera (29… Continue reading Lebanon Report 2022
COVID-19 is Pushing Lebanon to the Breaking Point (25 Mar 2020)
For the lebanese, Coronavirus is only piling on top of an already dire situation. On Monday, the Lebanese government announced it would stop paying all around $30 billion worth of foreign loans, defaulting for the second time on part of its 90 billion dollar debt this year. If that sounds like big picture economics, imagine… Continue reading COVID-19 is Pushing Lebanon to the Breaking Point (25 Mar 2020)
Al Jazeera: Why are people protesting in Lebanon? (2 Jan 2020)
People in Lebanon have refused to end their protests even though a new government has been announced. Many say they’re tired of the corruption and a never-ending economic crisis. Prime Minister Hassan Diab put together a new cabinet that he says is made up of technocrats with no political affiliations. But many protesters say that’s not… Continue reading Al Jazeera: Why are people protesting in Lebanon? (2 Jan 2020)
Documentary: Lebanon and Hezbollah (9 Jan 2020)
Summary In Lebanon, Hezbollah now controls broad areas of political and social life. It has become a state within a state. How can the “Party of God” be confronted? In Lebanon, no important political decisions are taken any more without Hezbollah, the Shiite “party of God”. Since the end of the civil war in 1990,… Continue reading Documentary: Lebanon and Hezbollah (9 Jan 2020)
Je Suis Humanity: France, Racism, and the Politics of Compassion
Friday evening a notification appeared on my phone. It was from Facebook telling me that my friend in Paris was okay. I’d not heard any news of the Paris attack prior to that Facebook message. I immediately went to the news and started reading the mixed reports that began to surface moments after the tragedy there.… Continue reading Je Suis Humanity: France, Racism, and the Politics of Compassion