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[1/5] A demonstrator holds placards as he demands the release of Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah near the British Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon November 7, 2022. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called for the immediate release of Abd el-Fattah who he said was "in great danger." Egyptian officials have not responded to Reuters requests for comment on Abd el-Fattah. Abd el-Fattah rose to prominence during Egypt's 2011 popular uprising which led to Egypt's first democratic presidential election. Abd el-Fattah, a software developer from an activist family, was detained in the subsequent crackdown on Islamists, leftists and liberals alike, and has been behind bars for most of the time since then.

☆ President Aoun leaves office as Lebanon's crisis worsens
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Maya Gebeily | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A billboard depicting Lebanon's President Michel Aoun, whose term is expected to end on October 31, is placed in Jdeideh, Lebanon October 27, 2022. In his final week in the palace, he signed onto a U.S.-mediated deal delineating Lebanon's southern maritime border with Israel. "Aoun's was the strongest era in all of Lebanon's history,” said Lama Nohra, a 32-year-old supporter and mother of three young children. "He was by far the worst president in Lebanon’s history" said Michel Meouchi, a lawyer and father. In 2006, his Free Patriotic Movement formed an alliance with Hezbollah, which lent important Christian backing to the armed group.

☆ Syrian refugees return home as Lebanese repatriation scheme begins
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Syrian refugees sit with their belongings on a pick-up truck as they prepare to return to Syria from Wadi Hmayyed, on the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Arsal, Lebanon October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed AzakirARSAL, Lebanon Oct 26 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon returned home on Wednesday, the first day of repatriations organised by Beirut, amid concerns from rights groups that the scheme may involve elements of coercion. Lebanese authorities say the repatriations, under a revived programme run coordinated by the country's General Security agency, are voluntary. In 2018, the General Security agency launched a mechanism through which any Syrian refugee could signal a desire to return home, liaise with Syrian authorities to make sure that individual was not wanted there. That pathway saw around 400,000 Syrians return home but was put on hold with the outbreak of COVID-19.

☆ Cholera outbreak hits Syrian refugees sheltering in camps in Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Maya Gebeily | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Syrian refugee children stand near water way at an informal camp in Qab Elias, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed AzakirQUB ELIAS, Lebanon, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Syrian refugees in displacement camps are falling victim to a cholera outbreak in Lebanon, already suffering from an economic meltdown that has slashed access to clean water and strained hospitals. Lebanon recorded its first cholera case in early October -- signalling the return of the bacteria for the first time in 30 years. WHO country director Abdinasir Abubakar told Reuters cholera posed a "very high risk" for Lebanon – and that transmission to other countries was likely. "Now it's affecting more Syrian refugees, but sooner or later we will see more cases for Lebanese,” Abubakar said.

☆ Lebanon to resume sending refugees back to war-damaged Syria
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Timour Azhari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Lebanon hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world. The plan would not involve the United Nations, which maintains that conditions in Syria do not allow for the large-scale return of refugees. The Lebanon office of the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, said it was "not facilitating or promoting the large-scale voluntary repatriation of refugees to Syria." New York-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in July that "Syria is anything but safe for returnees". In its September report, the United Nations' Syria commission said the country was still not safe for returnees.

☆ U.S. dollar strength creating 'untenable' situation that risks financial crisis -Morgan Stanley
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A man counts U.S. dollar banknotes at an exchange shop in Beirut, Lebanon March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File PhotoNEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The recent rally in the U.S. dollar is creating an “untenable situation" for riskier assets that could end in a financial or economic crisis, strategists at Morgan Stanley warned in a note Monday. The dollar index hit a new two-decade high Monday as the pound hit an all-time low against the greenback. The S&P 500 fell 1% on Monday and it is close to its year low. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by David Randall; Editing by Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

A picture of Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati is placed on a residential building in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon September 23, 2022. The tragedy has underscored soaring poverty in northern Lebanon, and Tripoli in particular, that is driving ever more people to take desperate measures three years into the country's devastating financial collapse. Tripoli, Lebanon's second city with a population of roughly half a million, was already Lebanon's poorest before the country plummeted into financial crisis, the result of decades of corruption and bad governance overseen by ruling elites. The economic crisis has led poverty to sky-rocket, with 80% of the population of some 6.5 million poor, according to the United Nations. Several other boats attempted the voyage from Lebanon last week: Cyprus rescued 477 people from two vessels that left Lebanon.

☆ Death toll from sunken Lebanon migrant boat rises to 86
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

People gather near Lebanese Red Cross vehicles that carry dead bodies of people that were aboard a migrant boat which according to Lebanese and Syrian officials sank off at Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon, at the Lebanese-Syrian border crossing in Arida, Lebanon September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed AzakirRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterCAIRO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The death toll from a migrant boat that sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon earlier this week has risen to 86, Syrian state TV said on Saturday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ahmed Tolba; Writing by Yasmin Hussein; Editing by David ClarkeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Nadim Cherfan, founder of the Lebanese dance troop 'Mayyas' who won the America's Got Talent competition, is welcomed with his troop at Beirut airport, Lebanon September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed AzakirBEIRUT, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Lebanese celebrated at home and abroad on Thursday, despite their homeland's crises, as they woke up to the news that local female dance troop Mayyas had won the America's Got Talent competition on U.S. television, bagging a $1 million prize. Lebanon, this one's for you," the group posted on Instagram alongside a video of their winning act - an Arabesque performance embellished with feathers and glowing white orbs. "It's like a big middle finger to everything dragging you down in Lebanon," Farah told Reuters. Messages of congratulations filled Twitter on Thursday morning as Lebanese learned of the win, which had taken place overnight as they were sleeping.

☆ Куда пропали 2200 тонн взрывоопасной селитры? ФБР раскрыло новые подробности взрыва в Бейруте
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-30 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

Федеральное бюро расследований (ФБР) раскрыло новые данные о взрыве, прогремевшем в Бейруте в начале августа. По данным ведомства, инцидент в районе морского порта столицы вызвало меньшее количество аммиачной селитры, чем сообщалось ранее: утверждается, что разрушительный взрыв был спровоцирован 500 тоннами вещества. Этот вывод вызвал вопросы у подавшего в отставку премьера, так как, по имевшимся у него данным, на складе хранилось более 2700 тонн взрывоопасной селитры. «В отчете ФБР указывается, что взорвалось 500 тонн [упомянутого вещества] (…). Сообщалось, что инцидент спровоцировали долгое время хранившиеся на складе 2750 тонн аммиачной селитры.

Persons: Mohamed Azakir nokta, Хасан Диаба, Хасан Диаб Organizations: Федеральное бюро расследований (ФБР), ФБР Locations: France, Бейрут, Ливан

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