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☆ 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.

☆ Death toll from sunken Lebanon migrant boat rises to 94
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Members of Syrian Red Crescent work by a shoreline following a migrant boat, which according to Lebanese and Syrian officials, sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon, in Tartous, Syria September 24, 2022. Courtesy of Syrian Red Crescent/Handout via REUTERSCAIRO, 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 94, after more bodies were recovered from Syria's Baniyas coast on the Mediterranean, Syrian state TV said on Saturday. It is the deadliest such voyage yet from Lebanon, where mounting economic desperation has led many to board often rickety and overcrowded boats in the hope of reaching Europe. Syrian authorities began finding bodies off the coast of the northern port city of Tartus on Thursday afternoon. The Syrian transport ministry quoted survivors as saying the boat had left from Lebanon's northern Minyeh region on Tuesday with between 120 and 150 people on board, bound for Europe.

Samer Qubrusli, the Syrian director-general of ports, told Reuters that authorities had found 34 bodies and rescued 14 people in Syrian waters by Thursday evening. The Syrian transport ministry cited survivors as saying the boat left from Lebanon's northern Minyeh region on Tuesday with between 120 and 150 people onboard. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLebanese transport minister Ali Hamiye said he had been informed by Syrian Transport Minister Zuhair Khuzaim that 33 bodies had been recovered and 16 people rescued. The Syrian transport ministry statement said the director of the small island port of Arwad off the coast of Tartus informed them at 4:30 p.m. that a drowned person had been sighted near an anchored ship. About 80 Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian migrants were on board, of whom some 40 were rescued, seven were confirmed dead and around 30 officially remain missing.

George Haj of the bank employees syndicate said the holdups were misguiding anger that should be directed at the Lebanese state, which was most to blame for the crisis, and noted some 6,000 bank employees had lost their jobs since it began. Authorities have condemned the holdups and say they are preparing a security plan for banks. "They are all in cahoots to steal from us and leave us to go hungry and die slowly," she said. To aid her escape, Hafiz posted on Facebook that she was already at the airport and on her way to Istanbul. Abdallah Al-Saii, an acquaintance of Hafiz who held up a bank in January to get some $50,000 of his own savings, said more hold-ups were coming.

☆ At Beirut exhibit, Lebanese explore their capital's past
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 20 (Reuters) - Lebanese artists, journalists and researchers have created a multidisciplinary exhibition in the historic building of Beit Beirut, revisiting the past of the city and exploring their relationship with Beirut today. The director of the "Allo, Beirut?" Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe exhibit reconstructs some scenes of the Lebanese capital's pre-civil war days, alongside photos, videos, and art installations. "We want this space to belong to the people of Beirut... we wanted the exhibition, immersive, interactive, to feel you are included in it," said Darmency. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Emilie Madi and Yara Abi Nader; Writing by Aurora Ellis; Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Iran ready to send fuel ships to Lebanon in a week or two -Iranian embassy in Beirut
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Iran is ready to send ships loaded with fuel to Lebanon within one or two weeks to help run the country's power plants, the Iranian embassy in Beirut told Al-Manar TV as a Lebanese delegation was in Tehran to discuss energy cooperation. A Lebanese energy ministry spokesperson said they were unaware whether a fuel import deal had been struck but said "any gift from anywhere is welcome". Iran had previously proposed providing fuel to the Lebanese state in the form of a donation in an effort to avoid U.S. sanctions on Iran's energy sector, two government sources told Reuters earlier this month. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLebanon and Iran are also discussing the construction of new power plants and fixing electrical power networks, the embassy said. Lebanon has struggled with outages for decades but its economic meltdown since 2019 has drained state coffers, slowing down imports of fuel for government plants.

Witnessing Arab women flourish on the small screen, showcasing their talents and breaking through the presumption that they are oppressed is widely significant. That is not to say Arab women live in a utopia in the Middle East. The implication is that these Arab women have no depth to their character other than their attire. Just as common are images of Arab women living as concubines in harems waiting to please men. But the achievements of the past week should help to break down the stereotypes surrounding Arab women and inspire them to dream big.

☆ Woman takes hostages in bank to get her own money out
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Depositors held up at least five separate banks around Lebanon in an attempt to retrieve savings frozen in the banking system, a Lebanese army official told CNN.

☆ Rosie O'Donnell reflects on the time she felt hurt by Ellen DeGeneres
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

(CNN) It's water under the bridge, but there's a reason why Rosie O'Donnell never appeared on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show. During a recent appearance on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen," Cohen mentioned how much he loved the "Lebanese" moment O'Donnell had with DeGeneres on the former's talk show. Cohen was referencing DeGeneres' 1996 appearance on O'Donnell's daytime talk show in which the two playfully danced around speculation about DeGeneres being gay. Cohen then asked O'Donnell why she had never appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" that ended its run in May after 19 seasons. "After my show went off the air, and her's was coming on the air, Larry King was on with Ellen and he said, 'Whatever happened to Rosie O'Donnell?

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.

☆ People in Lebanon are holding up banks to withdraw their own money amid the country's financial crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Two people in Lebanon staged bank holdups Wednesday, demanding money from their own bank accounts. One of them said she needed to withdraw money for her sister's cancer treatment. Banks in crisis-hit Lebanon have been limiting the amount of money depositors can withdraw. To prevent capital flight, the country's banks have been limiting the amount of money people can withdraw from their bank accounts, severely impacting the everyday lives of ordinary citizens. In August, an armed man held employees and customers at a Lebanese bank hostage after he was told he couldn't withdraw $200,000 from his bank account for his sick father's treatment.

As Russia bombs its neighbor, what has become the biggest European war since 1945 has had an outsized impact far south, in the Middle East. Here are four ways the Ukraine war has affected the Middle East over the last six months:Energy exporters are cashing inThe war has seen oil prices rise to as much as a 14-year high. Despite vowing to turn Saudi Arabia into a pariah, US President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia in a landmark trip last month. Saudi Arabia: #How_many_wives_would_you_takeSaudi men took to Twitter to ask each other how many wives they’d like to take. According to the 2019 report by the Doha International Forum called State of Marriage in the Arab World, information on polygamy in Saudi Arabia is not readily available.

☆ Lebanon port authorises departure of seized Syrian ship carrying suspected stolen Ukrainian grain
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BEIRUT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Lebanon’s Tripoli port authorised the departure of a Syrian ship carrying grain suspected to have been stolen from Ukraine and which had docked in the port city a week ago, Lebanon’s transport minister said in a tweet. Ali Hamie said the Laodicea, a ship blacklisted by the United States in 2015 for its role in the Syrian conflict, would be allowed to travel onto Syria. The Lebanese judge who had issued the seizure order for the ship confirmed to Reuters that it would be allowed to leave. Reporting by Maya Gebeily; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ali Hamie, Maya Gebeily, Alison Williams Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: BEIRUT, Lebanon’s Tripoli, Ukraine, United States, Syria

☆ (Фото) Взрыв в Бейруте: художница создала статую из обломков и битого стекла
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-17 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +2 min

В столице Ливана появилась необычная статуя женщины, сделанная из битого стекла, строительного мусора и различных обломков, оставшихся после взрыва в Бейруте 4 августа. Статую создала художница Хаят Назер. Lebanese artist Hayat Nazer used broken glass and rubble from the Beirut explosion to create this outstanding statue, marking the time (6:08 PM) of the mega blast at the port of Beirut. 📸: Joseph Eid/AFP pic.twitter.com/kXr9r3Yuyp — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 22, 2020Хаят Назер — художница-самоучка из Ливана, закончившая Американский университет в Бейруте. 4 августа в порту столицы Ливана прогремел мощнейший взрыв, в результате которого 170 человек погибли, а более 6 тыс.

Persons: Hayat Nazer, 📸:, ulf T oday., Статуя, Хаят Назер, Назер Organizations: Американский университет, Публикация от (@), ООН Locations: Lebanese, Beirut, Ливан, Бейрут

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