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Sharing the proverbial “personal news” ✨ I've joined @Reuters ’ Dubai bureau as a Middle East and North Africa breaking news correspondent. Excited to dive into the cut and thrust of daily news 📰

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Different prices, different currency

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Some personal news: I’m thrilled to be joining the Thomson Reuters Foundation @TRF_Stories where I’ll be covering inclusive economies, climate change, & tech/society. I’m grateful to have worked with incredible people at @lorienttoday and excited for this next chapter 💫

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عون: سأبذل كل الجهود للخروج من الأزمة

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بس هيك... Picture by @MatthieuKaram

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A dark city in more ways than one #beirut Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times

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36% of women and girls living in Lebanon have suffered from physical symptoms because they could not buy the necessary period products and have access to hygiene ingredients. #نشفتولنا_دمنا

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Lebanon’s background song:

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After concluding its two-day visit to #Beirut , @WHO announced that almost 40% of skilled medical doctors and almost 30% of registered nurses have already left Lebanon either permanently or temporarily. A brain drain is occurring at an alarming speed.

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Me: I need to lose some weight Also me:

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Long distance relationship

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2022 edition 🔄 #NewProfilePic

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Happy place

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We were joking when we asked if things could get any worse in Lebanon.

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Ghada Aoun X Riad Salameh

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I couldn’t resist the urge 😭 #halloween2021 #SquidGame 🟢🔴

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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes up global wheat prices, food-poor countries in the Middle East face higher prices for everyday staples @GebeilyM , @MennaFarouk91 and I covered the war's impact on wheat exports in Cairo, Yemen and Lebanon

Ukraine war threatens to make bread a luxury in the Middle East

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes up global wheat prices, food-poor countries in the Middle East face higher prices for everyday staples

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Deloitte & Ernst&Young missed a decade-long embezzlement scheme, approving Lebanon's central bank's statements without flagging irregularities in the "clearing" account where Forry commissions were deposited

Embezzlement at the Lebanese central bank: Did auditors overlook alleged fraud?

Auditing under increased scrutiny amid allegations of misconduct

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A protest was held in #beirut against "the crimes of the patriarchal regime," where protestors came out in favor of women's rights, the rights of LGBTQ+ people, and the rights of refugees

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Yup, that didn’t work 👁

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A much needed 2018 throwback 😊👀

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An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship.

Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship, Spain said on...

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Vaccinated 🥳🥳🥳

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A clever way to make customers feel young and broke at the same time

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بالروح بالدم @Annahar

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Lebanon will submit a complaint to the United Nations over the killing of civilians, including children, in an Israeli strike in South Lebanon - Lebanese Foreign Minister @Reuters

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More than 737,000 children are currently out of school in #Lebanon , according to the data provided by several organizations. My latest for @lorienttoday @SaveChildrenLEB

NGO sees dramatic increase in calls to hotline as parents struggle to keep their children in school

BEIRUT — Calls to international NGO Save the Children's hotline from parents asking for assistance so that their children can attend school rose by 150 percent in November compared to...

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Electricite Du Liban announced that we have entered the stage of a complete blackout (as opposed to the 1 hr of electricity per day.) Electricity access is necessary for many BASIC human rights, including the right to health, food, information, & an adequate standard of living😊

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Apart from reporting, and overall professionalism, the most important thing I have learned from you is how to be a good human being. Thanks for being the best and congrats on your new role ❤️😭 @GebeilyM

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Local tourism 🇱🇧

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This is what happens when you force all businesses to close without any economic support, in a country where more than half the population is poor. #lebanon #طرابلس

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With many people financially struggling in #Lebanon , books have become an out-of-reach luxury, as discretionary spending falls, turning a practically irrevocable hole in the balance sheet of most bookshops. My latest for @lorienttoday

Reading in times of crisis: Lebanon’s bookstores and bibliophiles battle through the storm

BEIRUT — Inside Halabi Bookshop, tucked away in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the crowded Qasqas area of Beirut and steps away from the Shatila Palestinian camp, readers find a peaceful...

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I can’t help but wonder how many Lebanese families are at risk of being evicted and left without a home by the upcoming month(if not days) and how many families are at risk of facing famine #لبنان_ينهار

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Just wondering- is Julia Boutros still عم تتنفس حرية?

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Scotland, you’re a visual poem 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🫶

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Protesters are gathering in Martyrs' Square to mark the two-year anniversary of the October 17 revolution. Live coverage on @lorienttoday

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جوليا بطرس اليوم ح تتنفس حرية اكسترا؟

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Lebanon has seen raging forest fires, damaging floods, and repeated power cuts that are bringing business to its knees. Yet climate change issues are largely absent from the political agenda ahead of the elections this weekend. My latest for @TRF_Stories

Lebanon election shuns climate crisis despite fires, power cuts

No major party has laid out climate pledges as the crisis-hit country goes to the polls, but some argue the issue is central to tackling Lebanon's economic woes

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On average, food in Lebanon today costs about five times as much compared with 2019. Infographic via @AJEnglish

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My (first🥳) reporting for @lorienttoday Worsening fuel shortages and the anticipation of an impending price hike on gasoline appeared to have pushed Lebanon to the brink of full-on collapse Monday.

‘We are really in hell’: With fuel price hike looming, Lebanon descends further into chaos

BEIRUT — Worsening fuel shortages and the anticipation of an impending price hike on gasoline appeared to have pushed Lebanon to the brink of full-on collapse Monday, with one normally optimistic...

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Front page moment 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

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December 🎊

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#لبنان_ينتفض #علقوا_المشانق_بالساحات #السبت_بكل_الساحات Nothing will dull our sense of outrage

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As Lebanon's economic crisis sends doctors and nurses abroad searching for a better life, I wrote (my first opinion piece 🥹) to reflect on what that means for those left behind.

Life in the shadow of Lebanon's crumbling health service | Context

Thomson Reuters Foundation correspondent Tala Ramadan reflects on what Lebanon's medical exodus means for those left behind

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Large numbers of people are leaving #Lebanon at the moment. Meanwhile the country’s corrupt political class is unmoved. Those of us who have stayed can find solace in a dish that smells of mint, mountains & happy memories – with not a quinoa grain in sight

Never order tabbouleh outside Lebanon

The Lebanese are seasoned travellers. Their national salad less so

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Current situation 🥶

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Me: “Quarantine won’t take that long” Quarantine:

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The BBC will start an emergency radio service for the people of Gaza in response to the ongoing conflict in the region, the British broadcaster's World Service arm said on Wednesday.

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Google’s Year in Search #2020 provides a snapshot of the fears, anxieties, distractions, and obsessions of an extraordinary year.

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Is this some sort of a crying competition?

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سكاي نيوز: توقف أكبر مصنع لصناعة وإنتاج الأمصال في لبنان بسبب فقدان مادة المازوت

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Lebanon's medical system is crumbling as hospitals struggle to cope with departing staff, financial troubles & shortages. My latest for @TRF_Stories on how the medical system is affected & how some patients are turning to herbal medicine as costs rise

Lebanon's patients suffer as crisis causes health worker exodus

An economic crisis is leading large numbers of health workers to quit for better opportunities abroad, forcing medical centres to close departments and turn away the needy

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بيروت 💖

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"أهل عز وأهل شرف"

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In #Lebanon , birth control pills have become exorbitantly expensive, presenting yet another barrier to women's health. Data shows that the average cost of the pill has risen 750% since 2019. My latest for @lorienttoday @Drelkak @MarsaSHC @wish_aubmc

Women in Lebanon struggle with reproductive rights as birth control pills become unaffordable and...

BEIRUT — She had been engaged for six months when she discovered she was pregnant. Her fiance asked her to abort the fetus because he could not afford to get married and raise a child “all of a...

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TRIBUTE

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The southern block of the exploded #Beirut port silos has collapsed, as experts had warned it would. The fire had been burning for weeks due to the fermentation of grains and heat.

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🎉 #euvp

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Just trust your instinct

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Data Journalism ✅

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📸 by the one and only @thebeirutbanyan

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Repatriation had become a growing demand among migrant workers in #Lebanon since the country’s sprawling economic crisis began. My reporting for @lorienttoday with comments from @EgnaLegnaDWU and @DialaHaidar @amnesty

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Exactly a year ago....don't know whether to laugh or cry at this point.

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Monday walk with @thebeirutbanyan

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The Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafés, Night-Clubs, and Pastry Shops in Lebanon announced today that 896 spots have closed down this year. Because #Lebanon is almost purely a service sector-centric economy, this is troubling to say the very least.

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In Greece & Lebanon, GDP peaked one year before the crisis hit, suggesting that officials in both countries tend to live by the day. Both countries appear to be addicted to cooking the official statistics or releasing them after they’re no longer relevant

A Tale of Two Crises: Greece and Lebanon Compared

In a comparison between the Greek and Lebanese economic crises, LCPS Senior Fellow Zafiris Tzannatos explains that while there are significant differences that helped Greece recover within a few...

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Pre-movie political ads in ABC’s cinemas #disgusting

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Impeccable 🖼 @tomyoungart

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Crisis Observatory: Lebanon's crisis sparked a new wave of mass migration, pushing the country to witness its third mass exodus. The first exodus took place in the late 19th century, extending to the period of WWI and the 2nd wave was during the Civil War @nasseryassin

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"The dream of the open road assumes a place to put our cars when we arrive at our destination." A must read by @henrygrabar

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This should explain the alarming rise in #Lebanon ’s divorce rate

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First anger, then hopelessness, and now escape.

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Disgraceful neglects

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Via @lorienttoday

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Fully vaccinated 🥳🥳🥳

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The best ❤️ @TRF team

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I love you so much, @BachirRamadan89 #august4th #beirutblast

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In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighbourhoods safe but critics see as a worrying echo of Lebanon's troubled past.

Beirut 'neighbourhood watch' echoes troubled past

In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighbourhoods safe but critics see as a...

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Via @washingtonpost

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Indeed a cirque 🤡

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Families of the victims of the Beirut port blast gather for the monthly commemoration of their loved ones and calling for accountability for the explosion

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