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The Missing of Southern Lebanon: Families of Detainees Demand Answers

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Dana Hourany

A mural of a green military tank is painted on a concrete wall with graffiti and a low brick barrier above; a woman is confronting the tank; trees and blue sky are visible in the background.

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Dispatches From the Lebanese Stronghold

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Lara Bitar Christina Cavalcanti Sintia Issa Lylla Younes Basyma Saad

An arched stone bridge crosses the Beirut River; mountains are visible in the background. Three people are walking by the river.

“We Used to Dunk Our Feet In”: How Beirut Let its River Waste Away

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Dana Hourany

Rubble-lined street between heavily damaged buildings in the village of Blida, south Lebanon, with collapsed concrete and exposed steel.

Occupation From Above: Life Beneath Israeli Drone Warfare in Southern Lebanon

By

Dana Hourany

A man stands in a dry field looking toward a hillside town at dusk.

Keeping the Land Alive: Farmers on the Front Line of the War Over Southern Lebanon’s Borderlands

By

Dana Hourany

A man stands with his back to the camera and the sea before him. The sun is bright and the water is a deep blue.

Abducted by Israel and Abandoned by Lebanon, Lebanese Fishermen Fear the Sea

By

Lylla Younes Christina Cavalcanti

A large brown bear rests comfortably in its shelter at a wildlife sanctuary in Aley, Lebanon.

Wild Encounters: Meet the Eco-Warriors and the Endangered Animals They Defend

By

Dana Hourany

A group of six Amazigh women sit on the ground shoulder-to-shoulder. They all have their hair and faces partially covered; one of them is talking into a megaphone.

Dismantling the Greenwashing Machine: Strategies From Below

By

Lylla Younes

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher through rubble at night, using flashlights to navigate the collapsed building debris in Beirut, Lebanon.

“Black Wednesday”: Minutes of Israeli Strikes, Days of Searching for the Missing

By

Dana Hourany

A loaf of Arabic bread inflates inside an oven. Fire seen in the background.

Rising Food Prices and Limited Government Action Deepen Lebanon's Food Insecurity

By

Mohammad al-Khansa

A bearded man passionately sings into a microphone, set against a backdrop of bookshelves. The black and white image conveys an intimate, artistic atmosphere.

Rapper Arrested After Criticizing Leadership’s Wartime Conduct

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Lylla Younes