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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

By

Dana Hourany

Dozens of people swim in Dalieh as the waves crash on the shore.

Holding on to Dalieh

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

A man in a cap with a white mustache points a thick black hose into a plastic grey water container, and water flows from the hose into the container. There are other such containers around him.

Riding with the Black Hose Brigade: The Truckers Who Bring You Water When the Government Fails

By

Christina Cavalcanti Dana Hourany

A man rides a motorcycle on a road filled with sewage water. Bamboo sticks protrude from the side of the road.

From Flush to Crop: Akkar Farmers’ Desperate Use of Raw Sewage Water

By

Layla Yammine

Data Reporting by

Richard Salame

Intertwined electricity and generator cables hang close to the balcony of an apartment in the industrial zone of Beirut

Sound and the Fury: Living With Noise Pollution in Beirut

By

Layla Yammine

Two women in colorful long dresses, gloves, face-covering scarves, and hats look towards the camera as they stand in a lush field against a mountainous backdrop.

The Land We Stand to Lose to the Sovereign Fund

By

Public Works Studio

Composite of images taken of Lebanese passports and of the Beirut International Airport.

“Like a Prison”: Lebanon’s General Security Makes Passport Renewal a Nightmare

By

Yara El Murr Christina Cavalcanti Layla Yammine

تركيب صور من فترة ازمة المحروقات في لبنان خلال صيف ٢٠٢١

كيف دُمِّر نظام النقل المُشترك في لبنان ولصالح من؟

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ليلى يمّين

عناصر من أمن الدولة يديرون السير قرب محطة محروقات في الجديدة، تزامنا مع ممارسات احتكارية من قبل المحطات وشركات الاستيراد.

كارتيلات، ومصارف، وسيارات: نهج سياسي يدهس النقل العامّ في لبنان منذ التسعينات

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ليلى يمّين كريم مرهج

Beirut in darkness; glow-in-the-dark balloons. Beirut, Lebanon. August 28, 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

And Then Night Falls...

Photographs by

Marwan Tahtah

Visitors gather by the ruins of the Ancient Roman Marj Bisri temple during a hike aimed at promoting awareness of the site's cultural and historical heritage. April 22, 2017. (Photo courtesy of "Save the Bisri Valley Campaign")

Bisri Valley: Infrastructure and the Trap of Neoliberal Development

By

Sintia Issa

A daily traffic jam on the Baouchriyeh Highway near Beirut, in an undated photo. (Hussein Baydoun/The Public Source)

The Road to Mobility Justice Is Not Paved by Technocrats

By

Jad Baaklini