Matthias
@matthiasdvs
Beirut & Amsterdam
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16-12-2019 10:48:23
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🇱🇧 Au Liban, l’œuvre commémorative a la mémoire des victimes de l’explosion du port de Beyrouth a été recouverte d’une pub pour l’entreprise District //S Beirut… (📷 Brady Black )
What every diplomat whispers behind closed doors: #France has been instrumental in blocking an international investigation into the #BeirutBlast. Why did Emmanuel Macron make promises to the people of #Lebanon if he was going to shield those who murdered us in our homes?
She was paralyzed by the port explosion. The drugs she needs? Unavailable. Specialist care? Her family can't withdraw money for it. Her hospital even lacks power to run the A/C. Awful tale by Maya Gebeily of a woman at the center of Lebanon's many crises. reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Why is it so hard to walk in Beirut?🚶 Wrote this for all the frustrated pedestrians, runners, joggers, & dog parents in Beirut who can’t walk an inch without worrying about getting hit by a car. With comments from Ronnie Chatah & Ibn Batata. Enjoy! today.lorientlejour.com/article/130953…
Such a bleak anecdote in this Nader Durgham | نادر درغام piece: callers to Lebanon's suicide-prevention hotline are asking operators to hang up and ring them back, because they can't afford the phone bill for the conversation (but incoming calls are free). washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/…
Days earlier, Issam had told a friend that he didn’t want to die in the south, and have it be announced as “journalist was killed” without culpability. Ex colleagues Ellen Francis and Sarah Dadouch | سارة دعدوش are trying their best to make sure that doesnt happen: washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/…