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Rima Rahbani attributes her brother Ziad's death to medical error or negligence
Film director Rima Rahbani said her brother, artist Ziad Rahbani, died as a result of medical error or negligence by doctors he trusted.
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Labour, migration, courts, health, schools and the environment. The Beirut Journal reports Lebanese society through the people affected by it, with attributed facts and named sources wherever they can be named.
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Lebanese-American victim of Lockerbie bombing cleared by court but haunted by suspicion
Khalid Ndiaye Jafar, a 20-year-old Lebanese-American killed in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, was wrongly suspected of carrying…
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Fire breaks out in residential building in Tripoli
A house fire in Tripoli's Tala'a Mashroo' al-Quba neighbourhood sent thick smoke over the area on Monday as civil defence teams rushed to the…
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Two large explosions reported in Hadatha; shooting kills one, wounds two in Qartaba
Heavy blasts struck Hadatha while a shooting in Qartaba left one dead and two wounded, as security forces intensify investigations into mounting violence across…
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Black smoke from burning tyres and wires chokes Tripoli each morning
Residents of Tripoli wake daily to thick clouds of black smoke as people burn tyres and electrical wire to extract copper, raising health and…
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Palestinian child arrested after stealing $11,800 from shop in Hamra
Security forces arrested a Palestinian child from Nahr al-Bard camp who stole $11,800 from a shop in Hamra, telling interrogators he was hungry.
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Security forces arrest suspect wanted on 20 judicial warrants in Akkar
Internal Security Forces arrested a 25-year-old Lebanese man in Ain al-Dhaab in Akkar following surveillance operations; he is wanted on 20 judicial warrants for…
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Man shoots wife, then himself in Harissa
A man from Bzououn in Bsharri district fired on his wife in a car in Harissa before taking his own life with a military…
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Fifty years since Tel al-Zaatar massacre
A commemoration marks the fiftieth anniversary of the massacre at Tel al-Zaatar refugee camp, established by the Red Crescent in 1949.
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Animal rights activist summoned for investigation over exposed cruelty cases
Ghina Nahfawy faces another interrogation after documenting animal abuse, the latest in a series of police actions against her activism.