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Lebanon

Lebanon

80% of Lebanese people struggling below poverty line

December 24, 2021 Iain Dalton, CWI

After being without a government for almost a year, the new Lebanese government of billionaire Nijab Mikati is already beset with crises, just a few months in. There has been no respite from the ongoing […]

Lebanon

The Beirut port explosion – one year on

August 2, 2021 Iain Dalton, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

A year ago, a huge devastating explosion started at Beirut’s port and ended with the loss of over 200 lives, with 7,500 injured and around 300,000 people made homeless. That evening of 4 August 2020 […]

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Lebanon – new stage of the crisis – what way forward for workers and youth

July 7, 2021 Iain Dalton, Socialist Party England & Wales

Over the last year it seems as if just when all possible descriptions have been exhausted for the deteriorating social, economic and political crisis in Lebanon, a new downward turn in the situation develops. The […]

Lebanon

Mass protests re-emerge in Lebanon as government paralysis continues

March 17, 2021 Iain Dalton

Over the last week, protests have re-emerged onto the streets of Lebanon. The increasing collapse of society impels the masses to challenge the continuing misrule of the sectarian establishment. Blockades of roads with burning tires […]

Lebanon

Lebanon’s overlapping crises create desperate situation for working class

January 12, 2021 Iain Dalton

Like many countries around the world, 2021 has begun with a new lockdown being implemented across Lebanon, until the end of January. This is a result of a dramatic increase in the numbers of Covid […]

Lebanon

Lebanon: Only united working-class movement for socialism can solve acute crises

August 14, 2020 Judy Beishon

In the face of daily furious protests on the streets, one by one, Lebanon’s government ministers resigned, until the whole cabinet resigned on Monday 10 August, knowing it had no authority to continue. The government […]

Lebanon

Revolutionary mood in Lebanon following horrific explosion 

August 7, 2020 Judy Beishon

The worst ever explosion in Lebanon’s history, on Tuesday in Beirut’s port, caused horrific devastation of both life and infrastructure. Over 157 people were killed, many are missing and around 5,000 injured. The whole port […]

Lebanon

Lebanon: Economic and political crisis deepens

June 29, 2020 Iain Dalton, Socialist Party England & Wales (CWI)

“Let me speak frankly. The Lebanese do not expect fruitful results from this meeting. In the view of the Lebanese people, this meeting will be like those that came before it. And after, it will […]

Coronavirus

Desperate economic situation leads to renewed protests across Lebanon

May 12, 2020 Iain Dalton, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

After a pause for a little over a month with the covid-19 lockdown, new protests have erupted in Lebanon, as the situation for workers has become desperate. Unemployment has reached 30%, while hyperinflation is worsening, […]

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Lebanon defaults – A new stage of the country’s economic crisis

March 16, 2020 Iain Dalton, CWI

A new stage of the economic crisis in Lebanon was reached on Monday 9 March, as the state defaulted on a £1.2bn euro-bond – the first default in the country’s history. This debt will prove […]

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