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Hoda, 57, a Lebanese garbage scavenger, searches in a dumpster in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2022. As Lebanon faces one of the world’s worst financial crises in modern history, now even its trash has become a commodity fought over in the street. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)

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Lebanon's poorest scavenge through trash to survive
By LUJAIN JO - Associated Press
Thu,01/20/22-12:43AM , 156 Reads
BEIRUT (AP) — In the dark streets of a Beirut now often without electricity, sometimes the only light that shines is from headlamps worn by scavengers, searching through garbage for scrap to sell.
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, speaks during a joint press conference with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the presidential palace in Baabda east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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UN leader says more aid needed for crisis-hit Lebanon
By LUJAIN JO - Associated Press
Sun,12/19/21-8:15AM , 63 Reads
BEIRUT (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday the international community has not done enough to support Lebanon, grappling with a dire economic crisis and home to over 1 million Syrian refugees. The UN leader urged more support at the start of a three-day visit to the small Mediterranean country.
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