Today we celebrate the birthday of Syrian-German painter Marwan Kassab-Bachi (1934-2016).
See a room dedicated to his work at the Sharjah Art Museum, as part of our long-term exhibition “Memory Sews Together Events That Hadn’t Previously Met.”
Photos by Christina Dimitrova
#Lebanon hikes gasoline prices for a third time in about 2 weeks, as it gradually lifts subsidies and approaches market rate.
Per 20 liters:
95 Octane: From 202,400LL to 206,400LL
98 Octane: From 209,300LL to 213,500LL
Built by skaters for skaters, Snoubar Skatepark in Horsh Beirut is a free public space in Lebanon that's bringing together people from all walks of life.
@lynnsm7 talks to skaters, park visitors, and more about the new skatepark, its ups, and its downs.
https://t.co/8fkmlfBAvB
URGENT: my natour’s wife is in need of an operation which costs around 10,000,000 LBP (600$ at today’s rate) - if you’re able to donate any amount to help them out please dm me ❤️ and RT ! 🙏🏼
What more is there to say about the #BeirutBlast? @karem_monzerr directs and narrates this reflection on exhaustion, painful memories, and corruption on the one-year-mark of the August 4 port explosion.
TW // Includes scenes of blast aftermath.
#انفجار_مرفا_بيروت
The Health Ministry has announced that 8,500 people received a COVID-19 vaccine today as part of this week’s walk-in Pfizer vaccine “marathon” for residents aged 50 and older. The marathon will continue tomorrow
Those relying on contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and treat serious health conditions are facing a dangerous shortage in #Lebanon. They're also facing archaic stigmas, elitist healthcare, and misinformation.
@lynnsm7 talks to @MashrouAlef and Marsa: https://t.co/9ceklPeReS
Delighted to partake in the "Youth as Food Systems Actors and Transformers; Global Voice for Inclusion" webinar! I will be sharing lessons from AUB intervention with refugee communities in my talk on youth in active service for marginalized fragile societies.
#BREAKING Israel has destroyed a Gaza tower housing intl media including Al Jazeera & the Associated Press
Building was rapidly evacuated, much equipment left behind.
Members of press safe elsewhere in the world must strongly condemn this attack on media
What is happening in #SheikhJarrah is not new. Israeli settlers have forcibly evicted Palestinians from their homes for decades.
We're documenting events in Palestine as they unfold through a timeline that will be updated daily: https://t.co/gIh20KGpLh
#SaveSheikhJarrah
This morning the Ministry of Health is reporting that 43% of the casualties in #Gaza so far are children and women.
35 killed (12 children and 3 women), 233 injured.