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Lebanon

What happened to Lebanon's economy?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 16, 2021
​The country was once a financial, cultural and economic hub in the Middle East. It is now mired in a deepening economic crisis.
An aerial view of the damaged grain silos at the port of Beirut on Aug. 4, the first anniversary of the blast that ravaged the city.
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Syrian refugees face economic distress

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 16, 2015
9 in 10 refugees living in Jordan are poor or are expected to be.
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Refugees bring in big business in Europe

by Kai Ryssdal , Mukta Mohan and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 15, 2015
The mass migration has created unlikely opportunities.
Syrian refugees and migrants walk along a highway on Tuesday on their way to the border between Turkey and Greece in the northwestern Turkish city of Edirne. 
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Refugee crisis is bad in Europe, but worse elsewhere

by Tracey Samuelson
Sep 11, 2015
Most of Syria's 4 million registered refugees are in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon.
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The cost of misery: migrants in Europe

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Sep 9, 2015
Accepting refugees isn't much of an economic threat.
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Lebanon copes with garbage crisis and sustainability

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 28, 2015
After a stinking week, disposal resumes in Beirut, but will the solution last?
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Saudi Arabia pledges $3bn to help Lebanon fight Hezbollah

by Carine Torbay
Dec 30, 2013
Saudi Arabia has made a $3 billion pledge to help Lebanon buy arms to counteract the role of Hezbollah.
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