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Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon

A rationing of dollars by banks in protest-hit Lebanon sparked growing alarm on Saturday as some petrol pumps ran dry and grocery stores introduced fresh price hikes. For two decades, the Lebanese pound has been pegged to the greenback and both currencies used interchangeably in daily life....

Lebanon protests a boon for street vendors

The smells of grilled cheese and cooked corn waft over the protesters in the Lebanese capital -- with daily crowds filling the the capital's main squares, the movement has been a boon for street vendors. Ibrahim is a plasterer by trade, but when he saw crowds flocking by the tens of...

Aleppo: local initiatives get fund to opposition schools

Hours after activists launched the “My Pen My Dream" campaign, the Directorate of Free Education in Aleppo announced the return of support to the education sector. The director of free education in Aleppo, Mohammad Mustafa, said that the directorate, along with Manahel program, launched a...