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Shattered lives and broken homes echo the vanishing women of Lebanon
Al Mayadeen
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June 30, 2025
Given the magnitude and multifaceted nature of this urgent human rights issue, recommendations to address the silent vanishing and desperate escape of women and girls in Lebanon must be comprehensive. The alarming surge in the disappearance and...
In 2023-24 school year, 48.9% of Lebanon Community Unit School District 9 students failed ELA portion of IAR
Metro East Sun - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.comDr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com In the 2023-24 school year, 48.9% of Lebanon Community Unit School District 9 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois...
Analysis: Lebanon intensifies efforts to have Syrian refugees go home
United Press International (UPI)
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With the Gaza war still raging and ongoing challenges to achieving lasting political settlements, the refugee crisis that has swept the Arab region remains far from over. Here, Palestinians bid farewell to relatives who were killed in an Israeli...
Lebanon 3.0: From Elon Musk’s call to a National Reboot powered by Code, Collaboration, and Confidence
TahawulTech
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June 30, 2025
A surprise phone call from Elon Musk to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is sending ripples across the region — and a clear message to global investors: Lebanon is back on the opportunity map. In the call, Musk reportedly expressed interest in doing...
Israel intends to include Lebanon and Syria in the Abraham Accords
Atalayar
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June 30, 2025
Israel has announced its intention to include Lebanon and Syria in the Abraham Accords to establish diplomatic ties with these nations. According to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, the intention is to expand the list of nations that have...
Gender birth imbalances uncovered in Australia
Scimex Newsfeed
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June 30, 2025
New research uncovers gender birth imbalances in Australia New research has uncovered an imbalanced sex ratio at birth among Australia’s migrant populations, with some migrant mothers seeming to prefer boys to girls. Edith Cowan University (ECU)...
Sara Zantout: Lebanese Writer, “Until I Held You Again
TechBullion
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June 30, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email When Storytelling Becomes the Antidote to Digital Fatigue In 2025, the internet is louder than ever. AI-written content dominates timelines. Viral clips fight for fleeting attention. Every second, a new trend demands...
Ghana Activist Urges Diplomats to Witness Witch Camp Conditions
News Ghana
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June 30, 2025
Yahaya Alhassan, President of the New Ghana Social Justice Forum, has issued a direct appeal to foreign ambassadors in Ghana to visit the nation’s notorious witch camps, calling international attention to the systemic abuse of women accused of...
Peoria’s Lebanese community hosts fundraiser with attention focused on war-torn Middle East
Week 25 - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria’s Itoo Society hosted its 58th annual Shish-Ka-Bob fundraiser on Sunday, with this year’s meal holding special significance to the area’s Lebanese community. This year’s event is happening just days after Israel’s Air...
From belief to bloodshed: When identity masquerades as religion
Sunday Guardian Live
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June 28, 2025
When faith becomes identity, religion fuels conflict; true peace arises from self-awareness, not division or dogma-driven violence. When the skies grow dark with smoke and the earth quakes beneath exploding shells, the world once again asks: Why...
Flame-licked flatbread and HSP bites: Your cheat sheet to a revived Lebanese diner
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 29, 2025
After closing its cosy Fitzroy restaurant in 2022, Isme is back, occupying a sleek new site in Thornbury and serving a fresh raft of dishes with contemporary flair. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your...
I'm a Christian pastor who was born in Egypt. Here are 3 facts I learned about Iran's nuclear obsession
Fox News
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June 29, 2025
Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan has the latest on Iran’s response to the U.S. strikes in Iran and President Donald Trump’s hopes of reaching a new nuclear deal on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! I grew up in a...
Our Woman in Beirut
Aish
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June 29, 2025
In an interview conducted a few years before her passing, Shulamit Cohen-Kishik and her daughter, Carmela Assel, tell a story of unfathomable courage “My mother, Shulamit, née Cohen-Erazi, was born in 1917 in Buenos Aires, Argentina,” her daughter...
Mt. Lebanon music educator finalist for PA Teacher of the Year
The Almanac - Pennsylvania
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June 29, 2025
/mt lebanon 1 / 3 Rebecca Showalter is one of 12 finalists for the 2026 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Courtesy of the Mt. Lebanon School District 2 / 3 Rebecca Showalter is shown with some of her elementary school music students. Courtesy of...
The Latest: Australia pledges $1.4M for Beirut relief effort
Samoa Observer
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BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local): 6 a.m. Thursday The Australian government has pledged an initial 2 million Australian dollars ($1.4 million) to the relief effort in Lebanon following the deadly blast that...
From wartorn Lebanon to Penetang: One man's journey of healing
Barrie Today
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June 28, 2025
After surviving civil war, personal loss and years of addiction, Zack Soujah shares how mental health support gave him second chance at life Editor's note: Village Media received the following submission from Waypoint Centre for Mental Health...
From war-torn Lebanon to Penetanguishene: One man's journey of healing
Midland Today
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June 28, 2025
After surviving civil war, personal loss and years of addiction, Zack Soujah shares how mental health support gave him a second chance at life (Editor's note: MidlandToday received the following submission from Waypoint Centre for Mental Health...
The Palestinian Left Is a Vital Part of Its Nation’s History
Jacobin
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As part of the Long Reads podcast on Jacobin Radio, we’ve produced a miniseries called Red Star Over Palestine: Histories of the Palestinian Left. The six episodes of the series look at the impact of left-wing ideas on Palestinian politics and...
Nova Scotia to recruit doctors via Lebanese universities
University World News
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CANADA-LEBANON The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is working with two Lebanese universities to recruit family doctors, chipping away at a major shortfall that has more than 90,000 Nova Scotians without a primary care provider, writes Taryn Grant...
Bright Ideas: Buyers Praise Bold Colors, New Energy From Paris
WWD - New York
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June 30, 2025
PARIS — Aside from the sweltering heat, all the Paris Fashion Week chatter centered on the major big-D debuts at Dior and Dries — and they didn’t disappoint. Jonathan Anderson’s first collection in his triple-threat role at Christian Dior,...