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Saber al-Sayyad, a Lebanese fisherman, checks his nets after the Israeli army ordered fishermen and people using any kinds of boats not to sail along an area over 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the Israeli border, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo / Mohammed Zaatari)
VideoLebanese fishermen warned from the waters

Lebanon's fishermen defiant as Israel orders them out of the sea

NewsOctober 11, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
Ahmad Ismael, 10, hits a drive at the Golf Club of Lebanon, after being enrolled through its school outreach programme. Matt Kynaston / The National
Postcard from BeirutStrife is par for the course at Lebanon's only golf club

Resurrected from devastation after Israel's 1982 invasion, the Golf Club of Lebanon keeps the sport's flag flying as another conflict looms

MENAAugust 16, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
People queue at the departure check-in desks in Beirut International Airport on August 9, 2024, amid mounting fears of all-out war between Hezbollah and Israel after Israel killed Hezbollah's top military commander in an air strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on July 30. (Photo by AFP)
Video: Travellers count the cost of fleeing Lebanon

The National speaks with travellers at Beirut's international airport who paid excessively high rates to leave Lebanon, amid fears of the conflict escalating between Hezbollah and Israel

MENAAugust 09, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
Philippe Wakim has been selected to represent Lebanon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in fencing. Photo: Philippe Wakim
Lebanese fencer 'living the dream' after making cut for Paris Olympics

Wakim is one of five athletes who have been confirmed to represent Lebanon at the summer Games

OlympicsJune 24, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
The Mneimneh Diamond jewellery store in the Barbeer neighbourhood of Beirut. Evelyn Lau/The National
Beirut jewellers prepare for 'gold rush' ahead of Eid

Lebanon has struggled since the 2019 financial crisis but things are slowly starting to get better

MENAJune 15, 2024
Evelyn Lau
Farzad Mansouri has been selected to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Taekwondo 80+ category for the IOC Olympic Refugee Team. Matt Kynaston for The National.
Video: Afghan taekwondo champion’s remarkable journey to the Olympics

Afghan's journey from fleeing the Taliban to asylum in the UK has steeled him for medal tilt at Paris 2024

Combat SportsMay 17, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
Farzad Mansouri has been selected to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Taekwondo 80+ category for the IOC Olympic Refugee Team. Matt Kynaston for The National.
ExclusiveAn Afghan refugee's journey from fleeing Taliban to Paris Olympics

Afghan's journey from fleeing the Taliban to asylum in the UK has steeled him for medal tilt at Paris 2024

OlympicsMay 14, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
Farzad Mansouri has been selected to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in the Taekwondo 80kg+ category for the IOC Olympic Refugee Team. Matt Kynaston for The National.
Mansouri's inspirational journey takes him from Afghanistan to Olympics

Athlete who fled the Taliban to Abu Dhabi and then the UK will represent IOC's Olympic Refugee Team

OlympicsMay 02, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
Students at Lebanese universities join global protests against Israel
Students at Lebanese universities join global protests against Israel

Call for universities to cut economic ties with Israel over war in Gaza

MENAApril 30, 2024
Oliver Marsden
Lina has been clearing mines since 2015. Her role involves co-ordinating and overseeing mine clearing operations. Matt Kynaston for The National
Lebanon's mine clearers risk death to heal the legacy of civil war

The vital work of clearing the land of these deadly devices has been rendered even more difficult by the explosion of violence since October

MENAApril 26, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
Lebanese mine clearers continue work away from border
Lebanese mine clearers continue work away from border

Lina Shahin leads an all-male demining team, clearing unexploded ordnance from Lebanon's civil war

MENAApril 26, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
Palestinian Paralympian Husam Azzam says he fears for the lives of his children. EPA
Paralympian trapped in Gaza says 'doing all we can to survive'

Like many in the north of the enclave Husam Azzam and his family are facing starvation, and their physical disabilities make moving to safety even more challenging

SportMarch 28, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
The view of Gaza from on board the Jordanian Air Force model C-130. Matthew Kynaston / The National
'All we can do': On board a Jordanian flight dropping vital aid into Gaza

The kingdom's air force is providing meals for hungry residents in the northern part of the enclave but the UN says land routes must be opened to avert famine

Palestine-IsraelMarch 26, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
The National boards an aircraft dropping aid over Gaza
The National boards an aircraft dropping aid over Gaza

The kingdom continues to deliver relief supplies to northern Gaza, where Israel has prevented aid lorries from reaching a starving population

Palestine-IsraelMarch 26, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
Lebanese family lives in classroom for five months
Lebanese family lives in classroom for five months

Farah and her six children were forced to flee their village in south Lebanon by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

LebanonMarch 13, 2024
Matthew Kynaston
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