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In crisis-ridden Lebanon, the new boom in craft trades
Workers repair shoes as customers wait at Ahmed al-Bizri’s shoe repair shop in the coastal city of Sidon (Saida in Arabic), Lebanon, on July 11, 2023 (AFP/JOSEPH EID) In a…
In crisis-ridden Lebanon, money transfer companies as an alternative to banks
Women count US dollar bills received at a money transfer agency in Beirut on July 27, 2022 (AFP/JOSEPH EID) Visa card, currency exchange, wedding list: in Lebanon, money transfer companies…
In a crisis-ridden Lebanon, red meat is off the menu
In a butcher shop in Tripoli, Lebanon, January 26, 2021 (AFP/Archives/JOSEPH EID) Layla Ibrahim has chosen to drastically reduce her meat consumption, not out of a desire to become a…