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What We're Watching: Lebanon's future, Russian dissent, Latin Americans ditch US summit
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What We're Watching: Lebanon's future, Russian dissent, Latin Americans ditch US summit

Can this election save Lebanon?
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Can this election save Lebanon?

Corruption and mismanagement have become the hallmarks of Lebanese governance. Voters will cast their ballots on May 15 in general elections for the first time since all hell broke loose three years ago. Is there any hope for a political turnaround, or will the country continue rolling over a cliff?

Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi meets with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai (not pictured) in Bkerke, Lebanon October 30, 2021.
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What We're Watching: Gulf states unleash on Lebanon

Thousands of activists marched in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Tuesday to denounce a wave of violence against minority Hindus over an allegedly blasphemous social media post in the predominantly Muslim South Asian country.
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What We're Watching: Bangladesh religious violence, Ecuadorian drug emergency, Lebanese to vote, Russia ditches NATO

On August 4 of 2021, the Lebanese will commemorate the first anniversary of the terrible blast in the port of Beirut
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Lebanon is on fire. Where's the fire brigade?

It's been 365 days since twin blasts at a Beirut port decimated Lebanon's capital, killing more than 200 people, yet accountability has been scarce. Since then, Lebanon's already-dire economic and financial crises have only intensified. Some locals say Lebanon has become "unlivable" in recent months. So why isn't the country — now approaching failed-state status — getting the help it needs?