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Destroyed hospitals in Lebanon
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Lebanon's displaced cancer patients are losing access to lifesaving treatment as Israel's war, displacement, and a fragile health system collide

Zaynab Bazzi
16 June, 2026
Retired Lebanese soldiers protest to demand an increase in their sal
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 Iranian leader Ali Khamenei comments on the recent protests against economic conditions on Iranian State Television in the capital Tehran on January 9, 2026
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A billboard depicting symbolic images of the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, and Iranian athletes is hung on a state building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2026.
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Lebanon's Minister of Economy Amin Salam leaves following a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on September 13, 2021
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Despite the severe economic crisis gripping the area since the war was sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, the stone-cutting industry continues to operate, remaining one of the few sources of livelihood in the region
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A counting machine counting 50,000 Lebanese pound banknotes
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Tunisian Prime Minister Kamel Madouri makes a speech during the opening session of the budget negotiations for 2025 at the Tunisian Parliament in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia on November 08, 2024. (Photo by Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A woman is seen sitting next to her belongings on a street of Beirut. (Photo by Ashley Chan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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