Samar Kadi

Samar Kadi is the Arab Weekly society and travel section editor.

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The hidden side. A painting by Lebanese artist Leila Jureidini on display at the “Freedom Fighters” exhibition in Beirut. (Leila Jureidini)
Leila Jureidini’s paintings look behind the burqa
March 23, 2019
A Lebanese man smokes shisha in Sidon. (Reuters)
Lebanon’s tobacco addiction comes with a medical bill
March 16, 2019
Greens are grown at a vertical farm. (AFP)
New programme fosters innovation in Lebanon’s agri-food sector
March 09, 2019
Lebanon’s Interior Minister Raya el-Hassan attends a handover ceremony at the ministry in Beirut, February 6. (Reuters)
Lebanon’s first female interior minister is undaunted by task
March 02, 2019
The entrance to the venue of the"Keep Walking Lebanon" competition. (Keep Walking Lebanon)
Lebanese students celebrate country's resilience in artform
March 01, 2019
UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krahenbuhl speaks at the UN European headquarters in Geneva. (AP)
UNRWA chief vows to fulfil mandate despite US funding cut
February 23, 2019
Determined. Pierre Kraehenbuehl, UNRWA Commissioner-General, speaks about UNRWA’s work at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. (AP)
UNRWA chief vows to fulfil mandate despite US funding cut
February 20, 2019
An aerial view of Hammana-Lamartine Valley.(Hammana Municipality)
High expectations for a longer ski season in Lebanon
February 16, 2019
Vice-president of the Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA) Mosbah Majzoub (C) announcing the CPI ranking of Lebanon. (Lebanese Transparency Association)
Lebanon’s uphill battle against corruption
February 09, 2019
Wassim el-Hage surrounded by some of his staff at Beirut’s Agonist coffee shop. (Beirut’s Agonist)
A Beirut cafe that offers coffee, tea and empathy
February 09, 2019
A panoramic view of the Bay of Jounieh and Our Lady of Lebanon statue. (Jounieh Municipality)
Lebanon’s Jounieh keeps charm despite urbanisation
February 02, 2019
A Syrian woman refugee and her two children attend a community gathering to welcome them in Queensland, Nova Scotia, Canada. (AP)
Lebanon’s refugees given priority for resettlement in Europe, Canada
February 02, 2019
Face to face with art. Visitors look at paintings by Lebanese-American artist Afaf Zurayk at Saleh Barakat Gallery in Beirut. (Saleh Barakat Gallery)
Lebanese exhibit plunges viewers into a world of emotions
January 26, 2019
Lebanese director and actress Nadine Labaki (L), her husband Lebanese producer Khaled Mouzanar (R) and Syrian actor Zain al-Rafeea pose with the Cannes Film Festival Grand Jury prize on May 19, 2018. (AFP)
Labaki’s award-nominated film exposes Syria refugees’ plight
January 25, 2019
Mourners carry the flag-draped coffin of Iraqi archaeologist, Lamia al-Gailani, for burial during her funeral procession in the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. (AP)
Iraq bids farewell to archaeologist Lamia al-Gailani
January 22, 2019
The Hasbani River in southern Lebanon. (Samar Kadi)
Hasbaya’s neglected but enduring charm in south Lebanon
January 19, 2019
Activists hold portraits of those detained or missing in Syria near a ‘Freedom Bus’ in Paris, last January. (AFP)
Families of Syria’s war missing heed Lebanon, Bosnia lessons
January 12, 2019
Tunisian women chant slogans and wave their national flags during a demonstration to mark Tunisia's Women's Day and to demand equal inheritance rights between men and women on August 13, 2018. (AFP)
MENA women at forefront of fight for equal rights in 2018
December 29, 2018
Syrian refugees women hold their children as they sit in Ouzai refugee compound, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon. (AP)
Syrian refugees’ repatriation a slow, long-term process
December 28, 2018
Christmas decorations at the entrance of Zouk Mikael. (Zouk Mikael Municipality)
Zouk Mikael: Lebanon’s year-round destination
December 20, 2018