Samar Kadi

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

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Lebanese anti-government protesters head towards the house of Lebanon’s prime minister-designate during a demonstration in Beirut, January 14. (AFP)
Lebanon protests turn violent as ‘one-sided’ government preps cabinet
January 18, 2020
Lebanese police block a road in front of Le Gray Hotel in Beirut. (AP)
Lebanese hotel owners decry faltering tourism sector
January 11, 2020
Enough is enough. Beirut Bar Association President Melhem Khalaf. (Courtesy of Melhem Khalaf)
The daunting task of fighting corruption in Lebanon
January 04, 2020
Tycoon turned fugitive. Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn leaves Tokyo’s Detention Centre, last April. (AP)
Fugitive Lebanese tycoon seeks haven in country gripped by turmoil
January 04, 2020
Tremendous challenges. Prime Minister-designate Hassan Diab gives a statement following meeting with outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut, December 20. (AFP)
After Soleimani slaying, Hezbollah may want politicians in government
January 04, 2020
October 17 collective exhibition. (Galerie Janine Rubeiz)
Beirut Art galleries stage shows featuring Lebanon’s uprising
December 23, 2019
Daunting task. Lebanese Incumbent Prime Minister Saad Hariri (L) meets with Lebanese newly-designated Prime Minister, Hassan Diab at the Governmental Palace, in Beirut, December 20. (DPA)
Hezbollah-backed PM-designate faces backlash from Sunnis
December 21, 2019
Sheikh Ahmad Hawili (L) and soprano Ghada Shbeir. (Beirut Chants Festival)
Beirut Christmas carolling comes with a revolutionary twist
December 21, 2019
Back in the game. Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, last November. (Reuters)
Political impasse, foreign pressure give new political lease on life for Hariri
December 14, 2019
Police stand guard in front of the government house in Beirut. (AP)
Uncertainty shrouds formation of a new government in Lebanon
December 07, 2019
Lebanese women shout slogans during a protest against the return of the civil war, in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)
Lebanese mothers struggle to keep protests non-violent
December 07, 2019
Few options, if any. Lebanese President Michel Aoun (C) meets with the country’s top economic officials at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, November 29.(AP)
No end in sight for political impasse in Lebanon amid fears of ‘economic free fall’
November 30, 2019
Looking to the future. Lebanese demonstrators take part in a civilian Independence Day parade in Beirut’s Martyr Square, November 22. (AFP)
‘Not afraid of change,’ Lebanese youth denounce sectarianism, corruption
November 23, 2019
A young Lebanese protester looks at graffiti on the walls of the headquarters of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in central Beirut.(AFP)
‘Revolutionary art’ adorns the walls of rebellious Beirut
November 23, 2019
A 2010 file picture shows Lebanon’s then-Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammad Safadi. (Reuters)
With deadlock continuing, Lebanon’s crisis is set for the long haul
November 16, 2019
A view of the Citerne Beirut building. (Courtesy of Citerne Beirut)
Bureaucracy and politics hindering cultural life in Lebanon
November 09, 2019
A woman holds a Lebanese flag as she stands at a roadblock during anti-government protests in Beirut, November 4. (Reuters)
Women of Lebanon stand at vanguard of popular protests
November 09, 2019
Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri leaves after delivering his address in Beirut, October 29. (Reuters)
Protests lead to Hariri’s resignation, political uncertainty
November 02, 2019
A Lebanese flag hangs on a barbed wire near the government palace in Beirut, November 2. (Reuters)
Political turmoil in Lebanon, Iraq signals failure of Iran’s proxy model
November 02, 2019
Police carry a demonstrator to open a blocked highway during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, October 26. (Reuters)
Protesters in Lebanon defiant despite intimidation attempts
October 26, 2019