Samar Kadi

Samar Kadi is a Lebanese writer.

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An activist friend of Lokman Slim raises a portrait of Slim with Arabic reading “We are all Lokman,” during a memorial service to pay tribute to the slain Lebanese publisher and vocal critic of Hezbollah in Beirut, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP)
Many fear Slim’s slaying could imperil freedoms in Lebanon
February 16, 2021
A woman pushes a cart past damaged buildings in Mar Mikhael, Lebanon. (REUTERS)
Poverty surges amid Lebanon’s self-inflicted crisis
February 08, 2021
A member of the Lebanese security forces checks a citizen’s documents at a COVID-19 checkpoint near the coastal town of Safra on the Tripoli-Beirut main highway. (AFP)
Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccination plan brings hope amid crisis
January 28, 2021
Members of the Lebanese Red Cross transfer a coronavirus patient to the COVID-19 department of the Nabih Berri university hospital, in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh. (AFP)
Lebanon hits dangerous stage of COVID-19 pandemic
January 13, 2021
A man dressed as Santa Claus rides on a tourist double-decker bus, in Beirut. REUTERS
Shattered Beirut districts liven up for Christmas
December 24, 2020
Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri walks with Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab at the governemt palace in Beirut, Lebanon, December 11, 2020. (REUTERS)
Indictment of Diab: A step towards ending impunity in Lebanon?
December 12, 2020
Alice Mogabgab talks during an interview at a previous edition of the festival in Beirut, Lebanon. (REUTERS)
Beirut Art Film Festival overcomes all odds
December 05, 2020
Lebanese President Michel Aoun attends the Paris Peace Forum via video-conference at the presidential palace, November 12. (DPA)
US sanctions further complicate Lebanon’s political deadlock
November 20, 2020
Pro-Hezbollah protesters demonstrate near the United States’ Embassy in Awkar, northeast of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on July 10, 2020. (AFP)
US stances on Lebanon to hinge on Biden’s Iran policies
November 11, 2020
Lebanese President Michel Aoun speaks during a press conference last September at Baabda palace. (dpa)
Four years on, Lebanese president’s record is dismal
November 02, 2020
A woman protester wears a protective mask bearing the inscription “Thawra” (Revolution), May 1, in Beirut. (REUTERS)
A year on, Lebanon’s uprising yields gains but also setbacks
October 16, 2020
Hope Graffiti – Le Gray Facade (Courtesy of Le Gray Hotel)
Art breeds hope, resilience in blast-stricken Beirut
September 11, 2020
Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest in Beirut, September 1, with a sign in French that reads: “The Lebanese people are hostages”. (REUTERS)
Lebanese cabinet in existential race against time
September 04, 2020
A view of the stained glass windows at the Sursock Museum, once a private home built in 1912. (AFP)
The effort to save Beirut’s heritage destroyed by port blast
August 27, 2020
Lebanese volunteers distribute food in the Karantina neighbourhood near Beirut’s port. (AFP)
Solidarity helps Lebanese survive but resilience sorely tested
August 19, 2020
A Lebanese youth wrapped in the national flag looks at the damaged grain silos at Beirut’s port. (AFP)
What’s next after the resignation of Lebanon’s government?
August 12, 2020
Men attach the Lebanese flag on a building following Tuesday’s blast in Beirut’s port area, in Beirut, Lebanon August 7. (REUTERS)
Distrustful of system, angry Lebanese call for international probe
August 08, 2020
Packs of multiple seeds and technical brochures are distributed under the food security initiative (LNE)
Crisis pushes Lebanese to seek food security
April 26, 2020
An anti-government protester covers her face with a Lebanese flag during a protest against the Lebanese Central Bank’s Governor Riad Salameh and against the deepening financial crisis, in Beirut, April 23. (AP)
Lebanon bracing for a harsher post-COVID-19 phase
April 25, 2020
A woman takes care of an old man at Beit Jdoudna foto courtesy Yara Bou Aoun in Beit Mery in Mount Lebanon. (Yara Bou Aoun)
Lebanese lend seniors a helping hand amid economic crisis
April 23, 2020