Hospitals and healthcare in Lebanon
Hospitals in Lebanon are sounding the alarm. As liquidity dries up and imports decrease, supplies are running out. Patients and medical staff are paying the price.
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Islamic Charity amid the Corona Pandemic
by Negah Angha
Giving back to those in need in the good and the most trying of times: A photo essay through the acts of one Sufi community in the UK and Germany.
Back to the roots in Southern Lebanon
Ghadir Hamadi always felt that her roots were firmly in the southern Lebanese town of her ancestors. Then Covid-19 hit – and only then did she discover what life is really like there.
Iran and Turkey and the Corona Pandemic
by Walter Posch
Semi-authoritarian regimes throughout the Middle East are looking for ways to combine the fight against coronavirus, populism and crisis management – and to weaken their opponents. To that end, Iran and Turkey are treading a similar path.
Hezbollah and the Corona Virus
by Anchal Vohra
As the coronavirus lockdown continues, charity may not be enough to save Hezbollah’s tarnished reputation among Lebanese Shia or to stem the increasing numbers of those infected with the virus. But the Lebanese are no strangers to staying at home.
Shia Muslims and the spread of Corona
The spread of coronavirus has shone light on the various alliances and conflicts throughout the region, but the unfolding pandemic seems only to be deepening divisions rather than healing them.
US sanctions, the Revolutionary Guards and the Corona pandemic in Iran
by Mat Nashed
Iran’s health care system is at a breaking point. While doctors accuse a powerful institution of diverting critical gear, the US government is stonewalling and seems to be pursuing a perfidious strategy.
The Corona pandemic and prisons in the Middle East
As the spread of COVID-19 pushes more and more people into self-isolation, those who are already locked up from North Africa to the Gulf face becoming a hotbed for the virus.