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In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen.
In 1982, amid Lebanon’s civil war and an Israeli invasion, local militias allied with Israel killed up to 3,500 Palestinian refugees in Shatila and another Palestinian refugee camp called Sabra.
The disarmament of Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps is likely to be delayed beyond a mid-June deadline, a Palestinian ...
Lebanon hosts about 222,000 Palestinians who are considered refugees, according to the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, many living in 12 overcrowded official camps. Advertisement ...
Beirut, Lebanon – For decades, Palestinian groups in Lebanon have run their affairs themselves.In the refugee camps established for Palestinians displaced by Israel in 1948 and 1967, Palestinian ...
As the U.N. marks its 80th anniversary this month, its humanitarian agencies are facing one of the greatest crises in their ...
The 12 Palestinian refugee camps aren’t under the control of Lebanese authorities, and rival groups have clashed inside the camps in recent years, inflicting casualties and affecting nearby areas.
Beirut, Lebanon – For decades, Palestinian groups in Lebanon have run their affairs themselves.In the refugee camps established for Palestinians displaced by Israel in 1948 and 1967, Palestinian ...
There are multiple Palestinian factions active in Lebanon’s refugee camps, which include Abbas’ Fatah movement, the rival Hamas group and a range of other Islamist and leftist groups.
A group tasked with making a plan to remove weapons held by Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugees camps is beginning to hash out a timetable and mechanism for disarming the groups. A ...