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Tyre - Tyre District - Lebanese Red Cross - South Lebanon - Disaster Risk Reduction - Emergency preparedness

Inside the Red Cross’s Disaster Risk Reduction unit in Tyre

From emergency training in the southern village of Toura to displacement tracking in Tyre, The Beiruter reports from inside the Lebanese Red Cross’s Disaster Risk Reduction unit as South Lebanon struggles to recover amid persistent conflict.

By Katharine Sorensen
Tyre - Displacement - Israel-Hezbollah conflict - Lebanon education - Southern Lebanon

Tyre at the edge of Lebanon’s shrinking south

More than six months into the war, Tyre has become the center of an improvised civilian life in southern Lebanon, where displacement, disrupted schooling and damaged infrastructure are becoming harder to treat as temporary.

By Katharine Sorensen
Tyre - Beaufort Castle - Lebanon heritage - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Ministry of Culture

Lebanon urges action to protect Tyre and Beaufort Castle

Lebanon is urging international action as military activity threatens the historic sites of Tyre and Beaufort Castle, two landmarks of global cultural significance.

By The Beiruter