The humid summer air of Beirut has started to reek as uncollected trash piles up in the streets after protesters shut down Lebanon's largest landfill at a time of political paralysis.
Environment
Jul 24, 2015
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Following outbreaks in Jordan and Mozambique just over a year ago, the Tropical Race 4 strain (TR4) of Fusarium oxysporum – the cause of Panama disease in Cavendish bananas – has now spread to Pakistan and Lebanon. TR4 ...
Ecology
Apr 1, 2015
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The war in Syria has had a devastating effect on that country's university students and scholars, creating a lost generation, according to a recent University of California, Davis, report.
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2014
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Lebanon is bracing for a summer drought, after a record dry winter exacerbated by a massive influx of Syrian refugees and longstanding water management problems.
Environment
May 9, 2014
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New agricultural techniques have helped settle conflicts over land use in Arsaal, Lebanon. In doing so, they’ve improved soils and increased fruit crops.
Environment
Nov 24, 2010
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