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Lebanon’s capital drowning in an ocean of trash

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July 26, 2015

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Ziad Jaroudi a Lebanese doctor wears a gas mask to protect against the smell from piles of garbage in the streets, as he drives his car in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, July 25, 2015. The Lebanese cabinet has failed to agree on a solution for the country’s growing garbage crisis, postponing discussion until next week as trash piles up on the streets. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Heavy traffic fills a street after protestors set uncollected garbage on fire and blocked the road in Beirut, Lebanon July 25, 2015. The stench of uncollected refuse in the streets of Beirut is a stark reminder of the crisis of government afflicting Lebanon, where politicians divided by local and regional conflicts have been unable to agree on where to dump the capital's rubbish.

AP - Beirut - Hundreds of protesters showed up in the sweltering summer heat on Saturday evening in downtown Beirut to demonstrate against the sea of garbage taking over the capital's streets, as Lebanon's politicians have failed to find a solution.

Using the slogan "You Stink!", and amid a significant security presence, the protesters called for the government to fall. They chanted about moving the garbage - uncollected for a week now - from the streets to the homes of Lebanon's parliament members.

Piles of garbage in some areas of the city have risen to several metres in height, as political bickering has stymied any resolution.

Aleppo archbishop aims to help Christians stay in Syria

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July 25, 2015

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Aleppo, Syria, Jul 24, 2015 / 06:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- With half of Syria’s population displaced due to its ongoing civil war, Church leaders in the country are seeking to send a message of hope and support for the persecuted Christian minority who have chosen to stay.

“At the time of this writing, Aleppo is undergoing a massive assault by jihadists, and bombs have been falling for hours. It is as if everything is being done to scare people and push them to leave,” Melkite Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart of Aleppo wrote in a July 17 letter.

Rotting Trash Overwhelms Beirut As Summer Heat Rises

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July 25, 2015

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Summer in the city can be rough. But we've never seen anything like Beirut, where a malodorous mix of political paralysis and festering garbage has residents in a rage.

Beirutis are furious that their government failed to avoid a crisis ignited by the long-scheduled closure of a major landfill site last week. The government knew the date that the city dump would shut down -- July 17 -- but the authorities had no ready alternative when the day came. Garbage trucks have nowhere to take the trash, so they've stopped picking it up.

Dispatches: Lebanese Need Justice, Not Executions

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July 25, 2015

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(https://www.hrw.org/) It reportedly began as a traffic dispute and ended in a vicious public murder, a man stabbed to death in broad daylight on a busy sidewalk in central Beirut.

Bystanders captured the attack on film and footage clearly shows a man repeatedly stabbing George Ibrahim al-Reef despite pleas from al-Reef’s wife Rola. The authorities later arrested Tarek Yateem, a bodyguard for the powerful chairman of Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL) and charged him with premeditated homicide - a crime punishable by death. Lina Haider, who was traveling in the car with Yateem, is charged with being an accessory to al-Reef’s murder.