Rodayna Raydan

Rodayna Raydan is a Lebanese British journalism graduate from Kingston University in London covering Lebanon. On Twitter: @Rodayna_462

Lebanon Pulse | Dec 17, 2022

As Lebanon unravels, Beirut neighborhood takes security into its own hands

Amid Beirut’s unlit streets, men wield torches and batons to ensure security and safety in the neighborhood in an initiative that began in Achrafieh, one of Beirut’s oldest and most charming districts.

This picture taken on March 21, 2020, shows an aerial view of the Ashrafieh district of Lebanon's capital, Beirut.

Lebanon Pulse | Nov 17, 2022

Economic meltdown in Lebanon leaves schoolchildren hungry

Lebanon's struggling households are finding it increasingly challenging to afford school lunches for their children due to financial constraints.

A volunteer serves food to needy children at a kitchen set up by charity groups in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon on Dec. 7, 2019.

Lebanon Pulse | Oct 28, 2022

Lebanon’s worsening health sector leaves patients suffering

Lebanon's health-care sector is fighting for survival amid an economic collapse, with the lives of patients at risk as critical care facilities have been falling apart and for the majority of the population affording essential medicine has become a luxury.

Cancer drugs are seen at a pharmacy, Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 7, 2022.

Lebanon Pulse | Oct 15, 2022

Lebanese women find sweet success with beekeeping

Beekeeping, once a niche hobby, is flourishing in Lebanon, providing women with a means of surviving the financial crisis.

Lebanon Pulse | Oct 2, 2022

From homes to guesthouses: some Lebanese find ways to survive economic meltdown

Despite Lebanon's worst financial crisis since its civil war, guesthouse investment is growing as rural tourism soars, generating much-needed revenue for its cash-strapped citizens and empowering local communities and talents.

An aerial view of the city of Zahle in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, photo taken during a press tour by the Lebanese air force, July 1, 2021.

Lebanon Pulse | Sep 13, 2022

Lebanese turn to wood logging in preparation for winter

Lebanon’s woodlands are at risk as the poor are cutting down trees as an alternative for fuel to heat their homes in the coming winter, and with such desperate measures experts fear the loss of precious and old trees.

Snow blankets the area of Mdeirej, in the mountains east of Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 18, 2021.

Lebanon Pulse | Sep 5, 2022

Co-working draws Lebanese amid economic, power crises

Several businesses in Lebanon have started utilizing co-working spaces, allowing them to cope with crises by sharing ideas and skills as well as offices.

Lebanon Pulse | Jul 9, 2022

Lebanese cook over wood as high gas prices persist

Desperation is one of the few commodities Lebanon does not lack as the financial burden of securing necessities such as cooking gas grows heavier.

TOPSHOT - Lebanese wait to fill their gas cylinders in the southern city of Sidon amidst a deepening economic crisis, on August 10, 2021 - Lebanese lined up in long queues to stock up on cooking gas following warnings of imminent shortages, as an economic crisis eats away at supplies of basic imports.Lebanon, grappling with an economic crisis branded by the World Bank as one of the planet's worse since the mid-19th century, has been hit in recent months by a wave of shortages of basic items from medicine to

Lebanon Pulse | Jun 12, 2022

As Lebanon’s electricity crisis deepens, water becomes scarcer

Despite its natural water resources, Lebanon has reached a crisis point, with many residents unable to afford clean water.

Lebanon Pulse | Jun 2, 2022

Lebanon’s economic crisis threatens education sector

Lebanon’s education sector, once prized throughout the Middle East as a regional leader, has been witnessing an irreversible mass exodus with hundreds of professionals in the teaching sector leaving.

Rodayna Raydan

As Lebanon unravels, Beirut neighborhood takes security into its own hands

Economic meltdown in Lebanon leaves schoolchildren hungry

Lebanon’s worsening health sector leaves patients suffering

Lebanese women find sweet success with beekeeping

From homes to guesthouses: some Lebanese find ways to survive economic meltdown

Lebanese turn to wood logging in preparation for winter

Co-working draws Lebanese amid economic, power crises

Lebanese cook over wood as high gas prices persist

As Lebanon’s electricity crisis deepens, water becomes scarcer

Lebanon’s economic crisis threatens education sector

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Crisis Group South Caucasus Analyst Olesya Vartanyan warns renewed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan would impact broader region

Rodayna Raydan

As Lebanon unravels, Beirut neighborhood takes security into its own hands

Economic meltdown in Lebanon leaves schoolchildren hungry

Lebanon’s worsening health sector leaves patients suffering

Lebanese women find sweet success with beekeeping

From homes to guesthouses: some Lebanese find ways to survive economic meltdown

Lebanese turn to wood logging in preparation for winter

Co-working draws Lebanese amid economic, power crises

Lebanese cook over wood as high gas prices persist

As Lebanon’s electricity crisis deepens, water becomes scarcer

Lebanon’s economic crisis threatens education sector

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