Rodayna Raydan

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

Lebanon | May 2, 2022

Lebanese artists explore NFTs

The adoption of NFT art in Lebanon seems to be a milestone for artists.

An illustration picture taken in London on Dec. 30, 2021, shows an NFT.

Lebanon | Mar 21, 2022

Lebanese turn to cryptocurrency as economy tanks

Lebanon is bursting with crypto mining shops, traders and online mentors to fulfill the surging demand from people desperately looking to gain financial freedom and much-needed US dollars.

A visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency bitcoin, at the Bitcoin Change shop.

Lebanon | Jan 24, 2022

Economic meltdown drives some Lebanese to collect recyclables for a living

Lebanon’s increasing poverty and lack of jobs drive desperate people to live off of selling collected recycled materials in kilos to scrapyards, shops and manufacturers.

A man sorts through discarded electric devices at a scrap workshop in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on June 3, 2020.

Lebanon | Dec 29, 2021

Lack of electricity drives sustainability options in Lebanon

With Lebanon’s deepening electricity crisis and fuel shortage, many homes and businesses have switched to solar panels to generate electricity due to widespread power cuts from the country’s unpredictable energy sector.