Nada Homsi

Several people killed at protest held by Hezbollah supporters in Beirut

Nada Homsi

Tensions that had been building for months in Lebanon erupted in violence Thursday in Beirut. Several people were killed at a protest being held by Hezbollah supporters.

Tracy and Paul Naggear, the parents of 3-year-old Alexandra, who was killed in last year's massive blast, raise their fists during a protest outside the home of caretaker Interior Minister Mohamed Fehmi, in Beirut, July 13. A year after the deadly blast, families of the victims are seeking justice for their loved ones.

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A Year After The Beirut Explosion, Victims' Families Continue To Push For Justice

Nada Homsi

"If we didn't lead this fight, nobody would," says a Beirut resident whose 3-year-old daughter was among the 217 killed in the blast. An official investigation has stalled. No one has been prosecuted.

A March 21 attack by the Assad regime forces and Iran-backed terrorist groups targeted a hospital in Aleppo, killing six civilians and injuring 15. Above: A view of the damaged site.

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Syria Bombs Hospitals. Now It Will Help Lead The World Health Organization

Ruth Sherlock, Nada Homsi

It was a decision that appalled and angered Syrian opposition groups and international medical organizations. On May 28 Syria was appointed to the World Health Organization's Executive Board.

Hatem al-Showaiter with his daughter, then 3 1/2, in Djibouti. She is now 7 1/2.

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Some Yemenis Struggle For U.S. Visas Even After The End Of The Travel Ban

Ruth Sherlock, Nada Homsi

Yemenis who won the diversity visa lottery were stopped by the Trump administration's travel ban. Now they've had to start applying all over again. "Our lives have been destroyed," says one man.

A Syrian child poses atop a stack of neutralized shells at a metal scrapyard on the outskirts of Maaret Misrin town in the northwestern Idlib province, Syria last week.

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Syria's Civil War Started A Decade Ago. Here's Where It Stands

Scott Neuman, Ruth Sherlock, Nada Homsi

The conflict has not only pitted the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad against a band of rebels, but drawn the U.S., Iran, Russia and Turkey, among others, into a complex proxy war.

Shattered containers remain in front of towering grain silos gutted in the August explosion at the Beirut port that claimed the lives of more than 200 people.

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Lebanon's Caretaker Prime Minister Charged Over Massive Beirut Blast

Merrit Kennedy, Nada Homsi

They are the highest-ranking officials to date to face charges in connection to the August explosion that killed at least 200 people and devastated large portions of Lebanon's capital.

A cedar tree that burned in a recent wildfire, in the Mishmish forest, Akkar, Lebanon.

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Climate Change Closes In On Lebanon's Iconic Cedar Trees

Ruth Sherlock, Nada Homsi

A symbol of Lebanon's resilience through its long, turbulent history, the country's towering cedars now face increasing threats from wildfire and parasites, both fueled by global warming.