THE PULSE OF LEBANON
Akkar, portrait of a youth at loose ends
L'Orient-Le Jour met the young people of Akkar, an area in the north that has been abandoned because of its geographical location and decades of political neglect.
OLJ / By Marie Jo SADER, 04 May 2022 14:59
—Nidal has the same nightmare every night: he sees himself getting burnt and that he wishes to die. The 20-year-old is a survivor of the fuel tank explosion in the Akkar village of Tleil on the night of Aug. 15, 2021.Located in Lebanon’s far north...
—Nidal has the same nightmare every night: he sees himself getting burnt and that he wishes to die. The 20-year-old is a survivor of the fuel tank explosion in the Akkar village of Tleil on the night of Aug. 15, 2021.Located in Lebanon’s far north...