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Who are the Lebanese people risking death to flee their country?
Increasing numbers of Lebanese are risking their lives on makeshift boats to escape a collapsing country. L’Orient-Le Jour met a few of these risk-takers, most of whom are from Tripoli. Some of them have already attempted the trip more than once.
OLJ / By Marie Jo SADER, 28 July 2022 12:25
“Are you Lebanese? Really? That’s new! Usually, we are the ones who flee to your country.” Hamzah Osman laughs as he recalls the words of a Syrian border guard who had been deployed in Albania and stopped him there while he was trying to flee on...
“Are you Lebanese? Really? That’s new! Usually, we are the ones who flee to your country.” Hamzah Osman laughs as he recalls the words of a Syrian border guard who had been deployed in Albania and stopped him there while he was trying to flee on...
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