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Wael Hamzeh Beirut, Sep 17 (EFE).- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh ) After over two months of fighting cancer at home, Salma’s mother has landed a coveted hospital bed in a public hospital outside Beirut but that does not guarantee her access to treatment amid Lebanon’s deepening economic crisis. FOOTAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY AT RAFIC HARIRI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.SOUNDBITES FROM THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY AT RAFIC HARIRI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, ISSAM CHEHADE; AND SALMA, THE DAUGHTER OF A CANCER PATIENT ADMITTED TO THE RAFIC HARIRI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.TRANSLATIONHead of the Department of Hematology and Oncology at Rafic Hariri University Hospital, Issam Chehade:1. "We are heading towards a catastrophic situation if the crisis continues like this and no solutions are found."2. "We are in the loop that the (Central) Bank of Lebanon approved it and the shipment will arrive. It is part of our daily routine to call the drug companies and they tell us next week."3. "And when the shipment arrives it is very limited and is distributed according to priority."Salma, daughter of a cancer patient admitted to Rafic Hariri University Hospital, outside Beirut:4. "I started looking for other alternatives such as the Syrian or Iranian version of these drugs, but they harm her, she cannot sleep."5. "We could not admit her to a hospital because she does not have health insurance and it is very difficult to put someone in a hospital through the Ministry of Health."
Beirut, Sep 11 (EFE/EPA).- The political and economic crisis leaves Lebanon in a complete darkness as citizens experience power outages of approximately 20 hours a day.In addition to the power outages, the country's hospitals had to stop their services while gasoline and diesel importing companies announced that the existing stock would run out at the beginning of next week as they await the approval of the Central Bank to release the credits, or the country will be completely paralyzed. (Camera: NABIL MOUNZER) SHOT LIST: A GENERAL VIEW OVER BEIRUT WITH LIGHTS ON ONLY AT SOME BUILDINGS, IN BEIRUT, LEBANON.
Sheba (Golan Heights), Aug 17 (EFE) .- (Camera: Sara Gómez Armas) The serious political and economic crisis in Lebanon has fueled instability in the border with Israel, which fears that the situation will lead to another war with the Shiite Hezbollah militia controlling the area, where armed Palestinian factions are also gaining strength.FOOTAGE OF THE LEBANON-ISRAEL BORDER, OF FARMS IN SHEBA, ISRAELI SOLDIERS ACCESSING A MILITARY BASE.SOUNDBITES OF AMNON SHEFLER, SPOKESMAN OF THE ISRAELI ARMY
Beirut, Jun 17 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) Barricades made with garbage containers blocked Beirut's main avenues during the general strike staged Thursday by Lebanese workers' unions in protest against the ongoing economic crisis.FOOTAGE OF BEIRUT DURING THE STRIKE, GARBAGE CONTAINERS BLOCKING THE STREET
Beirut, Jun 17 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Nabil Mounzer) Most shops, restaurants, and supermarkets opened Thursday in Beirut despite the general strike called by various worker unions to protest against the Lebanese government's neglect of the country's growing economic crisis and scarcity of necessity goods.In the capital, taxis and pedestrians went about their daily routines, disregarding the strike, which sectors like banking did engage in, with roughly a thousand bank branches shutting their doors, according to the Association of Banks in Lebanon.FOOTAGE OF BEIRUT DURING THE STRIKE
Beirut (Lebanon), Jun 17 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) Barricades of containers cut some of the main avenues of Beirut on Thursday during the day of strike, called by the General Union of Workers against the economic crisis that the country suffers. FOOTAGE OF THE STREETS IN LEBANON
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