Kareem Chehayeb Kareem Chehayeb is a Beirut-based Lebanese journalist and political analyst. On Twitter: @chehayebk Lebanon | Sep 7, 2017 Despite tension, Syrian refugees find sympathy in Lebanese villages While Lebanon’s impoverished border towns are generally more concerned with pre-existing hardships than those brought by Syrian refugees, some xenophobia has crept into these areas. Latest News EU announces $1 bn in aid for Lebanon to shore up economy Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 2, 2024 Blinken urges Hamas to agree truce to help Gazans by Nina LARSON | AFP | May 2, 2024 Morocco's farming revolution: defying drought with science by Kaouthar OUDRHIRI | AFP | May 1, 2024 See more Podcasts What an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal could look like Gulf's water concerns rise amid the climate crisis Inside an American university encampment See more
Lebanon | Sep 7, 2017 Despite tension, Syrian refugees find sympathy in Lebanese villages While Lebanon’s impoverished border towns are generally more concerned with pre-existing hardships than those brought by Syrian refugees, some xenophobia has crept into these areas.