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Akkar is the poorest district of Lebanon: a recent UNDP report found that 63% of the families are deprived and face serious poverty.
Global Voices in English » Blogging About Poverty And Development In The Arab World 2009
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Located in the extreme north of the country, Akkar is an agricultural district, with an estimated rural population of 80%, the highest in Lebanon.
Global Voices in English » Blogging About Poverty And Development In The Arab World 2009
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[…] Akkar was under quasi-feudal rule till recent times, and the current social and economic relations are still heavily impregnated with this history.
Global Voices in English » Blogging About Poverty And Development In The Arab World 2009
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[…] This has resulted in tremendous social and economic inequality: Akkar has, according to the UNDP, the highest level of inequality in Lebanon.
Global Voices in English » Blogging About Poverty And Development In The Arab World 2009
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Mr. Jawhar, 26 years old, hails from Lebanon's northern Akkar region and was charged last year in connection with a 2008 bombing in northern Lebanon that killed 18 people, mostly soldiers.
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The peak of growth happened in southern Lebanon and in the Akkar region also.
Monday, January 19, 2009 As'ad 2009
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Also it is critical to note that many pro-government forces who fought against the opposition in recent days, were people traveled from extremely impoverished areas like Akkar in northern Lebanon, led by the Future Movement to Beirut which was offering money to impoverished people to fight against opposition forces in Beirut.
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I then watched this cleric talking: for a second, I thought it was yet another speech by Ayman Dhawhiri, but alas it was Hariri-appointed, Muftititi of `Akkar reading a speech.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 As'ad 2008
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Today, Hariri hoodlums chased mourners of a Lebanese communist leader in `Akkar, and insulted them and provoked them.
Sunday, March 02, 2008 As'ad 2008
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Also it is critical to note that many pro-government forces who fought against the opposition in recent days, were people traveled from extremely impoverished areas like Akkar in northern Lebanon, led by the Future Movement to Beirut which was offering money to impoverished people to fight against opposition forces in Beirut.
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