Wassil Sawtak

08/13/2026

08/11/2026

Yesterday, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake — the strongest Colombia has seen in over a century — tore through cities like Cali, Pereira, and Manizales. At least 132 people killed. Hundreds still missing. Buildings that held entire lives collapsed in seconds.

And somewhere in that rubble, Lebanese families who left home looking for stability are living through another nightmare.

The Lebanese diaspora in Colombia has already known war, collapse, and the weight of watching two homelands struggle at once. This is another blow to a community that has absorbed more than its share.

We stand with Colombia today. And with every Lebanese-Colombian holding two broken homelands in their hands.

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08/11/2026

08/10/2026

Since 2019, 730,000 Lebanese have left the country. That's 15% of the entire population — gone in 7 years.

Between 2014 and 2019, 185,000 left. Between 2019 and 2026, that number quadrupled.

And today, 64% of Lebanese youth are thinking about following them.

These aren't just statistics. Every number is a person who looked at Lebanon and decided they had no choice. A doctor who left. An engineer who left. A student who left. A parent who packed their children and left.

They didn't stop loving Lebanon. Lebanon stopped being livable.

The diaspora is not a footnote to Lebanon's story. It is Lebanon's story and it grows larger every year that the country fails to give its people a reason to stay.

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08/01/2026

Six years later, justice still awaits.

The Beirut Port explosion changed Lebanon forever. Hundreds of lives were lost, thousands were injured, and countless families continue to wait for truth and accountability.

This August 4, wherever you are in the world, stand with the victims and their families. Keep their memory alive, raise your voice, and reaffirm that justice cannot be forgotten.

Lebanon deserves the truth. So do its people.

07/31/2026

On September 8, 1989, Lebanese women officially joined the ranks of the Lebanese Army. Not as a formality — as soldiers, serving under the same conditions, the same training, and the same commitment as their male counterparts.
Today, nearly 4,000 servicewomen wear the Lebanese uniform. 6% of an entire army. Built one volunteer at a time.

On Lebanese Army Day, we don't just celebrate an institution. We celebrate every woman who answered the call when her country needed her.
Happy Army Day, Lebanon. 🇱🇧

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