In a change of policy, the Lebanese government orders the deportation of dozens of Palestinian refugees back to Syria.
![Thousands of Palestinian refugees fled to Lebanon following the March 2011 uprising in Syria [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20144711452208734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
In a change of policy, the Lebanese government orders the deportation of dozens of Palestinian refugees back to Syria.
![Thousands of Palestinian refugees fled to Lebanon following the March 2011 uprising in Syria [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20144711452208734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Facing gentrification and financial struggles, al-Madina Theatre is one of Lebanon’s last non-commercial art spaces.
![Al-Madina Theatre in Beirut hosts workshops, exhibitions and film screenings in addition to live performances [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014423133818280580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As Lebanon marks 39 years since the start of the country’s civil war, many feel that sectarian divides still run deep.
![About 200,000 people were killed during the Lebanese civil war and 17,000 others are still missing [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014413623907580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Amid heightened tensions, Palestinian refugees walk Lebanon’s sectarian tightrope.
