If the subsidies stop, then prices, poverty and the possibility of conflict increases. If they don’t, the country runs out of money. Local experts say they have an answer. They just need politicians …
Feature: Lebanon’s private university students face increasing tuition fees due to USD crisis
Tarek Malaeb, a mechanical engineering student at the American University of Beirut (AUB), may have to postpone his graduation as he is incapable of registering for his last semester given the U.S.
New Lebanon officer’s body cam footage: “I will freakin’ shoot you if you move”
Body camera footage of a New Lebanon police officer involved in an officer-involved shooting last week shows him patting a suspect down, saying he found a gun and warning the man not to move before …
Nine in 10 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon in extreme poverty: UN
Nine out of 10 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty, according to a United Nations report released Friday, citing “compounded crises” in the country. According to a survey …
Macron’s Covid-hit visit was never going to be the tonic Lebanon needs
The trip would have seen him follow up on France’s as-yet unsuccessful attempts to convince Lebanon’s politicians to establish a government that would implement structural and economic reforms the …
China-funded national higher conservatory in Lebanon begins construction
A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the construction of a China-funded conservatory in Dbayeh, near Lebanon’s capital Beirut, on Dec. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich) “This is a landmark mega-project …
In lonely winter shut down by COVID, Lebanon locals step up where they can for veterans
We were completely speechless.” As snow and the coronavirus batter Lebanon County this holiday season, volunteer organizations, businesses and individuals have continued efforts to help veterans and …
Nine out of ten Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are now living in extreme poverty, UN study says
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today published the key findings of the 2020 Vulnerability Assessment of …
Hundreds of Lebanon’s most vulnerable migrant maids flown home, many more wait
AMMAN, Dec 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hundreds of Lebanon’s most vulnerable migrant maids have been repatriated with funds raised by local charities, but thousands more remain stuck and …
Syrian refugee carries on family soap-making legacy to combat COVID-19 spread in Lebanon
English News and Press Release on Lebanon about Protection and Human Rights, Recovery and Reconstruction and Epidemic; published on 15 Oct 2020 by UN Foundation …