Asia Lebanon The Lebanese pound trades at 30000 for US$1 on the black market, dropping to a new low; the World Bank has described Lebanon's economic meltdown as one of the worst in the world since 1850
Asia Lebanon Train/Train, a Lebanese NGO, wants to revive the days when there was a dense rail network with neighboring countries, hoping to get funding to restart travel between Beirut and Damascus
Asia Lebanon Despite the great economic crisis the country is going through, there has been a boom in plastic surgery in the country, long known as the Botox capital of the Middle East
Asia Lebanon The country has launched support programmes for vulnerable people, with beneficiaries selected according to transparent criteria to ensure everyone meets the basic requirements for a decent life; two-thirds of Lebanese live in poverty
Asia Lebanon Over half of Lebanese families have a child who has missed a meal during each day since October, amidst a dramatic worsening of the economic situation, UNICEF estimates
Asia Lebanon Lebanese-born architect Wael Al Awar, UAE based and awarded with the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennial in August for exploring the local geography for alternatives to high-CO2 footprint cement, is now testing concrete made from salt crystals
Asia Lebanon Cancer patients, struggling to access even the most basic medicines and treatments amid soaring costs and practical difficulties, can get support from the Cancer Support Fund, established in 2018 at the American University of Beirut Medical Center
Asia Lebanon Lebanon-based American artist Brady Black drew more than 200 portraits to commemorate each victim killed in the 4 August 2020 blast in a memorial mural that took nearly four months
Asia Lebanon The Defencse Minister has made clear that threatens to public security will not be tolerated; a few days ago, protests against the judge investigating last year's huge explosion at Beirut's port left 7 dead and 27 injured
Asia Lebanon The Swiss envoy to Lebanon launched a campaign to restore Beirut's iconic Sursock Palace, destroyed in the August 2020 port blasts, making of it a cultural centre open to the public
Asia Lebanon A total blackout across the country by the end of September is a risk, as Lebanon's Ectricity Company declares oil reserves have fallen sharply, reaching a critical point and already being depleted at some plants
Asia Lebanon After a 13-month vacuum, Lebanese leaders agreed to form a government of 24 ministers led by Najib Mikati; the turnaround follows intense international pressure, specially French
Asia Lebanon A Lebanese government delegation has asked Syria to allow Egyptian natural gas and Jordanian electricity to pass through its territory to ease a fuel crisis that has crippled the country