Home Politics Lebanon The cost of Lebanon’s New Year’s Eve celebrations The cost of Lebanon’s New Year’s Eve celebrations By the time you're done watching this video, around 12 new people would have been infected with COVID-19 in Lebanon –with 6,154 new cases reported yesterday. By Hanin Haidar Ahmad - January 16, 2021 RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR World Bank threatens to suspend Lebanon’s COVID-19 funding Murdering women: A look at Lebanon’s surge in gender-based violence Tripoli protestors face terrorism charges Beirut Brief: News from Feb. 15 – Feb. 21 Protesters in Lebanon cry out for Beirut blast justice