Lebanese people have popularized the idea that Syrian refugees are “job stealers,” but that's not actually the case.
The Representative of the Syndicate of Gas Station Owners in Lebanon, George Brax, said so in a radio interview.
ESCWA said that almost three quarters of the Lebanese population is living below the poverty line, and 82 percent in multidimensional poverty.
The spike in fuel prices has taken its toll on everyone, especially taxi drivers whose lives center around the commodity.
With the new resurgence of cases, electricity cuts and shortage of medicine, hospitals may not be able to cope with a new COVID-19 wave.
In the past few months, the fuel crisis has bred a culture of long queues and frequent scuffles at gas stations.
The cards will have a value between $93 and $126, set according to family size and redeemable in cash dollars. But that's not enough.
Lebanese medicine Importers warned on Sunday that the country may run out of essential imported medication by the end of July.
Parliament approved over half a billion dollars in cash assistance on Wednesday to help over 500,000 of Lebanon’s poorest families during the country’s multi-faceted crisis. The cash assistance will assume the form of ration cards, which will give an average of $93 a month to eligible families as the government...
"With no improvement in sight, more children than ever before are going to bed hungry in Lebanon."
Espace Fann was envisioned as a space that supports local artists and provides them with the tools to make a living out of their work.
The ending of Central Bank’s sugar subsidies caused the latest hike in bread prices, according to the Ministry of Economy and Trade.