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Two-Thirds of Families Struggle to Access Quality Food

Save the Children conducted a survey of 4,099 Lebanese households, excluding those in the North and Akkar governorates. The findings reveal that 66% of families surveyed face serious difficulties accessing quality food. The situation is especially critical in the Baalbeck-Hermel region, where 11% of households were unable to obtain enough food to ...

Staying Warm in Lebanon: The Cost of Heating Amid Storm 'Adam'

Lebanon is experiencing severe weather as Storm “Adam,” a polar-origin low-pressure system, brings heavy rainfall, strong winds and widespread snowfall. The Lebanese Meteorological Service warns that while the storm began Wednesday night, it will intensify over the weekend as the coldest air mass arrives on Saturday and Sunday. Snow is ...

The Hezbollah-Israel War: A Blow to the Lebanese Economy

Lebanon is undergoing an unprecedented economic collapse, worsened by the recent war, which deepened the financial crisis that began in 2019 when the state declared bankruptcy, and banks, along with the Central Bank (BDL), faltered. The financial sector’s collapse triggered a widespread crisis, affecting every facet of economic and daily life. ...