Migrant boat tragedy sheds light on poverty in north At least 95 die in ill-fated voyage More attempted sailings point to mounting desperation Tragedy underscores mounting poverty in northern Lebanon ...

The World Bank says poverty in Lebanon has tripled over the course of a decade. The percentage of people in Lebanon living below the poverty line rose from 12% in 2012 to 44% in 2022, according to a ...

BEIRUTBEIRUT — Since the collapse of Lebanon’s state power grid, many middle and working class families have been forced to spend most of their monthly income to pay shady neighborhood businessmen ...

More than two-thirds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon live in extreme poverty, according to a United Nations study published Wednesday, up nearly 50 percent from last year. Based on an assessment of more ...

The price of imported red meat has increased five fold, with some cuts costing more than the monthly minimum wage of 675,000 Lebanese pounds ($33) — Joseph EID Layla Ibrahim has cut down on her daily ...

Jon Alterman: Dr. Sami Atallah is the founding director of The Policy Initiative. Before he founded The Policy Initiative in Beirut in 2021, he worked as the director of the Lebanese Center for Policy ...

BEIRUTBEIRUT — Poverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis, the World Bank said Thursday. The percentage ...