No contractors willing to treat Beirut waste: environment minister
Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk said Monday that solutions have been found to treat waste from all regions that send their garbage to the Naameh landfill with the exception of Beirut, four...
Green Party hails closure of Naameh dump
Lebanon’s main pro-environment political party called Monday for an emergency plan that would efficiently manage and recycle waste ahead of the closure of the Naameh landfill on July 17. The...
Tortured pup reunited with owner
A south Lebanon pup that appeared in a video over the weekend being tortured by a man who allegedly kidnapped her was returned to her owner Monday. “I can’t explain the feeling I had when I saw...
Street sweets sicken 7 in east Lebanon
The Health Ministry announced Monday that sweets purchased from a Bekaa Valley street vendor were responsible for poisoning seven people over the weekend. The vendor, an employee at al-Jarrah pastry...
Naameh municipalities to protest over dump
Following a failed meeting with the environment minister Friday, the municipalities surrounding the notorious landfill inNaameh are gearing up to take matters into their own hands, a move that...
Airport bans entry of fruits, vegetables into Lebanon
The Rafik Hariri International Airport issued a statement Tuesday requesting that airlines ask travelers not to carry fruits and vegetables in their bags. “The airport’s [administration] asks that...
Beirut set to drown in trash as clock ticks down for Naameh
When demonstrators closed the road to the Naamehlandfill in 2014, they captured the public’s attention like few others ever have: For a week, trash piled up along Beirut’s streets and fouled the...
North Lebanon governor orders tire burning factory shut
North Lebanon Governor Ramzi Nohra Wednesday ordered the closure of a tire burning factory for failing to meet legal and ecological standards. After touring the factory in the Koura district of...
