Sukleen officially wrapped up its operations in Beirut at the start of the week, a statement released by the controversial waste management company said...
The Lebanese company RAMCO officially took over waste management in Beirut this week after Sukleen announced Wednesday it had wrapped up operations, ending...
An electoral list comprising candidates from civil society groups and the Kataeb party was announced Friday for the Baabda district, local media reported.
Fueled by anger at the Lebanese state’s failures and emboldened by a new electoral law that gives them a fighting chance, independent groups are getting ready...
Prime Minister Saad Hariri Monday ordered the immediate cleanup of a Kesrouan beach after storms littered the seafront with tons of trash.
A coalition of civil society and environmental groups Wednesday slammed the government’s plans to expand two coastal landfills in a short-term bid to keep...
A ministerial committee Tuesday agreed on a long-term waste management plan put forward by the Environment Ministry, but postponed discussion on expanding two...
The World Bank is preparing $700 million worth of projects in Lebanon – in addition to the $1.5 billion already paid out, the organization said Wednesday.
The inaction of authorities on the widespread open-air burning of waste across Lebanon is seriously threatening the health of the country’s residents,...
“It starts with the smell, and then this white smoke begins rising and it encircles our building,” Leila said, describing to Human Rights Watch how the...
Prominent environmental activist Paul Abi Rached Thursday announced a sustainable plan to address Beirut and Mount Lebanon’s ongoing waste crisis, in an...
Two Costa Brava landfill observers warned Wednesday that the landfill would shortly be unable to absorb any more waste, the state-run National News Agency...
A Mount Lebanon judge in the Court of Appeals Monday indefinitely froze a previous decision to close the infamous Costa Brava landfill south of Beirut.
The Environment Ministry’s new plan to alleviate Lebanon’s waste-management crisis calls for the controversial reopening of the infamous Naameh landfill, in...
Despite international funding for projects to help Lebanon tackle it’s deep-seated waste treatment issues, problems persist due in part to mismanagement of...
A group of fishermen and environmental activists Thursday blocked the road adjacent to the old Burj Hammoud harbor to stop access to a nearby dump, which they...
The following crime-related incidents took place across Lebanon Sunday:
Environment Minister Tarek Khatib met Friday with European Union Ambassador to Lebanon Christina Lassen to discuss new recycling plants in Lebanon
The fate of the Costa Brava landfill hangs in the balance this week as a court session set to take place Thursday could determine whether the controversial...