That Sinking Feeling
Lebanon’s beaches are contaminated at dangerous levels in many public areas and resorts in the country, according to testing conducted by National Centre for...
When will we be free?
Lebanon has had to bear the brunt of the devastating impact of landmines and cluster munitions over decades of war . Beyond the immediate...
Fighting for Beating Hearts
Nearly one in 100 babies are born with congenital heart disease, making it the leading birth defect in the world. When treated adequately, 85%...
Holy Peaks
Mountains are well represented in the world’s holy books: Moses retires to Mount Sinai, where God reveals to him the Ten Commandments; Jesus gives...
Do Not Disturb
Developments in the mountains may be endangering the vital water cycle
Lebanon, the mountainous terrain with the highest peaks in the Middle East region, is...
Finding Strength in Numbers
The impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon continues to deepen, reaching a scale unprecedented in the history of complex refugee driven emergencies. In...













