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Music Hall at Sidon International Festival. (Twitter)

August 26th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Food and Music: Sidon International Festival Opens in Lebanon

The Sidon International Festival kicked off Friday with a food and cultural heritage market at Sidon’s waterfront, near Rafik Hariri Sport City.

Ever since the eruption of the civil war in Syria, hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon. Struggling to find jobs, many refugees have instead opened business in the already crowded market.

November 26th, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

Doing it Saudi style, except worse: Lebanon to go after Syrian businesses

Golshifteh Farahani plays the lead role in Rahimi's “The Patience Stone,” the festival's opening-night film. (Image: Facebook)

November 16th, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

New beginnings: Tripoli to host its first ever film festival in 2014

The proposed tax will target newly constructed buildings in Beirut and other regions and would allow developers to rise higher than current zoning regulations permit

December 12th, 2012 - 11:28 GMT

Lebanon's PM Walking to economic tightrope

Prices of gasoline and petroleum products reached the highest levels in four months Wednesday

August 30th, 2012 - 02:20 GMT

Lebanon's economy takes a knock as fuel prices hit the roof

Gasoline prices have been soaring over the past two months

August 23rd, 2012 - 11:37 GMT

Lebanese gas to go through the roof

Power supply has deteriorated across the country over recent months

July 22nd, 2012 - 07:42 GMT

Electricity rationing hits Lebanese economy hard

Strong performance by banking stocks overshadowed weaknesses in Solidere’s Class A shares

February 14th, 2012 - 09:58 GMT

Lebanon: Banking stock profits pick up Solidere’s slack

The banking sector has been hit by crises in Egypt and Syria, but the bulk of the sector’s revenues continue to be generated by a slacking domestic market

November 14th, 2011 - 04:32 GMT

Syria’s Arab League suspension will spare Beirut markets

All of those who were interviewed by The Daily Star suggested that Lebanon had no interest in complying with the Arab League decision to enforce economic sanctions on Syria

November 14th, 2011 - 06:58 GMT

Economic sanctions on Syria will backfire on Lebanon

Social demands are surfacing again in Lebanon due to the growing mismatch between average income and average consumption for the regular family

October 29th, 2011 - 01:16 GMT

Compromising on salary adjustments in Lebanon

Lebanon’s debt-to-GDP ratio is one of the highest in the world

August 18th, 2011 - 08:08 GMT

Gross public debt in Lebanon sees marginal drop in 2011

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