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Coastline privatization

Privatization continues to threaten remaining patches of public coastline in Lebanon

A villa belonging to a prominent Lebanese-American journalist, on the coast of Kfar Abida in northern Lebanon, has led to a legal dispute with activists seeking to protect public access to the sea.

Privatization continues to threaten remaining patches of public coastline in Lebanon

A man takes a stroll on Ramlet al-Baida beach, Beirut’s only remaining public beach, September, 2022. (Credit: Sally Abou AlJoud/L'Orient Today)

BEIRUT — The seasonal return of beach days and sunsets along Lebanon’s shoreline reveals the ever-increasing encroachment of private property on public access to the Mediterranean.As prices rise at private beach resorts, and people flock to the...
BEIRUT — The seasonal return of beach days and sunsets along Lebanon’s shoreline reveals the ever-increasing encroachment of private property on public access to the Mediterranean.As prices rise at private beach resorts, and people flock to the...