DISPLACEMENT
When safety becomes a luxury: Beirut’s southern suburb residents face exorbitant rents as they flee the capital
Rents in Beirut’s mountain regions have become two to three times more expensive as residents look to leave the capital amid growing security concerns.
L'Orient Today / Stephanie Bechara and Matthieu KARAM, 15 August 2024 00:00
BEIRUT – On the top floor of a residential building tucked away in the Aley valley, Ibrahim Mahbouba, a man in his sixties with slicked-back gray hair, entertains guests as his grandchildren play around the living room in the apartment he’s recently...
BEIRUT – On the top floor of a residential building tucked away in the Aley valley, Ibrahim Mahbouba, a man in his sixties with slicked-back gray hair, entertains guests as his grandchildren play around the living room in the apartment he’s recently...
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