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In Beirut, New Year's Eve (almost) lacked resolutions

Those interviewed across different areas of the Lebanese capital shared their hopes for Lebanon's future.


In Beirut, New Year's Eve (almost) lacked resolutions

A spare parts and car accessories store in Tayyouneh, in Beirut's southern suburbs, on Jan. 2, 2025, and its owner, who wishes for safety in the year 2025. (Credit: Yara Sarkis/L'Orient-Le Jour)

"Read more, limit alcohol consumption, speak fluent Italian, be less addicted to screens..." In a cafe in Beirut's Badaro neighborhood, Cristina*, 26, lists her 2025 resolutions, joking that she hopes to achieve "at least half" of them. It's a...
"Read more, limit alcohol consumption, speak fluent Italian, be less addicted to screens..." In a cafe in Beirut's Badaro neighborhood, Cristina*, 26, lists her 2025 resolutions, joking that she hopes to achieve "at least half" of them. It's a...