Tag: Abdallah Bou Habib

Beirut : The displacement of Syrians has cost Lebanon more than $40 billion since the civil war broke out in the Arab nation in 2011, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said. The minister made the remarks during his meeting with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka in Beirut, Xinhua news agency reported. “Lebanon’s hosting of a big number of Syrian refugees is beyond the country’s capacity,” Bou Habib said. The Foreign Minister also called on the international community to recognize and appreciate Lebanon’s contribution to the world by taking in...