Sidon News

Large amounts of medical waste piled up on the Sidon beach Wednesday as rubbish slid from the city dump into the sea. Sidon locals who headed to the beach on Wednesday were shocked by the vast amount amount of medical detritus...

Don’t exaggerate the fear of the H1N1 virus but don’t neglect precautionary measures either, Education Minister Bahia Hariri advised physicians responsible for monitoring health at schools. During a meeting in Majdelyoun near Sidon, Hariri said that school physicians were a particularly...

Departure lounges at the Rafik Hariri International Airport are bustling with activity as hundreds of pilgrims begin their journey to the holy city of Mecca. The pilgrims are all hoping to fulfill their religious duty in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

Military suits for children and Lebanese flags filled the stores of the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp on Tuesday in preparation for Lebanon’s Independence Day, marked on November 22. “In addition to the money I make, I am promoting the value...

Remembrance Day was celebrated in the coastal city of Sidon during a mass held at the British Cemetery on Wednesday in honor of soldiers killed during World War II. The mass was attended by British Ambassador Frances Guy, Australian Ambassador Jean...

Car accidents are increasing daily on the main coastal highway in Sidon because a number of traffic lights have stopped working. The traffic lights on a crossroad near Eliya Hospital in Sidon have not been operating for several weeks due to...

Pesticide producers should place warning labels on their products and farmers should abide by them, said the president of the Confederation of Farmers Unions Antoine Howayek during a news conference on Tuesday. Howayek held the conference to tackle the recent concerns...

A new Geographic Information System that allows businessmen to better locate potential investors and supplies them with marking statistics and data is soon to be put into operation in the south of Lebanon. The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture...