BEIRUT, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Poverty in Lebanon has more than tripled over a decade, with the percentage of people living below the poverty line up from 12 percent in 2012 to 44 percent in 2022, a World Bank report said on Thursday.
The report, dubbed "Lebanon Poverty and Equity Assessment 2024: Weathering a Protracted Crisis," said that one out of every three Lebanese in Beirut, Akkar, Bekaa, north Lebanon, and M
