“Bread is the product of the poor,” Shaalan says. “So many families in Lebanon are living under the poverty line but they can buy bread to supplement their diet.” Ahead of Thursday’s ...

a sweet bread topped with powdered sugar. Beyond baked goods, they said their nutella frappe is their most popular drink. Daniel Larlham Jr. is a reporter for the Lebanon Daily News. Reach him at ...

Lebanon’s Union of Bakeries announced Monday it would hold an open-ended strike from Thursday until the government compensates them for the increased cost of raw materials used in bread production.