Shortly before leaving office, the Mikati government approved Decree No. 14620, dated January 16, 2025, which grants a private company concession rights to 14,560 square meters of public maritime domain adjacent to property 923 in the Al-Qleileh cadastral area (Sour district). This decree, which came within a package of similar decrees granting concession rights in other coastal areas (Zouq Bhannine in Akkar and Ras Masqa in Koura), sparked widespread public discontent and legal discussions about its legitimacy.
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Beirut, the Confiscated City:
From Privatizing the Waterfront to Expelling the Displaced
This commentary examines Decree No. 5665/1994, which transferred approximately 291,800 square meters of reclaimed public maritime land in central Beirut to Solidere as part of the post-war reconstruction process. It revisits the decree ...