World Bank cancels loan for Lebanese dam, effective immediately
The World Bank began raising concerns in January about Lebanon's plans to build the large dam in the Bisri Valley, and put funding for the program under partial suspension on June 26.
A demonstrator holds the Lebanese flag in Martyrs' Square where protests are held following Tuesday's blast in Beirut, Lebanon August 9, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)ByREUTERS
