The Lebanese Association for the Protection of Archaeology: The Bsarma-Koura project is disrupting the demographics and affecting the heritage character of the region.

The Lebanese Association for the Protection of Archaeology and Heritage (LAPAH) denounced in a statement the “Bsarma-Koura project, which authorizes the uprooting of ancient olive trees for the construction of an industrial plant.” It asked: “Has there been any archaeological investigation into the site, which is located within an archaeological area dating back specifically to the Christian period in the Middle Ages? Is there an environmental s…