What is the fate of the “good loan” in Sidon?

News has spread across websites and social media claiming that Sidon Mayor Hazem Badieh has issued a decision to close the "Al-Qard Al-Hassan" building in the city.

Official sources in the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association denied to Lebanon 24 all the rumours circulating about the closure of its branch in Sidon, noting that “work there is continuing normally, specifically in the temporary location chosen to manage tasks after the association’s main office was subjected to an Israeli attack last November.” The sources stated that the decision circulating about the association’s office was issued in 2024 and is n…