Lebanese Minister of Culture Raymond Areigi said in an interview to MTV Lebanon, that the project planned on the plot that hosts the Bird’s Nest Armenian Orphanage in Jbeil (Byblos) is a tourist investment project, similar to the other resorts on the coast of Byblos. Areigi pointed to “the delicate nature of the building and the site alike, since the building is a heritage site and the plot is located in a classified archaeological area, in addition to its proximity to the archaeological castle (The Byblos old city archaeological Area)”, pointing out that “he has asked for clarification from the concerned authorities”

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