Barbara Train – Naqd English https://en.naqd.media Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:51:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://en.naqd.media/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-Untitled-7-32x32.png Barbara Train – Naqd English https://en.naqd.media 32 32 A Train That Mirrors Its Country… Even Symbolic Achievements Breakdown https://en.naqd.media/a-train-that-mirrors-its-country-even-symbolic-achievements-breakdown/ https://en.naqd.media/a-train-that-mirrors-its-country-even-symbolic-achievements-breakdown/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:51:04 +0000 https://en.naqd.media/?p=41347 The Barbara train stopped just days after its launch over a financial dispute, requiring mediation to resume service, amid reports of missing safety equipment. Officials had presented the 3.5-kilometer tourist train as a step toward reviving Lebanon’s railways.

In a country lacking basic public transport, the modest project became an occasion for ministerial appearances and applause. It seems Lebanon has mastered launching projects far more than managing them.

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