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Jul 1, 2021
Lebanon's government announced plans for a national digital land registry project.
Oct 17, 2019
Protests erupted in Lebanon over economic issues, highlighting the need for transparency.
Apr 1, 2018
Lebanon's parliament passed a law to digitize land records and improve property rights.
Jan 1, 2017
The World Bank initiated discussions with Lebanon on land registry modernization.
Dec 1, 2015
Lebanon's Ministry of Finance launched a pilot project for a digital land registry.
Strong support (71). Mount Lebanon registry reopened Jan 2024 after corruption investigations. Business News reports 70,981 real estate transactions in 2025 — a 95% increase — mostly clearing backlogs. Diaspora families with property disputes are especially vocal.
What people are actually saying
My family owns land in Keserwan. Grandfather's deed is handwritten in Ottoman Turkish from 1903. Cadastral office "lost" the file in 2019. Someone built on our plot. Every diaspora family I know has a similar story.
The digital land registry is the single most important reform. End property fraud, enable mortgage markets, increase tax revenue, protect diaspora property, reduce court backlogs by 30%. The people blocking it profit from the opacity.
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