Returning Lebanese entrepreneur sends New Year wishes [Video]

As 2024 draws to a close, CGTN has launched a global social media campaign: “1,001 Wishes for 2025 #Hello2025.” Participants are invited to share their wishes for 2025, and the campaign will be available in 81 languages.

On November 27, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon came into effect. Today, calm has returned to Beirut and a large number of residents who fled the war have returned home. After all the turmoil, what are the Lebanese people’s wishes for the New Year? Beirut resident Elie Jabbour’s wishes for 2025 is to spend more time with his family and focus on the simple joys of life.