تقارير: مجلس الوزراء كلف منصور وخير الدين استئجار بديل من قصر بسترس

There is a building in Baabda near the presidential palace that was built long ago and is supposedly designated to house this ministry... I wonder what is the story on it...

This sounds like a scheme jeans at demolishing the palace ultimately and and handing over the property to some developers. We've seen it happen on and on, on the heritage scene in Beirut. A short distance away stood a few years ago an art deco building which housed the restaurant Le Vieux Quartier.When the building was delisted, the owner stated he had no intention to demolish the building although he was now legally able to do that! One can see for himself what happened then! No the palace is not in danger is of collapsing, cracks are just normal and customary on such vintage buildings and can and should be repaired!!

They want to demolish it....the palace is in pristine condition

I suggest we formalise the real arrangements relocate to either Iran or Syria

It would be a shame to lose this building save a couple of bricks on Mansour's bold patch... Of course it would be much cheaper to restore it than to re-locate to neighboring Sursock. Does it belong to the state?

Maybe Mansour will want to relocate to Damascus.