U.S Brokered Lebanon-Israel Maritime Deal: Good or Bad?

18 months ago, the Lebanese government was expected to sign decree No.6433/2011 to preserve its maritime rights during the ongoing indirect discussions with the Israeli side. However the government decided to disregard this request and deprive Lebanon of an additional 1,430 square kilometers and the possibility of negotiating based on Line 29, which is, legally and technically, the soundest of all the lines. This being said, we're negotiating from a weak position since the start,…

Are We Getting a New President Tomorrow?

The first session to elect a new president is taking place on September 29th, and while there's still no consensus on a candidate, there are no reasons to rule out a successful vote if the quorum is met and a candidate manages to get the absolute majority in the second or third round. There are already talks about a serious candidate that might emerge as a winner tomorrow, who is Salah Hnein, but once again…
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Beirut Port Silos at Risk of Collapse A Week Before Port Blast 2nd Anniversary

1 year ago
A week before the Beirut port explosion’s second anniversary, the government has issued a warning that the northern part of the port silos are in danger of falling. This comes after the silos caught fire ...
Critiques

Meaning of “البطريركية” (Patriarchy)

1 year ago
Two female MPs, Cynthia Zarazir & Halima Kaakour, were disrespected and bullied inside the Lebanese parliament last week. MP Zarazir revealed in a press conference that she was catcalled by pro-government Amal MPs, given a ...
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After “Lightyear”, Lebanese General Security Bans “Minions: The Rise of Gru”

1 year ago
Lightyear, the prequel to Pixar’s Toy Story franchise, was banned in Lebanon back in June for featuring a brief kiss between a same-sex couple. 13 other Middle Easter and Asian countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, ...
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El-Shark Newspaper Must Apologize To Ukrainian citizens

2 years ago
This is not the first time El-Shark posts offensive and insulting material, but this time they overstepped their boundaries. At times where Ukrainians are living in fear of a Russian invasion and are standing together ...
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Energy Minister Promises Electricity 24/7 by 2025/2026

2 years ago
Twelve years ago, we were promised 24/7 electricity by Lebanon’s energy minister at the time Gebran Bassil, but we all know how that went. This week, Energy Minister Walid Fayyad mentioned during an interview with ...
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Over $40 Million of PCR Tests Revenues To Be Returned to Health Ministry & Lebanese University

2 years ago
Following Riad Tawk’s TV report on the missing PCR revenues from the tests performed at the Rafik Hariri airport, Public Prosecutor at the Court of Audit Judge Fawzi Khamis has issued a decision to return ...
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Suspects in Beirut Blast Probe Are Running For The 2022 Elections

2 years ago
Nabih Berri’s Amal movement has apparently decided to nominate suspects in the Beirut Blast probe Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zaaiter for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Khalil will run in the Hasbayya district while Zaaiter ...
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BDL Foreign Reserves Dropped By Half a Billion Dollars in January ONLY!

2 years ago
If you’re still wondering how much it cost BDL to drop the lira exchange rate from 34,000 to below 20,000; the answer is $509 million dollars as reported by Megaphone News. This comes as part ...
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