The Economist Democracy Index: Lebanon Now Labeled as an “Authoritarian Regime”

More than a third of the world's population is living under authoritarian rule according to the 2021 Economist' Global Democracy Index, and only 21 countries were labeled as full democracies. Pandemic restrictions have damaged democratic freedoms in 2021 and the global democracy index score from 5.37 to a new low of 5.28 out of ten. Lebanon is one of many countries who moved from "Hybrid Regime" to "Authoritarian Regime", which is the worst ranking out…

Lebanese Nabu Museum To Return 337 Ancient Artifacts to Iraq

Nabu Museum was inaugurated in 2018, but little did we know that hundreds of its antiquities were actually smuggled from Iraq following the 2003 US invasion and what the years of war and instability that followed. Yesterday, Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Murtada stated that Lebanon will hand over 337 pieces of smuggled antiquities to Iraq from the Nabu Museum, including 331 cuneiform tablets, in addition to six other artifacts that the museum argued were not…
Lebanon

Illegal Mining Rigs Seized By The Authorities

2 years ago
Crypto mining is becoming more and more popular worldwide and Lebanon is, or at least was in the last couple of years, a great place to set up mining rigs given that the cost of ...
Lebanon

Denmark Donates 429,000 #Moderna Covid Vaccines to Lebanon

2 years ago
Danish Ambassador to Lebanon Merete Juhl met with Health Minister Firas Abiad and announced donating more than 400,000 vaccines to the ministry. This comes as a huge boost to Lebanon’s vaccination drive and will hopefully ...
Lebanon

Gas Prices Continue To Climb as Lebanon’s Currency Continues to Tank

2 years ago
Following the decision by the Central Bank to raise the exchange rate of the dollar meant to import fuel from LL23,500 to LL24,600, gasolines prices registered a significant rise today in Lebanon. The price of ...
Lebanon

[Updated] Sexual Harasser Marwan Habib Arrested in Miami

2 years ago
Update Jan 31 2022: “Marwan Habib’s now charged w/2 sex battery offenses connected to when he allegedly burglarized a S. Beach hotel room & attacked a visiting KC woman in Nov. Charges were added in ...
Lebanon

ISF Publishes Names Of 238 People Suspected of Celebratory Fire on NYE

2 years ago
The ISF has published a list of 238 names suspected of celebratory gunshots to mark the New Year. The list was published on their website including their full names, the province and the area where ...
Elections2022

Lebanon Interior Minister Sets Parliamentary Elections Date on May 15,2022

2 years ago
Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi signed a decree earlier today inviting the electoral bodies to elect members of the Parliament on Sunday May 15th 2022. This date will be for those residing in Lebanon while expats ...
Lebanon

Three Lebanese Universities Accused of Issuing Fake Diplomas

2 years ago
Three Lebanese universities: Modern University of Business and Science, the Islamic University of #Lebanon, and Jinan University, are being accused of issuing fake diplomas to Iraqi students, after the Iraqi Education Ministry noted “the influx ...
Lebanon

Kuwait Suspends Issuing Visas To Lebanese Citizens

2 years ago
Kuwait had already recalled its ambassador following the diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and the GCC countries, and according to Al Qabas newspaper, has just stopped issuing visas of all kinds to Lebanese citizens. The crisis ...
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