BDL Vice Governors Plot to Renew Riad Salameh’s Term

BDL Governor Riad Salameh's term is ending soon but it looks like there's no other way but to renew for Salameh as Deputy Governor Wassim Mansouri refuses to take over and BDL Vice Governors released a statement yesterday threatening to take measures if a new governor is being elected. Salameh had previously insisted on several occasions that he will leave his post by the end of July even if he's asked to stay longer, but…

Lebanon Voted AGAINST a UN Resolution To Reveal Fate of Missing or Forcibly Disappeared in Syria.

Our Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib was bragging earlier today that he will abstain from voting in favor of establishing a UN commission to reveal the fate of the missing and forcibly disappeared in Syria by all parties to the conflict that committed violations and crimes against civilians. The resolution was adopted today by a vote of 83 in favour to 11 against, with 62 abstentions, and aims at helping many of the families of…
Critiques

The Saida Public Beach Incident is Not About Religion

10 months ago
As much as the Bikini vs Burkini clash is being portrayed as a religious one following the Saida public beach incident, the real problem is the absence of the rule of law and the incompetence ...
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Fatal Accident in Chouf Raises Concerns on Zip Line Safety

11 months ago
A young man fell to his death from a high altitude while zip lining in Mazraat El Chouf. The victim is Jad Thebian, a first sergeant in the Lebanese Army. The zip line in question ...
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Lebanon is Expecting Two Million Visitors This Summer ..

1 year ago
Al Markazia claims the number of arrivals this summer to Lebanon might exceed two million, and that occupancies at hotels will exceed 90%. Last summer, the tourism ministry claimed they brought in billions of dollars ...
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George Khabbaz Powerful Scene in Ramadan Show Getting Mixed Reactions

1 year ago
Lebanese renowned actor and director George Khabbaz is starring in a Ramadan show on Shahid called “Al Narr bil Narr” (Fire with Fire). The series deals with the daily social conflict between the Lebanese and ...
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Lebanon Was Not Given a Deadline by The IMF To Implement Reforms

1 year ago
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund concluded its visit to Lebanon on March 23 and issued a statement summing up its mission & pointing out the parties responsible for hindering financial recovery. These parties ...
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Tourism Minister Shut Down Illegal Wazzani Restaurants Based on a 10-Year Old Complaint

1 year ago
I’ve never been to Wazzani but I’ve known for years that there are tens of unlicensed restaurants and cafes there open right on the river. Wazzani is an area right next to the blue line ...
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If Only The TotalEnergies Rumors Were True …

1 year ago
News were circulating last week that TotalEnergies might delay its offshore gas exploration in Lebanon due to security reasons, but they turned out to be rumors yet I wish they were true. In fact, no ...
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An Additional 16 Billion Dollars in Public Debt: Salameh’s Farewell Gift

1 year ago
BDL added a footnote to its latest bi-monthly BDL balance sheet where roughly 16 billion dollars was added to the public debt owned by the Lebanese state to the Central Bank. The reasoning behind it? ...
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