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Automotive

Beirut’s Traffic Lights Stopped Working, Accidents Up by 120% in June (vs. April)

5 years ago
Traffic lights have stopped working in Beirut as there’s no money to renew for the company in charge of up-keeping them. As a result, we’re witnessing a spike in car accidents, as “figures shared by ...
Critiques

We Shot Ourselves in the Foot By Going After Sonatrach

5 years ago
Up to 85% of the fuel provided to Lebanon is by Sonatrach, yet the Lebanese authorities and specifically Judge Ghada Aoun decided to go after the state-owned Algerian oil company despite not having any alternatives ...
Baladi

Fadi el Khatib Will Play with His Son at Champville This Year

5 years ago
There aren’t that many father and son that were active players at the same time, let alone play for the same team. Fadi el Khatib and his son will be the first to do in ...
Critiques

We Don’t Want to Grow Our Own Food, We Want Our Money Back!

5 years ago
Lebanon may be famous for its food, but we’re better at preparing stuff than producing it and this applies to everything. We import everything, including 85% of our food and this will not change overnight, ...
Information

You Can Bring in Up to 15K in Cash Through Beirut’s Airport

5 years ago
Following the airport’s reopening on July 1st, rumors spread that any amounts over $2000 were being confiscated from passengers. The Lebanese Customs issued a statement today clarifying that all passengers can carry up to $15,000 ...
Travel

Lebanese Cannot Travel to Cyprus As of July 6th

5 years ago
The below is an announcement shared yesterday by the Cyprus Embassy in Lebanon: Dear all, we are very sorry to announce that following today’s decision of the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus regarding ...
Critiques

Diab Should Have Resigned After 100 Days in Office

5 years ago
Hassan Diab’s government was never meant to achieve anything. It was a mere “passe-temps” while those in power agree on the next government. However, and as expected by all politicians who take charge, this government ...
Critiques

Lebanese Authorities Still Stalling After 6 Weeks of IMF Negotiations

5 years ago
The latest from the IMF-Lebanon ongoing negotiations: an ex-MP, jokingly or not we’re not sure, asked the IMF if we could get money without reforms. Meanwhile, two members of Lebanon’s negotiating team have already quit, ...
Art

Baalbeck International Festival Goes Virtual, Will Broadcast A One-of-a-kind Live Concert on July 5

5 years ago
“The show must go on.” The Baalbeck International Festival is defying the COVID-19 confinement by going virtual and broadcasting live on July 5 a newly conceived concert by Maestro Harout Fazlian and produced by the ...
Critiques

Lebanon is Not an Affordable Country (Yet), it’s a Failed State & Bankrupt Country

5 years ago
We’ve seen a lot of politicians, journalists and analysts claim recently that we should be promoting Lebanon as a touristic destination now that the lira has devaluated and the dollar is worth four times (as ...
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