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Art

Shortages in Lebanon: An Artsy Look

5 years ago
The dollar shortage is starting to severely impact stocks in supermarkets, pharmacies and other businesses as they struggle to refill their shelves. As a result, prices are skyrocketing as people rush to buy whatever is ...
Critiques

Fraud in Oil Imports Dates Back to 2005

5 years ago
Update May 23 2020: The second company who was allowed to receive the fuel was shut down as well by the authorities. Its owner has reportedly fled to London. Back in 2005, the Lebanese government ...
Lebanon

No More Coca-Cola in Lebanon

5 years ago
The National Beverages Company (SAL) announced today that it is shutting down permanently by end of May 2020 due to the economic and financial distress and the difficult conditions it is going through. The company ...
Critiques

Government Approved Long-Awaited Economic-Financial Plan

5 years ago
A draft of the amended “historic” reform plan was being shared few days ago, but we could not tell if the 52-pages document was the official one. Nevertheless, the government today met and approved the ...
Critiques

24/7 Electricity in 20 Months?

5 years ago
MP Nazih Najm, who heads the parliamentary committee for Energy & Water, mentioned today that they met with the Energy Ministry with the presence of Siemens & GE companies, and that they received offers that ...
Critiques

Block 4 Drilling Indicates Presence of Gas, But Not Enough to Make it Commercially Viable

5 years ago
Lebanon’s Minister of Energy & Water held a press conference this morning to unveil the findings of the Block-4 drilling. Unfortunately, while preliminary results proved the presence of gas at various depths in offshore block ...
Critiques

Why The Riad Salameh Problem is Further Proof “Kelloun Ya3ne Kelloun”

5 years ago
Remember when some political parties got offended by the Revolution’s “Kelloun Ya3ne Kelloun” (All Means All) slogan? Remember how many defended their “clean” record and their so-called anti-corruption initiatives? Remember how many lawsuits & assaults ...
Economics

All Official Customs Data From 2011-2019 in One Dynamic Chart

5 years ago
If you’re still wondering why we need that many dollars to import stuff? And why prices of imported items are soaring in recent weeks? Check out this awesome chart created by Bassam Karam grouping all ...
Art

Remembering Pierre Sadek With These Timeless Caricatures

5 years ago
Pierre Sadek left us 7 years ago, yet his caricatures are as relevant today as they were back in the 70s, 80s and 90s. I am sharing few from the Pierre Sadek Foundation page, out ...
Baladi

Red Bull Athlete Crosses The Lebanon Mountain Trail on his Bike

5 years ago
Red Bull Athlete Kenny Belaey, one of the biggest names in the bike trials world scene, has just rode the Lebanese Mountain Trail from North to South Lebanon. He completed the 470-KM long journey and ...
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