Posted By
Najib
Nov 22, 2020 05:00
The forensic audit was a key demand by the IMF and international donors prior to giving Lebanon any money, and Diab's government announced back in July that they're hiring Alvarez & Marsal to conduct the audit. While many hailed the signing as a major step towards fighting corruption and widespread waste in state institutions, it was clear the that New-York-based company was bound to fail for many reasons: 1- BDL was clear since day 1…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 19, 2020 04:41
The government hasn't renewed yet Ogero's contract and hasn't paid Ogero a penny in 2020. This means that Ogero can no longer operate legally next year, and is already missing cables, spare parts and essential equipments. To sum things up, we're in 2020, our internet is still shit and Lebanon's sole internet provider doesn't have a contract next year.
Critiques
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Maharat reported earlier today the below: “It was drawn to the attention of “Maharat Foundation” that Lebanon did not sign the final statement of the ministerial meeting of the 2020 Global Conference for Media Freedom, ...
Critiques
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The Interior Ministry wants to enforce a lockdown starting tomorrow, which he doesn’t believe in, and has decided to ban, among other things, delivery services after 5PM and all delivery services on Sundays. When asked ...
Critiques
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BDL has been considering a digital currency since 2017 following the rise of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and is apparently set to launch it in 2021, according to Governor Riad Salameh. The digital currency is ...
Critiques
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Ex-PM Hassan Diab announced yesterday a new two-week lockdown to contain the COVID-19 spread starting November 14 up until November 30. The airport will remain open, as well as vital industries and hospitals of course. ...
Critiques
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This guy is all over the place, he’s been useless since day1 and he continues to prove his incompetence in every possible aspect. I’m talking about Raoul Nehme of course, Lebanon’s minister of Economy & ...
Critiques
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Father Abdo Abou Kassem, head of the Lebanese Catholic Media Center, still thinks there are “devil worshippers” in Lebanon and is now after a group of people celebrating Halloween in a palace in the Southern ...
Critiques
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A month ago, Lebanon’s Education Minister claimed that they received 8,000 laptops as a gift back in 2017, and that they’re still stuck because the Microsoft Enterprise agreement was never renewed. Last week, the minister ...
BeirutBlast
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Melhem Khalaf, President of the Beirut Bar Association, declared today that the committee in charge of helping the families of the Beirut Blast victims has filed over 600 lawsuits and that a second wave of ...
