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Najib
Jan 03, 2022 12:38
A group of businessmen officially launched today the first public transportation in Tripoli. Dubbed "Tripoline", the project is a non-profit one that is meant to connect the city to surrounding areas, with the first line being the Tripoli-Koura one. More about the Tripoli-Koura line: There will be 13 stops between Tripoli and Koura, with the earliest departure from Tripoli scheduled at 7:45AM and the latest arrival to the final stop at 6:30PM. The cost will…
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Najib
Jan 01, 2022 09:42
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been considering ever since the crisis hit shutting down several embassies and consulates around the world in order to cut down on expenses. However, and according to this Al Jadeed report shown below, the government will need to do a lot more to make up for years of overinflated salaries and expenses. Take for example the salaries of Lebanese ambassadors in the Arab World: Lebanese Ambassador in Egypt: $20K…
Baladi
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Alcohol
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Elections2022
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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 ...
Baladi
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Baladi
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Economics
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Baladi
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Few weeks after Dar Al Jadeed, a publishing house founded by Lokman Slim and his sister Rasha Al Ameer in 1990, received the 2021 International Publishers’ Association Prix Voltaire award, Monika Borgmann who is Lokman’s ...
Health
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