Posted By
Najib
Mar 19, 2025 01:29
Back in August 2024, Judge Samernda Nassar, who was assigned to the Mseilha Dam case, visited the site and found it abandoned, with only a janitor and his chicken farm occupying the area. As a result, she ordered the dam to be sealed off pending further investigation due to suspected misappropriation of public funds. The Energy Ministry had been making excuses for the non-completion of the project since 2019, claiming that the companies in charge…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 17, 2025 10:14
There is news circulating about an embezzlement that occurred at a branch of a local bank in the Keserwan area. According to reports, a branch manager withdrew two million dollars from the accounts of a depositor and fled to an unknown location, believed to be outside Lebanon. Al Modon was the only media outlet to name the bank as Cedrus Bank, but the bank has denied that such an embezzlement took place. Other news outlets…
Art
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Lebanon lost one of its most distinguished actors today, with a career spanning several decades. Antoine Kerbage passed away at the age of 90 after battling illness and suffering from Alzheimer’s. Throughout his career, Kerbage ...
Baladi
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Food
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Alcohol
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Architecture
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Lebanon
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Information
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