EV-ELECTRA RISE: First 100% Lebanese Car To Launch in February

In the midst of all the issues and obstacles Lebanon has faced, EV-ELECTRA, a Lebanese manufacturing company has announced the launching of the first 100% Lebanese made electric vehicle. Company owner, Jihad Mohamad, announced its release by the end of February 2021, under the name "RISE", a name reflecting the hope of a better tomorrow for our country. Here are the car's specs: - 400 Km range - 230 Km/h max speed - 0-100 Km/h…

MEA Might Start Accepting “Fresh” Dollars Only

MEA Chairman told Reuters yesterday that "if MEA wants to ensure its stability, we will reach a time when we will need to have sales in 'fresh dollars', which means that very few people will be able to purchase MEA tickets when this rule will be introduced. I am not sure if other airline offices are accepting LBP or "lollars", but they will all reach a point where they request payment in fresh dollars. In…
Critiques

Who Should be Interrogated Over The Beirut Blast?

5 years ago
The answer is quite simple: Everyone in charge since 2013 from Presidents, PMs, Ministers, Heads of Parliament, Army Generals, officers,, Heads of Customs, Port officials, etc. Up until today, Judge Sawwan’s work as lead investigator ...
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Buy Local: 15 Alternatives to Nutella in Lebanon

5 years ago
Nutella is no longer affordable or even available in Lebanon due to the dollar crisis. As a result, people are looking into Lebanese-based alternatives and surprisingly, there are many. In fact, our friend Bassam Karam ...
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Where Did the Bank Deposits Go?

5 years ago
Between end of 2018 and February 2020, 98,885 accounts were closed in Lebanese banks, the majority holding between 5 and 30 Million Liras. $21.3 Billion Dollars is the total amount of cash withdrawn from banks ...
Lebanon

A Brilliant 22-Minute Documentary on Lebanon’s Financial Meltdown

5 years ago
How did we get here? What went wrong? Why is the “All means all” right on the money? Megaphone News produced this amazing 22 minute documentary to explain how Lebanon ended up in this deep ...
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Shop Local These Holidays

5 years ago
Holidays are around the corner, our economy is hanging by a thread, the majority of businesses are struggling big time and need our support to survive. For that sake, consider shopping local this month and ...
Critiques

Get Ready for The COVID-19 Vaccine Fiasco

5 years ago
If you thought the way this government handled the pandemic was a mess, wait till they get their hands on the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines. According to this LBCI report, we’re only getting the ...
Lebanon

Lebanon recovers against Iraq after dismal start to qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup 2021

5 years ago
After starting in a very chaotic, selfish way, with a game lacking any strategy whatsoever during almost the first 2 quarters of the match, it was a different Lebanese team that showed up in the ...
Lebanon

Lebanon demolishes India in the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifications

5 years ago
After comfortably topping Group D in Window 1 of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifications, with 2 wins over Iraq and Bahrain last February, Lebanon’s national team is back on track for Window 2. In ...
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