Posted By
Najib
Feb 13, 2025 03:46
BDL published its latest balance sheet on January 31, 2025, where it reported an increase in the country’s gold reserves from $24.7 billion in mid-January to $25.7 billion on January 31. In comparison, Lebanon's gold reserves were valued at only $15 billion by the end of 2019. While this increase will have a positive impact on Lebanon's balance of payments, it doesn't fully explain why the country holds so much gold. In fact, Lebanon has…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 12, 2025 04:15
I've been following Fouad Yammine & Anthony Hamawi for years now and I've recently discovered the 3aka3ba team and their hilarious improv performances. The 3aka3ba team consists of of Anthony Hamawi, Fouad Yammine, Jad Bou Karam, Tony Dagher & Sergio Koliano and they perform frequent improv comedy acts at LAF, the region’s first improv hub, located in Kaslik. You can watch some of their sketches online, like the one below, but I highly recommend seeing…
Food
1 year ago
“The Chase” on Sassine Square and in Kaslik were among my favorite hangouts with friends and family. However, the Kaslik branch shut down due to a decline in food quality and service, and more recently, ...
Critiques
1 year ago
The first order of business for the newly appointed Minister of Public Works should be to rename all highways associated with the Assad regime and erase the names of Hafez, Bassel, and Bashar from our ...
Baladi
1 year ago
After last year’s success, the Beauty & Wellbeing Forum is returning this year from April 24 to 27 at the Seaside Arena. This year, Lebanese-Australian actress, dancer, TV host, and winner of Miss Lebanon Emigrant ...
Critiques
1 year ago
Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud issued a decree banning motorcycles from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. within Beirut’s administrative area, effective February 24th. The decision was made in coordination with the Ministry of Interior to curb ...
Lebanon
1 year ago
If we look back at all previous Lebanese governments since 2005, we’ve rarely had more than two female ministers in a government. This changed in 2020 when Hassan Diab appointed six female ministers, and Nawaf ...
Lebanon
1 year ago
Update: The new government was officially announced on February 8th. Deputy Prime Minister: Tarek Mitri Ministry of Defence: Michel Menassa Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Youssef Raji Ministry of Telecommunications: Charles el Hajj Ministry of Energy: ...
Lebanon
1 year ago
A man called Jonathan Chamoun with two other accomplices killed Khalil Khalil because he cut them off with his car. The murder happened earlier today when Chamoun followed the victim to a hotel in Faraya ...
Lebanon
1 year ago
There were few tweets today about an Iranian plane landing at Beirut’s airport without being on the flight schedule, prompting the head of the Airport Security Brigadier General Fadi Kfouri, to forbid it from disembarking ...
