Western Union To Allow Transfers in USD Starting August 7

Following the disastrous blast that occurred two days ago, Western Union has announced that it will be offering zero-fees international money transfers paid out in U.S. dollars to Lebanon, and BDL has confirmed this decision by issuing a decree for that purpose. Few months back, BDL issued a decree forbidding money transfer services to give out dollars and asking them to pay at the bank rate .

Byblos Bank Manager Killed in Parking Lot

Antoine Dagher, the Head of Group Ethics & Fraud Risk Management Department at Byblos Bank, was killed in the parking lot of his building in Hazmieh. Early reports are saying he was hit in the head by a sharp object, but the motives behind the murder are still not clear. Dagher was getting ready to go to work when he was assaulted and killed. Theft and crimes have been on the rise for the past…
Lebanon

No More Coca-Cola in Lebanon

5 years ago
The National Beverages Company (SAL) announced today that it is shutting down permanently by end of May 2020 due to the economic and financial distress and the difficult conditions it is going through. The company ...
Critiques

Liban: La Revolution

5 years ago
Check out this 9-minute long report by Tancrède Bonora (C à vous) on the Lebanese Revolution. It’s been over 110 days now and today was yet another proof that the revolution is alive and kicking! ...
Critiques

Stricter Capital Controls To Be Implemented This Week?

5 years ago
BDL Governor & The Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) are seeking to legitimize the coercive measures being taken and have dispatched a circular to the government to regulate bank-customer relationships. In the mean time, ...
Lebanon

Radio One Shuts Down After 37 Years on Air.

5 years ago
Media outlets are closing one after the other in Lebanon, and the latest is the famous 105.5 Radio One after almost 37 years! I saw the news on Beirut.com and a lot of people have ...
Lebanon

Hassan Diab First PM to Reside at the Grand Serail

5 years ago
MTV reported today that newly appointed Prime Minister Hassan Diab will be moving with his family to the Serail, which makes him the first ever PM to reside at the Grand Serail ever since it ...
Lebanon

500 Lawyers to Visit Prisons Across Lebanon on December 22

5 years ago
Lebanon24 reported last week that the Beirut Bar Association has agreed to send 500 lawyers to all Lebanese prisons on December 22 in an attempt to determine which prisoners: 1- Don’t have a lawyer yet. ...
Baladi

Lebanese Army Commando Regiment Takes Part in Spain’s National Day Parade

6 years ago
Lebanese soldiers from the Commando Regiment took part this year in the parade in Madrid on the occasion of the Spanish National Day. Last year, The Spanish Army raised the Lebanese flag during a military ...
Critiques

ESCWA Road Reopens After 8 Years, Salim Slem Works Still Ongoing

6 years ago
ESCWA road was finally reopened after almost 8 years by orders of Interior Minister Raya el Hassan, in an attempt to ease traffic. I never understood why this road was closed in the first place, ...
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