Posted By
Najib
Jan 31, 2019 08:27
The new government was just announced today after NINE months of ongoing negotiations. Instead of reducing the number of ministers, they kept it at 30 to satisfy all the political parties. I shared the full lineup below as shared by and recited by Council of Ministers Secretary General Fouad Fleifel: It is worth noting that: - There are four female ministers, as opposed to one female minister in the last government. - The ministries of…
Posted By
Fred
Jan 13, 2019 01:18
“Faced by the transformations that the press industry is witnessing in Lebanon and the world, and the continuous decline in sales and advertising revenues in the local market, the administration of al-Mustaqbal Newspaper has decided to stop issuing the daily’s print edition as of February 1, 2019” Georges Bkassini, Al Mustaqbal newspaper's managing editor will be in charge of the digital version. Founded by former prime minister Rafik Al Hariri in 1999, it follows As-Safir…
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