Lebanese Cabinet Names For The Past 20 Years

Looking back at Lebanon's governments since 2005, they all had redundant and cliché names and the latest government is no different. The latest cabinet's name was declared as "Together to the Rescue” , a very bold name for a cabinet that barely has 8 months to achieve its goals and prepare for the 2022 elections. Here's the list of government names since 2005: - 2005: National Unity Government - headed by Fouad Sanioura - 2009:…

Presidential Palace Has No Right To Ban Reporters

Al Jadeed reporter Layal Saad was denied entrance to the Presidential Palace's press office last week because of a previous incident that took place months ago where Saad referred to the president as ‘Aoun’ and not ‘his excellency President Aoun’. Layal claims that she was verbally abused after that first incident and that she referred to the president as 'Aoun' off the air, while Baabda claims she offended the President of the Republic during a…
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How Much Money Did Your Municipality Receive Since 1993?

3 years ago
The Gherbal Initiative launched an interactive page showing all the amounts transferred from the revenues of the Municipal Fund to all municipalities since 1993 (paid in 1996) until 2017 (paid in 2019). Here are some ...
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Former PM Hassan Diab Left The Country Before His Scheduled Questioning

3 years ago
Judge Bitar, who’s in charge of the Beirut blast, had summoned former Prime Minister Hassan Diab back in August 26, but Diab failed to appear. He then rescheduled the questioning for September 20, but Diab ...
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#TalkingSavesLives: Appreciation Post For “Embrace” & Their Tireless Efforts

3 years ago
No words are enough to describe the passion and dedication behind the “Embrace” team. Despite all the challenges that they’re facing, their young front-liners are bringing a glimpse of hope back to a fallen nation, ...
Baladi

Alephia 2053

3 years ago
I just finished “Alephia 2053” and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was despite being 50 minutes long. Alephia 2053 is the first dystopian animation movie produced in Lebanon and has gathered the ...
Baladi

#Beirut Arthaus Named Among Elle Decor’s Most Beautiful New Hotels

3 years ago
On August 4th 2020, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history pulverized the Beirut port and damaged over half the city. On that same day, Arthaus Beirut Boutique hotel, a 25-room Gemmayze property set ...
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The Full “Controversial” Interview of the New Social Affairs Minister

3 years ago
Hector Hajjar, the newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs, is trending online because of his comments on diapers and napkins in a recent interview. According to Hajjar, diapers and napkins are not essential and we ...
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Who Are The New Ministers?

3 years ago
Note: The post is a WIP as I will keep updating it with new information & correcting existing ones. I did a quick search on each of the 24 new ministers and thought I compile ...
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Lebanon Finally Forms a Government: Here’s the Full lineup

3 years ago
Lebanon PM Najib Mikati will officially head a 24-member government, ending a 13-month deadlock that saw the country slide deeper into financial chaos and poverty. The government was announced today from Baabda and will be ...
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