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Najib
Aug 28, 2021 05:27
Lebanon is making its comeback to the Paralympic Games after missing out on the last games in Rio in 2016. Arz Zahreddine, a 22-year old runner, will be the sole Lebanese at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and will compete in T64 class in Para athletics. The most successful Lebanese Paralympic athlete has been so far Edward Maalouf, who won two bronze meds in cycling events at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Best of luck…
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Najib
Aug 27, 2021 04:45
Lebanon's Central Bank has reportedly received its share of the IMF's new SDR allocation, totaling $860 million. SDRs are usually meant to help low-incoming and developing countries build reserve buffers and facilitate their recovery efforts, but we all know that's not gonna happen. The IMF Managing Director re-asserted at the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon the need to use these SDRs responsibly and wisely. She continued by stating that "It must…
Lebanon
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Information
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Baladi
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BeirutBlast
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Baladi
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