Posted By
Najib
Apr 12, 2021 05:07
It's been over two months now since Lebanese publisher, political activist and commentator Lokman Slim was murdered in his car South of Lebanon and we still don't have any leads. This is not the first political murder that goes unpunished and won't be the last, but the UN is keen on unveiling the truth and for that purpose has requested three experts to follow up on this case and pressure the Lebanese authorities. Those experts…
Posted By
Najib
Apr 12, 2021 01:28
The ninth World Happiness Report ranked Lebanon in the 123rd spot worldwide, out of 149 countries, which constitutes a drop of over 30 spots from 2019 where we ranked 91st out of 150 countries. The severe drop is obviously justified by the two hellish years that Lebanon has been going through, from the protests, economic crisis, devaluating currency, inflation in prices, Beirut explosion and other factors. Here are the rankings in the Arab World: 22-…
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