Posted By
Najib
Mar 06, 2021 06:47
The 2020 Corruption index has marked Lebanon as highly corrupt and ranked it 149th with a score of 25/100. Other countries with a similar ranking include Iran, Guatemala, Nigeria, Mozambique and Cameroon. As far as Arab countries are concerned, UAE is the least corrupt country followed by Qatar, Oman & Saudi Arabia. Here are the rankings of Arab countries: United Arab Emirates 21 Qatar 30 Oman 49 Saudi Arabia 52 Jordan 60 Bahrain 78 Kuwait…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 06, 2021 02:00
Kfardebian municipality issued a statement later today following the fiasco that happened at the Mzaar slopes, and decided with Mzaar Ski resort to end the ski season for safety considerations and to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. Honestly speaking, I don't know how the ski resort management expected to handle all these crowds when schools are closed and there are no slots assigned or limited numbers of tickets to buy. I have to admit…
Information
3 years ago
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Lebanon
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Economics
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Lebanon
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Health
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Critiques
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Economics
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Economics
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