Posted By
Najib
Jan 24, 2022 03:51
If you haven't met yet our new Public Works & Transport Minister, he was on TV the other day claiming that Lebanon never had a transportation crisis before 2019, and that the government never really considered enhancing the public transportation network because everyone had a car. It appears that the minister forgot the cost of traffic and the cost of environmental degradation in Lebanon on the economy, add to that the billions of dollars wasted…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 20, 2022 04:18
If you're wondering how the Lebanese Lira rate has been improving steadily over the last few days, after dropping to an all-time low of 33,000 last week, here's why: - Following the decision by the Central Bank a month ago to set a new rate of 8,000 Lebanese pounds to the US dollar for withdrawals, there was a substantial increase in the amount of Lebanese Liras circulating in the market, which meant more demand for…
Critiques
1 week ago
I’ve seen a lot of comments yesterday following the incident that took place in Jeb Jennine where a young man called Abdallah Al-Saei held dozens of people hostage in a BBAC branch to get $50,000 ...
Critiques
1 week ago
Following the Tayyouneh clashes that took place in October 2021, the Lebanese Military court had originally charged 68 people with murder and sedition, but there hasn’t been any updates since then into this incident that ...
Critiques
1 week ago
Pictures of a homeless man taking shelter under a bridge and selling used books went viral last week, prompting Lebanon’s Minister of Culture (wait for it) to visit the old man and throw some more ...
Critiques
1 week ago
Following Israel’s Channel 12 TV report yesterday claiming that Israel will supply natural gas to Lebanon in a US-brokered deal intended to minimize Iranian hold over the impoverished and crisis-stricken country, Lebanon’s Energy Ministry denied ...
Critiques
1 week ago
Imad Kreidieh, chairman of state telecommunications provider Ogero, tweeted late Saturday that Beirut’s third district will be cut off on Sunday as its Mazraa Central has run out of diesel. Kreidieh has been warning for ...
Critiques
2 weeks ago
Lebanese schools were set to reopen today but the majority of public and private schools did not abide by the ministry’s decision. The truth is both the education and health ministry have done a lousy ...
Critiques
2 weeks ago
The General Union of Lebanon’s trade unions (or labor unions?) is organizing a protest on Saturday at Martyrs Square against mandatory COVID vaccine and in favor of giving people the freedom of choice. The event ...
Critiques
3 weeks ago
The ISF has just tweeted that they arrested the man who was caught on video abusing a domestic worker on the street by dragging her and beating her up. The incident took place in the ...
