Posted By
Najib
May 22, 2023 02:08
As much as the Bikini vs Burkini clash is being portrayed as a religious one following the Saida public beach incident, the real problem is the absence of the rule of law and the incompetence of the municipalities and ministries handling such matters. We all know Saida has unfortunately taken a more conservative path in the last 20 years or so, with few extreme religious groups popping left and right, but Saida has always been…
Posted By
Najib
May 20, 2023 01:34
The French Judiciary issued an international arrest warrant for Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh after failing to appear at a hearing in Paris. Salameh was being investigated for his alleged involvement in a suspected embezzlement case of $330 million in money transfers to an offshore company between 2002 and 2015. Salameh has always denied any wrongdoings, but a French judge issued an arrest warrant to his name after he failed to appear in a…
Critiques
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