Did Lebanon really turn down a $1 billion dollar offer?

Picture from ThisisBeirut According to Al Rai, the Lebanese government refused a 1 billion dollar offer from the World Bank in exchange of privatizing the EDL . Now I am not sure how reliable this source is but that's not the first offer our government has refused as far as I know. Privatizing the EDL is a good option in my opinion.

Kidnapping is big business in Lebanon

It looks like we've moved officially from stealing cars to kidnapping people as it's more profitable. The big question is though who's providing the political cover for these gangs? BEIRUT, Lebanon — Ibrahim’s relatives are rich and powerful. But the young Lebanese taxi driver was reluctant to go into the family business when he found himself struggling to make ends meet. His family is one of the country’s largest Shiite clans, and their business is…
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How was Mohammad Nibal Awada freed?

12 years ago
Picture from TheDailyStar Mohammad Awada is a 12 year old schoolboy who got kidnapped in Beirut last week. Today at 4:30 am, his kidnappers dropped him off under the Wati Bridge between Corniche al-Nahr and ...
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Ziad Doueiri’s “The Attack” rejected by Lebanon’s Cinema Committee

12 years ago
Ziad Doueiri‘s latest movie “The Attack” After working for six years on this movie, The Lebanese Cinema Committee rejected the movie because it wasn’t Lebanese enough, and having Israeli actors in it. Doueiri was hoping ...
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Betchay Municipality Curfew on foreigners is illegal

12 years ago
via Rita Betchay Municipality decided few days ago to impose a curfew on ALL foreigners from 8:30pm till 5:30am. Not only is this decision disrespectful and unjustified, but it is also illegal. The municipality, as ...
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Mohammad Chahrour winner of BeTheMinister competition

12 years ago
Update2: Here’s the full list of [WINNERS]. Update: List of winners will be available today in the afternoon. The draw for the BeTheMinister.com competition took place two days ago and Mohammad Chahrour won the big ...
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59.2% of Lebanese between 13 and 15 have smoked at least once

12 years ago
[YouTube] That’s quite an alarming percentage to say the least. Of course this type of competitions is productive and efficient but the problem is much bigger than few awareness campaigns and a smoking ban law. ...
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The Best View in Lebanon

12 years ago
Via BeirutReport Just in case you are wondering, the girls in the picture don’t come with the house. ...
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The Onion to Sue Lebanon

12 years ago
Hilarious article by Karl even though it reflects a sad reality. It emerged today that the American satirical magazine The Onion is to sue Lebanon for unfair competition practices and for making its headlines look ...
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A fast internet connection is not enough in Lebanon

12 years ago
Picture via MayaZankoul There are tons of videos I’d like to upload and share on the blog, many YouTube documentaries, courses and tutorials I’d like to watch but that’s not possible not just because of ...
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