Posted By
Najib
Jun 10, 2020 05:23
Is it ok to swear at politicians? Is profanity allowed when addressing ruling parties that have made our lives miserable for the past 30 years and more? Why is it ok for them to swear but ordinary Lebanese with real problems can't? If we were to resort to the Lebanese penal code, it clearly "criminalizes defamation against public officials and authorizes imprisonment for up to one year in such cases. It also authorizes imprisonment for…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 10, 2020 05:58
The Central Bank, as expected, has failed to control the currency peg's implosion despite his recent promises to launch an online platform for exchange officers and start providing dollars. No one in his right mind is expecting the U.S dollar to go back to LL1,500 but no one expected it to reach a record high in less than 24 hours. Why did that happen? At this point, it's hard to say but we cannot but…
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