Posted By
Najib
Dec 02, 2017 08:59
December is here which means three things: Shopping, Christmas and more traffic. Our economy loses around $2 billion dollars on a yearly basis due to the chronic traffic problem and there's no will from the authorities to fix this problem or even consider a sustainable transport system for the whole country and especially for Beirut. In fact, I have no idea how those in charge can implement a whole system when they can't even plan…
Posted By
Najib
Dec 01, 2017 04:28
Human Rights Watch issued a 67-page report on Lebanon's waste crisis and the health risks of burning waste. They found that "Lebanese authorities’ lack of effective action to address widespread open burning of waste and a lack of adequate monitoring or information about the health effects violate Lebanon’s obligations under international law". If you don't want to read the whole report, it suffices to watch this 5-minute report to realize how bad the situation is…
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