What’s Happening Between The Telecom Ministry & Ogero?

This week, the Ministry of Telecommunications decided to cancel the contract of Ogero's Director General, Mr. Imad Kreidieh. This move was anticipated, given that Kreidieh’s term was extended last year and he is nearing the legal retirement age. Moreover, since his appointment, Minister Charbel el Hajj has expressed his commitment to implementing Law 431, which was passed in 2002. The law aims to "provide the framework for governing the organization of the telecommunications services sector…

Mseilha Dam: Judge Nassar To File Charges for Money laundering & Waste of Public Funds

Back in August 2024, Judge Samernda Nassar, who was assigned to the Mseilha Dam case, visited the site and found it abandoned, with only a janitor and his chicken farm occupying the area. As a result, she ordered the dam to be sealed off pending further investigation due to suspected misappropriation of public funds. The Energy Ministry had been making excuses for the non-completion of the project since 2019, claiming that the companies in charge…
Critiques

Lebanon and Syria Agree to Ceasefire

2 weeks ago
The Lebanese and Syrian authorities have agreed to a ceasefire after two days of clashes along the border. Seven Lebanese were killed and 52 were injured in the recent clashes, including a 4-year-old girl. The ...
Information

Which Lebanese MP Has a Female Bodyguard?

3 weeks ago
LBCI aired a report on International Women’s Day featuring Siham Al Kassir, a Lebanese woman who works as a professional bodyguard and personal trainer. Al Kassir won the title of “Strongest Woman in the Arab ...
Automotive

70 Killed & 199 Injured in Traffic Accidents in 2025

1 month ago
Since the beginning of 2025, at least 70 people have been killed in 144 traffic accidents across Lebanon, according to YASA. In addition to that, 199 people have been injured. The roads in Lebanon are ...
Critiques

New Information Minister Dr. Paul Morcos Should Drop The Proposed Media Law

1 month ago
I am not sure why we still have a Ministry of Information, and I truly believe that the first reform needed for any future government is abolishing this ministry. But until then, we have a ...
Critiques

Why is the Central Bank Buying Armored Cars?

1 month ago
Lebanese journalist Ghada Eid shared a document showing that the BDL purchased armored cars in November 2024, worth roughly $600,000 USD. Armored cars are typically purchased to transport money, but one has to question the ...
Critiques

Smuggling & Bribery Still Rampant at Beirut Port

1 month ago
You’d think that after the 2020 Beirut explosion, the situation at the Beirut port would be under control and that competent people would now be in charge, but the reality is far from it. Smuggling ...
Critiques

It’s Time for an Overhaul of the Lebanese Finance Ministry

2 months ago
Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam hasn’t been able to form a cabinet yet due to disputes between the various political factions over few key ministries, including the finance ministry which was held in the past decade ...
Critiques

Lebanese Southerners Return to Destroyed Houses & Villages

2 months ago
Hundreds of displaced Lebanese families accompanied by the Lebanese Army tried to return to their villages in the South, only to find scenes of massive destruction, villages laid to waste and Israeli troops still positioned ...
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