This is Saad Hariri’s Proposed 18-Minister Cabinet

Hariri met Aoun for the 18th time today and they still failed to agree on a government. In fact, Aoun had apparently sent Hariri a list yesterday which went against Hariri's pre-conditions for the new government. In other words, they don't want to agree on a new cabinet and they're apparently not aware of how serious the situation has become. In all cases, Hariri leaked the list that he has been proposing for a while…

Some Shops Are Charging 500LL For Extra Plastic Bags

A video was circulating last week where a grocery shop owner was filmed asking a customer to pay LL500 for an extra plastic bag. I heard a similar story from a friend of mine at a local supermarket. This has become common practice in a lot of countries worldwide mainly to reduce the use of plastic, but it's a different story in Lebanon. Those plastic bags are not produced locally, and given that raw material…
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Central Bank Set to Launch Online Trading Platform To Stabilize US-LBP Rate

5 years ago
Lebanon’s central bank is set to launch an electronic foreign currency trading platform to try and stabilize the exchange rate of the US dollar to the Lebanese pound. The platform will help monitor transactions and ...
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No One Wants To Form a Government

5 years ago
16 visits in the last 6 months were not enough for Aoun and Hariri to agree on a government formation. Hariri insists on forming a non-partisan government, while Aoun insists Hariri’s proposal does not meet ...
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Three Key Reasons Behind the Lebanese Lira’s Recent Freefall

5 years ago
The Lira has lost over 90% of its value in the past 18 months and there is no end in sight. However, what’s noticeable is that the Lira dropped from 10,000 to 15,000 to the ...
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Lebanese Lira Hits New Low, Crossed 15,000 Mark

5 years ago
It’s been few months now that the Lira had been losing 200/300 Lira every week or so of its value, but the Lira’s latest plunge has made it lose over 90% of its value in ...
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There’s No LL1,000,000 Bill (Yet)

5 years ago
A picture of a 1,000,000 LL bill has been circulating online for the past week, however it’s a fake bill that was shared by Al Khanda2 newspaper to reflect on the continuing Lebanese lira downward ...
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Did The Iranian Ambassador Ignore Wehbe’s Summoning?

5 years ago
Zgharta MP Michel Moawad tweeted this morning that the Iranian ambassador has refused to get summoned by Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, following comments made by the Iranian state-tv against Patriarch Rai. Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe had ...
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World Bank Might Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Funding After Lebanese MPs Got Vaccinated

5 years ago
The head of Lebanon’s COVID19 vaccination committee, Dr. Abdel-Rahman Bizri is set to resign today after a number of 75+ members of parliaments got vaccinated without his knowledge. World Bank Regional Director has already reacted ...
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Why Was Judge Sawwan Recused from Investigating the Beirut Port Blast?

5 years ago
The Court of Cassation decided today to recuse Judge Fadi Sawwan from investigation into the Beirut port blast case, following a memorandum submitted by former ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter (both suspects) on ...
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