The answer is NO. The amendments introduced do make the illicit enrichment law a much better one but the draft passed does not extend to the president, the prime minister, speaker of parliament, members of parliament, ministers and others who enjoy immunity. The bill's wording does include everyone, but Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said we need a session to amend the constitution in order to waive immunity for everyone and that did not happen.

Our foreign currency reserves have reached a critical level and the Central Bank was expected to stop subsidizing fuel, wheat and medicine a while back. The Beirut port blast delayed things a bit, but there are serious talks now about no longer subsidizing the fuel, especially after smuggling to Syria has resumed. Let's face it: the authorities are too incompetent to stop the smuggling, and there are parties facilitating the matter even, so the only…