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 timing of such a purchase, especially when the Lebanese authorities & Central Bank need to save every penny they've got. I believe depositors are owed an explanation from the acting governor & the finance minister.

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 and bribery are still rampant, with the latest scandal involving submarine batteries. This was the main topic of Al Jadeed's "يسقط حكم الفاسد" latest episode, where investigative journalist Riad Kobaissi exposed all the key players in the scandal, including an…