Posted By
Najib
Jul 25, 2019 02:52
After what's been happening with Mashrou3 Leila, I first thought this news of censoring a Mohammad Iskandar song was made up by a satire website but it turned out to be true. Apparently, the song talks about bribes and hints at the Iskan Bank which upset the bank that filed a lawsuit forcing the singer to remove any mentions of the bank in the song and stop playing it on all channels until then. I…
Posted By
Fred
Jul 21, 2019 03:02
In a tweet unleashed today on her official account, Minister of Interior and Municipalities Raya El Hassan, who has been making positive headlines ever since she took the position, by removing blocs from the front of the General Security in Adlieh, to prohibiting ministerial convoys and allowing Lebanese citizens to get their Civil Extract from their area of residence to name a few, has announced that "special" car plates will be made public soon, on…
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