Posted By
Najib
May 11, 2020 04:09
Update: Energy Ministry is claiming works are not done yet and we have to wait till 2021 for the dam to be fully operational. I looked up their website for deadlines and completion dates but didn't find any. I guess we will know in the coming months if they're lying about the leaks or not. New photos are emerging of an empty Mseilha Dam despite re-assurements from the Energy Ministry that it should have filled…
Posted By
Najib
May 08, 2020 10:18
One month ago, PM Diab made a not-so-surprising-with-all-the-cameras-around inspection to a major Lebanese supermarket. Back then, he warned against hiking prices and stressed that "a 70% hike in prices is rejected", but neither him nor the Economy Ministry took any measures to try and regulate these prices. Instead, he appeared shocked yesterday by the soaring prices of goods, claiming that things are getting out of hand, and that some merchants are setting higher prices regardless…
Critiques
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While checking my drafts last night, I noticed I hadn’t published a post on the Beirut – Chtaura tunnel plan that was recently approved by the Lebanese government. The draft law passed in parliament gives ...
Critiques
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Prices have gone up by almost 80% in the past few weeks and almost 75% of Lebanon will be needing aid after the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers are scary, poverty is on the rise, unemployment ...
Critiques
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Update May 23 2020: The second company who was allowed to receive the fuel was shut down as well by the authorities. Its owner has reportedly fled to London. Back in 2005, the Lebanese government ...
Critiques
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A draft of the amended “historic” reform plan was being shared few days ago, but we could not tell if the 52-pages document was the official one. Nevertheless, the government today met and approved the ...
Critiques
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MP Nazih Najm, who heads the parliamentary committee for Energy & Water, mentioned today that they met with the Energy Ministry with the presence of Siemens & GE companies, and that they received offers that ...
Critiques
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Lebanon’s Minister of Energy & Water held a press conference this morning to unveil the findings of the Block-4 drilling. Unfortunately, while preliminary results proved the presence of gas at various depths in offshore block ...
Critiques
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Remember when some political parties got offended by the Revolution’s “Kelloun Ya3ne Kelloun” (All Means All) slogan? Remember how many defended their “clean” record and their so-called anti-corruption initiatives? Remember how many lawsuits & assaults ...
Critiques
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Back in November 2019, a lot of Sulta sympathizers were blaming protesters for blocking the parliament entrances, claiming that they’re preventing lawmakers from doing what’s needed to pass laws and help save the country. Fast ...
