Posted By
Najib
Sep 28, 2019 01:15
I asked today on Facebook whether we had any climate marches in #Beirut, and someone linked me to an event planned by AUB students. The group is called Fridays for Future Lebanon, in reference to the #FridaysforFuture movement that 16 year old environmental activist Greta Thunberg had started. I couldn't find pictures of the march nor did anyone cover it, which is a shame, but it's great to see students engaged in such protests, even…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 27, 2019 03:57
As soon as rumors spread about the availability of the dollar currency in the banks, everyone started withdrawing his dollars or looking for ways to transfer them abroad. Same when gas station owners declared a strike, everyone rushed to fill up their tanks and form queues at the stations, but these are all diversions from the real problem at hand: The lack of an economic initiative to get us out of this mess. To begin…
Critiques
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This is not the first time this happens and won’t be the last. Yet another Lebanese athlete forced to drop out of a competition to avoid confronting an Israeli. This time it was Lebanese Wrestler ...
Critiques
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I have no idea what they were thinking. Not only is the idea behind the ad a racist one, but they went as far as using the N word! The best part is how some ...
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Critiques
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Nine years to prepare new elections. Twenty nine months to elect a President. Nine months to form a government. Nineteen rounds of meetings to agree on a draft budget. Two months to approve the budget ...
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Lebanon-based Jammal Trust Bank was sanctioned today by the United States for allegedly facilitating the financial activities of Hezbollah. JTB was quick to refute the accusations and issued a statement denying any money laundering or ...
Critiques
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There does not seem to be a solution for Lebanon’s waste management crisis in the North. This pressing issue has resulted in streets full of trash and a harmful atmosphere for over 300,000 thousand residents. ...
Critiques
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Another ministry whose performance has been questionable ever since the government was formed is the Education Ministry. Right before the official exams and instead of comforting students, the Minister was reminding them that cameras will ...
Critiques
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When the new government was formed, I asked around about the new Health Minister and everyone told me he’s an excellent doctor and a great fit for the job. I don’t know if he’s that ...
