Meaning of “البطريركية” (Patriarchy)

Two female MPs, Cynthia Zarazir & Halima Kaakour, were disrespected and bullied inside the Lebanese parliament last week. MP Zarazir revealed in a press conference that she was catcalled by pro-government Amal MPs, given a filthy office containing Playboy magazines and used condoms and mocked over her family name. Meanwhile, MP Kaakour was asked to "sit down and shut up" by the speaker of the house Nabih Berri during a session and her reply "What…

El-Shark Newspaper Must Apologize To Ukrainian citizens

This is not the first time El-Shark posts offensive and insulting material, but this time they overstepped their boundaries. At times where Ukrainians are living in fear of a Russian invasion and are standing together to face this imminent threat, Al Shark thought it would be "funny" to share a fake UNHCR poster asking people to adopt a Ukrainian to protect her from Russians, and above all they used a Russian model's picture. The Embassy…
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Energy Minister Promises Electricity 24/7 by 2025/2026

2 years ago
Twelve years ago, we were promised 24/7 electricity by Lebanon’s energy minister at the time Gebran Bassil, but we all know how that went. This week, Energy Minister Walid Fayyad mentioned during an interview with ...
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Over $40 Million of PCR Tests Revenues To Be Returned to Health Ministry & Lebanese University

2 years ago
Following Riad Tawk’s TV report on the missing PCR revenues from the tests performed at the Rafik Hariri airport, Public Prosecutor at the Court of Audit Judge Fawzi Khamis has issued a decision to return ...
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Suspects in Beirut Blast Probe Are Running For The 2022 Elections

2 years ago
Nabih Berri’s Amal movement has apparently decided to nominate suspects in the Beirut Blast probe Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zaaiter for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Khalil will run in the Hasbayya district while Zaaiter ...
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Dentist Elie Jasser Stabbed to Death in His Ablah Clinic

2 years ago
A Lebanese Army Sergeant called Salim Fahed stormed Dr Elie Jasser’s dental clinic in Ablah Zahle and stabbed to him to death with a sharp object. The motive? The sergeant’s fiancee was still hurting after ...
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A Documentary on The Assad Regime’s Mass Graves

2 years ago
Al Jazeera shared few days ago a haunting documentary on the mass graves in Syria under Assad’s rule, including an interview with an unnamed witness that helped dig graves around Damascus. The harrowing testimony by ...
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Energy Minister is Blaming Lebanese For Consuming More Electricity in Winter

2 years ago
Why are we barely getting 4 hours of electricity per day? Is it because of decades of incompetence and short-sighted solutions? Is it because of political and sectarian interference in the energy decision-making? Is it ...
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We Are Paying $200M For Two Extra Hours of Electricity

2 years ago
Lebanon’s Energy Minister Walid Fayyad signed yesterday a deal to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria. The deal is expected to bring up to 250 megawatts of electricity a day within two months, which translates ...
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What’s Happening to the Lebanese Lira Exchange Rate?

2 years ago
If you’re wondering how the Lebanese Lira rate has been improving steadily over the last few days, after dropping to an all-time low of 33,000 last week, here’s why: – Following the decision by the ...
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