Posted By
Najib
Aug 24, 2017 12:01
The new taxes were approved and the laws were published Monday as a special appendix to the Official Gazette, which means that they are already in place as we speak. What are these new taxes? - VAT increase from 10 to 11%: which will have a negative impact on all Lebanese as it will lead to an increase in living expenses and a decrease in the purchase power. Some are suggesting that the 1% increase…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 23, 2017 09:13
A video of two bus drivers fighting on the Jounieh highway gets leaked. One media outlet shares the video and claims "a Syrian bus driver with other Syrians assaulted a Lebanese driver in Jounieh" while another outlet reports it as a "fight between two bus drivers on the Jounieh highway". Is there any evidence that the guy who assaulted the driver is Syrian? Of course not. Is it clear who started the fight? Also not.…
Critiques
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Critiques
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Critiques
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