We all love and respect our Lebanese Army, we all cherish our country and want to celebrate its Independence but I don't understand why are we still holding the yearly parades? Our army needs money, equipment and training, the government's expenses are skyrocketing while our economy is in deep ship, there are fears the Lira might crumble any day, all businesses are struggling and we don't have a government yet. Given all that, why are…

Yesterday, the parliament decided against extending the old concession EDZ had been given and instead endorsed a two-year operation contract. For those of you who don't know, EDZ was established in 1927 and is the only company in Lebanon that has a license to produce and distribute electricity, it is currently providing 24/7 electricity to over 250,000 inhabitants. Its authority stretches beyond Zahle to include 15 other municipalities. Collection is almost 100% and bills are…