Posted By
Najib
May 15, 2020 09:46
Al-Akhbar published an interview today with FLB President Akram Halabi, where he stated and I quote "that all the victories and accomplishments our national team has achieved were thanks to foreign or naturalized players, that we always used to crash out of the first rounds, and that there aren't that many achievements to be proud of in Lebanese Basketball". ينبغي ألا نضحك على أنفسنا. ما هي إنجازات الرياضة اللبنانية؟ حتى ما حققته لعبة كرة السلة…
Posted By
Najib
May 14, 2020 05:06
Previous Defense Minister Elias Bou Saab claimed back in 2019 that over 95 percent of illegal border crossing has been closed since the Fajr al-Joroud operation in 2017. He added that eight to 10 illegal border crossings currently exist, and closing them needs a political decision to mark the border with Syria and an increase in Army personnel. Assuming he is correct, these remaining 5% are costing us over $400 Million in yearly losses just…
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