WTH Were LibanPost Thinking With Their New “Beirut Blast” Stamp?

Libanpost issued a stamp featuring a photo of the Beirut Port explosion, calling on Lebanese to buy it to help out the Civil Defense and contribute to the ongoing reconstruction efforts. I don't know who advised them on including a photo of the deadly explosion, but this is so wrong on so many levels. How do you commemorate such a tragedy by displaying the explosion? Why not include photos of the firefighters who lost their…

F.B.I On Beirut Blast: No Conclusion On Cause of Beirut blast

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation stated today that "it has reached no firm conclusion about what caused the Aug. 4 explosion in the port of Beirut that killed nearly 200 people and caused billions of dollars in damage." The FBI, along with other U.S. and European government agencies, are only assisting Lebanese security agencies in their probe, which has been ongoing for over two months now without any output. Judge Fadi Sawan was provided…
Critiques

Are We Normalizing With “Israel” or Not?

5 years ago
There’s no simple answer to this question. Both parties were clear that these talks are not a sign of peace-making or normalization, and are merely an attempt to solve a 10 year old economic dispute. ...
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Ongoing Investigations Since 2019

5 years ago
When we labeled all ruling parties as corrupt, many get offended and claim that they’re doing more than enough to fight corruption and set things straight. It’s been a year almost since the revolution started, ...
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Diab Government Continues Selective, Yet Useless, Lockdown

5 years ago
If you want more proof that this resigned government is managing miserably the COVID-19 pandemic, the Interior Ministry just announced a renewed selective lockdown of 169 villages and towns for one week starting Monday. At ...
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Why is the Education Ministry Giving Students Money?

5 years ago
Lebanon’s Education Ministry has announced a plan to help public and private schools students by giving them almost 1 million liras. I watched his interview with Al Jadeed and I have no idea what he’s ...
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Interior Ministry Planned Lockdown Will Only Make Things Worse

5 years ago
Lebanon’s Interior Ministry announced yesterday a weeklong lockdown of 111 towns and villages across the country due to a high number of coronavirus infections. The decision was taken based on the numbers provided by the ...
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Will The Newly Approved “illicit Enrichment” Law Hold Politicians Accountable?

5 years ago
The answer is NO. The amendments introduced do make the illicit enrichment law a much better one but the draft passed does not extend to the president, the prime minister, speaker of parliament, members of ...
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Lebanon Can No Longer Subsidize Fuel

5 years ago
Our foreign currency reserves have reached a critical level ( $18 Billion ?) and the Central Bank was expected to stop subsidizing fuel, wheat and medicine a while back. The Beirut port blast delayed things ...
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Macron’s Initiative Cannot Work Without Drastic Measures

5 years ago
France’s youngest president ever Emmanuel Macron held a news conference today to discuss the situation in Lebanon and accused the country’s political leaders of collective betrayal for failing to form a government within the agreed-on ...
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