Why is Diab’s Government Rushing to Get Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine?

Russia is looking for guinea pigs around the world to test out its unproven vaccine and Lebanese caretake PM & Health Minister seem to be in a rush to get their share of the new Russian COVID19 vaccine. Basically, Russian President Putin announced they found a vaccine even though it has yet to go through crucial Phase 3 trials in which it would be administered to thousands of people. Health Minister/Wannabe Poet Hassan Hamad announced…

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...يللّي عم بصير من بعد الإنفجار جريمه أكبر من الانفجار من تمييع، تضليل، ترهيب و كذب  ... ما بعرف كيف حدا معقول يكون عندو أدنى شك بعد أنو كلّن يعني كلّن  اهمالهم دمّر بيروت، قتل المئات، جرح و شوّه الألف، هجّر عشرات الآف العيل و شو قاعدين يعملو؟  رئيس عم يتهّرب من المسؤولية و يستثمر الانفجار رئيس مش دريان أصلاً أنو صاير شي  رئيس تالت غاشي و ماشي و بعدو بيحكينا أشعار تافهة زعيم أكبر…
Critiques

Special Tribunal For Lebanon (STL) Verdict is Out

5 years ago
Fifteen years after Rafik Hariri was assassinated along with 21 others in a huge suicide bombing in Beirut, the STL judgment, which is 2600 pages long, including 13,000 footnotes and a 150 pages summary is ...
BeirutBlast

Instead of Encouraging Volunteering, Lebanese State is Cracking Down on Volunteers

5 years ago
Beirut governor issued a memo yesterday requesting that all volunteering organizations obtain a permission from the army’s emergency room, and prohibiting those without a permit from entering the affected areas by the blast. At a ...
BeirutBlast

What Lebanese Born in the 80s Had to Go Through So Far

5 years ago
Yesterday I stumbled upon a New York Times article from 1984 written by Thomas Friedman about “Lebanon’s Haunted Youth” and how harsh life was for those “who have grown up during the last nine years ...
BeirutBlast

Parliament Just Approved Two-Week State of Emergency: What Does That Mean?

5 years ago
Berri headed a parliament session today where they approved a two-week state of emergency imposed by the government. While people are still looking for their loved ones and cleaning the rubble, the authorities are finding ...
BeirutBlast

Who Knew About The Ammonium Nitrate?

5 years ago
It’s been one week now since the worst disaster in Lebanon’s history, and we still haven’t heard a word regarding the ongoing investigation. Every day, we’re hearing a new story regarding the 2,750 tons of ...
BeirutBlast

#BeirutBlast: Six Days and We’re Still Waiting for the Investigation Results

5 years ago
The Lebanese President and the government announced almost a week ago now an investigation to determine within FIVE DAYS MAX the exact cause of the explosion and “who was responsible”, and they’ve refused so far ...
BeirutBlast

Olympique de Marseille To Honor Beirut Blast Victim by Raising the Lebanese Flag

5 years ago
French Football team Olympique de Marseille is paying tribute to one of its fans in Lebanon, Cyril Canaan, who died in the most recent Beirut Blast, by placing the Lebanese flag on its jersey in ...
BeirutBlast

Early Elections Without Reforms is a Sulta Trap

5 years ago
Today was yet another historic day. Protesters returned to the streets in massive numbers demanding justice, holding gallows, storming government ministries and occupying shortly the Association of banks building. Meanwhile Prime Minister Diab was delivering ...
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