Auditing The Central Bank Alone is a Waste of Time & Money

It looks like Diab's government is on its way to score another "fake" victory as they're celebrating the decision to audit the BDL as a "historic decision for Lebanon", and I quote "will mark a radical change to reveal overspending and theft". We all want a forensic audit, one that includes all institutions not just the BDL, an audit that shows the amount of corruption in all ministries and governmental agencies and tells us why…

The Rotten Chicken Scandal: Reminiscent of the “Labneh” & “Meat” Scandals

Lebanon’s Customs Department and the Minister of Health stormed yesterday three warehouses where they found tons of expired chicken. The packs of expired chicken were confiscated in huge amounts with expiry dating back to 2016 and some 2017, and the distribution center in question belongs to Freiha Food Company, which owns the brands Shuman Farms and Lipoul among others. This is quite shocking to say the least, as Shuman was among the best chicken brands…
Critiques

Without Fuel, Expect an Internet Blackout Soon in Lebanon

5 years ago
The fuel shortage has already caused a severe power outage across the country and is forcing a lost of businesses to shut down or reduce their working hours. As far as the internet is concerned, ...
Critiques

Neshan Going to Court for Insulting Turkish President is a Scandal by itself!

5 years ago
Lebanese-Armenian Neshan TV Host is set to stand trial in October after having called Turkish President Erdogan “a malignant Ottoman,” in response to a tweet from an ignorant viewer who labeled Neshan as a refugee. ...
Critiques

Tourism Minister & Agri-Culture Minister Must Resign

5 years ago
Tourism Minister Ramzi Msharrafieh: A video documenting the assault on prominent activist Wassef Harake led to the arrest of at least six people, who were monitoring his moves using one of the Tourism Ministry’s cars, ...
Automotive

Beirut’s Traffic Lights Stopped Working, Accidents Up by 120% in June (vs. April)

5 years ago
Traffic lights have stopped working in Beirut as there’s no money to renew for the company in charge of up-keeping them. As a result, we’re witnessing a spike in car accidents, as “figures shared by ...
Critiques

We Shot Ourselves in the Foot By Going After Sonatrach

5 years ago
Up to 85% of the fuel provided to Lebanon is by Sonatrach, yet the Lebanese authorities and specifically Judge Ghada Aoun decided to go after the state-owned Algerian oil company despite not having any alternatives ...
Critiques

We Don’t Want to Grow Our Own Food, We Want Our Money Back!

5 years ago
Lebanon may be famous for its food, but we’re better at preparing stuff than producing it and this applies to everything. We import everything, including 85% of our food and this will not change overnight, ...
Critiques

Diab Should Have Resigned After 100 Days in Office

5 years ago
Hassan Diab’s government was never meant to achieve anything. It was a mere “passe-temps” while those in power agree on the next government. However, and as expected by all politicians who take charge, this government ...
Critiques

Lebanese Authorities Still Stalling After 6 Weeks of IMF Negotiations

5 years ago
The latest from the IMF-Lebanon ongoing negotiations: an ex-MP, jokingly or not we’re not sure, asked the IMF if we could get money without reforms. Meanwhile, two members of Lebanon’s negotiating team have already quit, ...
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