900g of Bread Will Now Cost 1,500LL

Back in April, Economy Minister was threatening and fining bakeries that reduced the pack of bread from 1000g to 900g. Yesterday, he issued an official statement stating that the pack of bread will be reduced by 100g and be priced at 1,500LL. What changed? Not much in the last few weeks, and the minister's calculations don't really add up, but the decision is taken and will definitely impact thousands of families across Lebanon. Many Lebanese…

Ethiopian Domestic Workers Left Stranded in Front of Ethiopia Consulate

Over 100 Ethiopian domestic workers are sleeping outside the Ethiopian Embassy in Hazmieh after their employers became unable to pay their wages in dollars. In addition to that, the Ethiopian authorities did not take any actions to manage this mess and cited a lack of mandatory quarantine space in Addis Ababa. As a result, they're sleeping out on the street with no money and no idea on what to do next. Neither their employers nor…
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Riad Kobeissi Exposes Scandal Linked to Education Ministry’s PMU Program

5 years ago
Remember when Lebanon was complaining to the world about refugees being a burden to the country? Remember all the racist and discriminatory chants and slogans by politicians and ministers against refugees? Well our politicians did ...
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Bank Secrecy Removal is a Joke

5 years ago
The law that Lebanon’s parliament passed last week to remove banking secrecy rules is yet another joke and a waste of time and efforts. No one’s fighting corruption or recovering stolen funds with that law, ...
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Bakeries That Make a Better Ka’ake than Abou Arab

5 years ago
Update: Abou Arab is not shutting down. I love Kaak and I loved Abou Arab, I think almost everyone did for its quick service and convenience despite knowing hygiene wasn’t its strongest point. Yesterday, Abou ...
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Anghami Co-Founder Leading by Example To Resolve Twitter Spat

5 years ago
Some bigoted twitter users were pressuring Anghami yesterday to fire an employee because of a personal tweet she wrote, and went as far as ask to boycott Anghami. Inciting personal damage in such difficult times ...
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Interior Ministry Will Fine People LL50,000 For Not Wearing Masks

5 years ago
If you’re going out for a walk in public and are not wearing a mask, you will be fined LL50,000. This decision takes effect starting Friday the 29th of May and the Interior Ministry is ...
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Despite The Ongoing Scandals, The Lebanese Government is Keeping The Sonatrach Contract

5 years ago
The Lebanese government has decided last Tuesday to honor its contract with Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach until the end of the year, despite the latest scandals rocking this file. Just to give you a ...
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Doueir Municipality Imposes Restrictions on Syrians During Eid

5 years ago
Apparently the Doueir Municipality knows something The WHO and most researchers don’t, that Syrians transmit the COVID-19 while all others don’t. For that purpose, they decided to impose restrictions during Eid on Syrians residing in ...
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How To Promote Lebanese Sports in The Worst Way Possible

5 years ago
This video was too painful to watch. When you’re able to group all these brilliant Lebanese athletes together, the least you can do is engage a good production team. The lyrics and tune are cliche ...
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