Posted By
Najib
Jun 10, 2020 05:34
In this week's WTF news, Hassan Diab's so-called technocrats cabinet has decided to reschedule their weekly Thursday session to be held on Wednesday for one reason: Amal's candidate to the Ministry of Economy, Mohammad Abou Haidar, turns 40 on Thursday and would have exceeded the legal age by then. It gets better though: One can argue that this is a technicality as this man needs to fill a vital position, but a closer look at…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 05, 2020 01:58
Going down to the streets is the only option that has proven to be efficient since October 17, 2019. Just looking back at how the authorities, from the president to the current parliament and new government, have handled every single problematic issue shows that all should go down, and that #KellounYa3neKelloun was and is still a spot-on slogan! If you memory has failed you, here are few reminders: - They brought a new government that…
Critiques
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Critiques
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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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Critiques
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