Weekly Cabinet Meeting Rescheduled To Appoint Amal’s Candidate Before His 40th Birthday

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…

Ask Yourself Why You’re Not Going Down To Protest Tomorrow

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…
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900g of Bread Will Now Cost 1,500LL

5 years ago
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 ...
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Ethiopian Domestic Workers Left Stranded in Front of Ethiopia Consulate

5 years ago
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 ...
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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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