Posted By
Najib
May 07, 2020 05:46
While checking my drafts last night, I noticed I hadn't published a post on the Beirut - Chtaura tunnel plan that was recently approved by the Lebanese government. The draft law passed in parliament gives the government authorization to build the tunnel as BOT or in private ownership. The tunnel is expected to drop travel time to 20 minutes between Beirut & Chtaura, instead of the 90-120 minutes commute currently. Not only would this tunnel…
Posted By
Najib
May 05, 2020 05:05
Prices have gone up by almost 80% in the past few weeks and almost 75% of Lebanon will be needing aid after the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers are scary, poverty is on the rise, unemployment is soaring, thousands of businesses are shutting down and on top of all that, the Lira is depreciating at an accelerating rate, thereby severely impacting the purchasing power of Lebanese. Why are prices soaring? First things first, prices of the…
Critiques
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Update May 23 2020: The second company who was allowed to receive the fuel was shut down as well by the authorities. Its owner has reportedly fled to London. Back in 2005, the Lebanese government ...
Critiques
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A draft of the amended “historic” reform plan was being shared few days ago, but we could not tell if the 52-pages document was the official one. Nevertheless, the government today met and approved the ...
Critiques
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MP Nazih Najm, who heads the parliamentary committee for Energy & Water, mentioned today that they met with the Energy Ministry with the presence of Siemens & GE companies, and that they received offers that ...
Critiques
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Lebanon’s Minister of Energy & Water held a press conference this morning to unveil the findings of the Block-4 drilling. Unfortunately, while preliminary results proved the presence of gas at various depths in offshore block ...
Critiques
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Remember when some political parties got offended by the Revolution’s “Kelloun Ya3ne Kelloun” (All Means All) slogan? Remember how many defended their “clean” record and their so-called anti-corruption initiatives? Remember how many lawsuits & assaults ...
Baladi
5 years ago
If you wish to help out NGOs and underprivileged families in Lebanon but don’t know how, there’s a great online platform where you can choose any of the participating NGOs or organizations and buy the ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Back in November 2019, a lot of Sulta sympathizers were blaming protesters for blocking the parliament entrances, claiming that they’re preventing lawmakers from doing what’s needed to pass laws and help save the country. Fast ...
Critiques
5 years ago
If you’re relieved that the most recent proposed haircut on bank depositors was dismissed, don’t be. The reality is that there’s already an “indirect” haircut happening on your accounts and BDL just issued yet another ...
