Lebanon on “Brink of Collapse”, Yet Parliament Wants to Pass an Amnesty Law

You'd think that Lebanese lawmakers have more imminent laws to pass and topics to discuss these days, but instead the current hot topic is passing a controversial amnesty law that would pardon thousands arrested or wanted for non-violent crimes and also reduce prison sentences. Many are opposed to this law as it might pardon those accused of attacking the Lebanese army or committing terrorist acts, while those in favor are trying to make political gains…

Supporting Lebanon’s Struggling Hospitality Industry

I woke up today to the news that Le Bristol Beirut is shutting down after 70 years. Even though this was not confirmed yet by the hotel's management, it goes without saying that Lebanon's hospitality industry has been suffering for months now and the latest COVID-19 pandemic has made the situation ten times worse. Just to give you an idea, Lebanon's hospitality industry employs more than 394,000 people which is 18.4% of total employment. Added…
Critiques

New BDL Circular Forces Money Transfer Offices to Pay Out Cash in LBP Only

5 years ago
In January 2019, BDL restricted dollar trade by calling for all money transfer offices (such as Western Union) to only pay out cash in Lebanese Pounds (LBP) rather than US dollars, even if the transfer ...
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Lebanese Agriculture Minister Wants You to Eat More Chicken

5 years ago
The Lebanese Minister of Agriculture & Culture (Don’t ask how these two ministers are together) shared on post on his Facebook page yesterday asking the Lebanese to cut down the consumption of red meat and ...
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#LockDownNotLockUp – Help Prevent Domestic Violence on Thursday April 16th at 6PM

5 years ago
Following the lockdown imposed in Lebanon and around the world, victims of domestic violence are experiencing a greater threat as many are confined to their homes with their abusers. The Lebanese officials have reported an ...
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US Dollar Trading at 3000 Lebanese Pounds

5 years ago
A week after BDL issued a circular aimed at “facilitating” money withdrawals, and with news of a 50% haircut spreading around, the US dollar today is trading over 3,000 LL in the black market. This ...
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ICRC Shares Powerful Video Remembering The Missing of Lebanon’s civil war

5 years ago
Today marks 45 years since the Lebanese Civil War started. 45 years and thousands are still missing, 45 years and thousands are still missing them. The families of the disappeared continue to wait for answers ...
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UNESCO Expresses Concerns Over Construction Project in Nahr el Kalb

5 years ago
UNESCO director Mechtild Rössler published an open letter expressing concerns to the Lebanese authorities, over the announcement of a construction project at the Archaeological Site of Nahr El-Kalb. She continued saying: In particular, the World ...
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Interior Minister Puts in Place License Plate-Based Driving Restrictions

5 years ago
Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi issued a circular today stating that – Vehicles with a license plate ending in an odd number may now only be driven Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. and – Vehicles with a ...
Critiques

With BDL’s Latest Circular, We Now Have Four Lebanese Lira Rates

5 years ago
Leave it to the BDL geniuses to figure out new ways to screw us over while pretending to “facilitate” cash withdrawals for people. It took me a couple of hours today to understand the latest ...
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