Posted By
Chadi
Jan 30, 2020 05:22
"Nearly one in two people in Lebanon is offered bribes in exchange for their votes, while more than one in four receive threats if they don't vote a certain way". I think this quote pretty much says it all. We don't have free elections, we have rigged elections controlled by war lords and corrupt parties, and until we have an independent judiciary committee and capable electoral committees to oversee elections, the same people will get…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 29, 2020 05:13
Remember the ridiculous 2020 state budget that Hariri's government tried to pass following weeks of nation-wide protests, the same draft budget that resulted in Hariri's resignation? Well Our MPs sneaked into parliament after blockading every possible road leading to it and approved the budget in a record time, noting that the newly appointed PM and cabinet have not yet won parliament's vote of confidence. In total, 49 MPs voted in favor while 13 voted against…
Critiques
5 years ago
Lebanon’s union of exchange dealers claimed last week in an official memo that they’ve set the exchange rate at 2000LL per 1 USD but none of them are respecting that. In fact, they made sure ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Remember when Saad Hariri formed the last government and many saw in it a glimpse of hope? Remember when we had elections based on a new electoral law and Lebanese voters rallied behind traditional parties ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Three months after Hariri’s resignation and 100 days into the October Revolution, a new one-sided government headed by Hassan Diab was announced today in Baabda. The government will be formed of 20 ministers all hand-picked ...
Critiques
5 years ago
At least 114 people were injured, with 47 taken to hospitals for treatment. Security forces didn’t spare any means to disperse the crowds, from firing tear gas, using water cannons and even rubber bullets. Most ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Three months without a government, three months of ignoring people’s demands and this is what you get. People are frustrated, they’re angry, they’re fed up and things will only get worse if this ruling class ...
Critiques
5 years ago
After weeks of relative calm in the streets, protesters were back today to block roads and burn tires across the whole country. Major roads were blocked as well as three highways leading to the capital ...
Critiques
5 years ago
As if things weren’t bad enough, Ogero head warned today that we might get disconnected from the net if the Lebanese authorities don’t secure 4 million dollars to pay the ISP providers or the companies ...
Critiques
5 years ago
I’ve seen a lot of websites and even a mobile app pop up in the past weeks, showcasing the fluctuating LBP rates exchange by the day and even by the hour. The likes of LebaneseLira.net, ...
