Posted By
Najib
Feb 02, 2019 02:34
The newly formed Lebanese Government includes four female ministers, a first in Lebanon's history. Out of these four women is Raya Al Hassan who will be the first ever female Arab interior minister and Dr. May Chidiac who will serve as a Minister of State for Administrative Development Affairs. Chidiac has long been a critical journalist and a freedom fighter in times of Syrian hegemony, and was frequently harassed with death threats. In September 2005,…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 01, 2019 05:18
In 2009, we spent 137 days before the government was formed. In 2011, we spent 152 days without a government. In 2013, we spent 329, almost a year!, before we had a government. In 2016, we spent 48 days with no government. And last but not least, we spent the majority of 2018, a total of nine months without a government. Political bickering was behind every delay and given past experiences; The longer we waited…
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