Western Union To Allow Transfers in USD Starting August 7

Following the disastrous blast that occurred two days ago, Western Union has announced that it will be offering zero-fees international money transfers paid out in U.S. dollars to Lebanon, and BDL has confirmed this decision by issuing a decree for that purpose. Few months back, BDL issued a decree forbidding money transfer services to give out dollars and asking them to pay at the bank rate .

A Tribute To The Ten Firefighters Killed in the Blaze

Ten brave firefighters were the first to respond to the fire that erupted at the port, few minutes before the huge blaze occurred. They had no idea what was inside the storage house, they rushed to do their duty and try extinguish the fire before it spreads, while those in charge of the place had fled or were nowhere to be seen. In fact, the last picture being circulated of the firefighters shows that they…

French President Visits Lebanon as Politicians Prepare to Kiss A$$

France and its president have been working harder than the Lebanese authorities following the devastating explosion and French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit Beirut on Thursday morning and meet with Lebanese officials. Paris has already dispatched two planeloads of specialists, rescue workers and supplies on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Lebanese politicians have been touring the crime scene with their never-ending convoys, blaming their opponents on what happened and forming new useless committees. It's been almost…

How Did The Ammonium Nitrate End up in #Beirut Port?

About 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate have been stored in the Beirut port warehouse since 2013 and exploded today, shattering buildings and overturning cars on nearby roadways with a force felt as far away as Cyprus. The massive blast has left over 100 killed and thousands injured so far. How did the ammonium nitrate end up in Beirut's port? What we know so far is that a ship headed from Georgia to Mozambique in 2013…
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It’s a National Disaster And They’re Still Forming Committees!

5 years ago
There are no words to describe what happened today. I kept watching over and over again the massive explosion wondering if this really took place in Beirut and not elsewhere. The huge blast, apparently caused ...
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Lebanon Wants To Use Coronavirus-sniffing dogs at Airport

5 years ago
In the past few weeks, several countries ran experiments to verify whether dogs were able to sniff out COVID-19 and the results were very encouraging as the accuracy rate was above 90%. Even better, Dubai ...
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Beirut-based Startup NAR Acquired by B3Bar Holdings!

5 years ago
This is amazing news! What started as a final year project back in 2014 has now been acquired by a US-based B3Bar Holdings. NAR (Next Automated Robots) is a Beirut-based startup that develops smart drone-based ...
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You Wanna Resign, Spill The Beans!

5 years ago
We’ve had three major resignations in the past couple of months, starting with top financial advisors Henry Chaoul & Alain Bifani, and today Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti walked out of the government and was swiftly ...
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