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Najib
Jul 04, 2020 03:06
The below is an announcement shared yesterday by the Cyprus Embassy in Lebanon: Dear all, we are very sorry to announce that following today's decision of the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus regarding the categorization of countries according to their epidemiological standards, also taking into consideration the relevant decision of the European Council, a group of countries, including Lebanon, was moved from Category B to Category C. The new categorization will enter into…
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Najib
Jul 02, 2020 05:50
Hassan Diab's government was never meant to achieve anything. It was a mere "passe-temps" while those in power agree on the next government. However, and as expected by all politicians who take charge, this government proved to be far worse than what we thought it would be. Not only did they fail to achieve anything noticeable within 100 days of its formation, but the majority of ministers proved to be out of touch with reality…
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Najib
Jul 01, 2020 08:38
The latest from the IMF-Lebanon ongoing negotiations: an ex-MP, jokingly or not we're not sure, asked the IMF if we could get money without reforms. Meanwhile, two members of Lebanon's negotiating team have already quit, including top financial official Alain Bifani. The talks are hitting the rocks, not due to IMF conditions, but because our rotten political leaders are still arguing for their own interests and can't agree on exact figures to submit to the…
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Najib
Jun 27, 2020 02:54
"The show must go on." The Baalbeck International Festival is defying the COVID-19 confinement by going virtual and broadcasting live on July 5 a newly conceived concert by Maestro Harout Fazlian and produced by the Baalbeck International Festival. "The Sound of Resilience" is an act of cultural resilience, unity, and hope and will serve as an example for future concerts to be held during the ongoing health crisis. The show will be held without an…
Critiques
5 years ago
We’ve seen a lot of politicians, journalists and analysts claim recently that we should be promoting Lebanon as a touristic destination now that the lira has devaluated and the dollar is worth four times (as ...
Critiques
5 years ago
A day before the October Revolution started, Lebanon was ravaged by fires that went out of control. Meanwhile, the incompetent authorities had just found out that their fire-fighting helicopters weren’t working. Why? Incompetence and negligence ...
Health
5 years ago
A report on the top 100 safest countries for COVID-19 was issued by the Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium of companies and nonprofits owned by Deep Knowledge Ventures, an investment firm founded in 2014 in ...
Critiques
5 years ago
What better way to regulate the work of exchange officers than ask people to snitch on each other 🙄? The Lebanese General Security has set up four hotlines to monitor the currency exchange operations and ...
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