Safest Countries for COVID-19: UAE Ranks 11th, Lebanon 77th

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 Hong Kong. Switzerland topped the list while two Arab countries made it to the top 20, which are Saudi Arabia & the United Arab Emirates. As for Lebanon, it only ranked 77th ahead of Egypt & Jordan regionally speaking. The…

General Security Set Up Hot Lines To Report Currency Manipulation

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 has asked people to report any potential manipulation on the following . The question is: What happens if you tell on someone? How can they make sure the other person is not lying? And what actions can be taken? What…

When You Don’t Want the Authorities to Know You’re Selling Dollars

Everyone is selling & buying dollars in Lebanon and the easiest way to do so if you're not a licensed exchanger is through WhatsApp groups. The black market is booming and those trading via WhatsApp are figuring out new ways to trick the authorities, that are presumably monitoring groups and arresting those trading illegally. Check them out in the video below, it's quite hilarious but overall a sad state of affairs. People are lining up…

The “Wasta” Game

There's a new Lebanese board game in town and it's called Wasta. The game consists of several cards, including a police officer , a bank, a thug , your mom , your neighbor politician, judge and others. The rules are explained in the video below: You can contact for more info on how to get the game.
Critiques

Why Can’t We Trace Those Injected Fresh Dollars by the BDL?

5 years ago
There are no dollars available to buy in the market today. BDL is expected to inject fresh dollars soon but we all know that there’s no point in doing so as this is like putting ...
Critiques

Latest Cabinet Appointments Must Be Recalled

5 years ago
Prime Minister Diab is all over the place and he just shot himself in the leg twice this week, first by approving key appointments that do not follow the guidelines recently approved by the parliament, ...
Critiques

Politicians Vs Outspoken Activists: Choose Your Battles Wisely

5 years ago
Is it ok to swear at politicians? Is profanity allowed when addressing ruling parties that have made our lives miserable for the past 30 years and more? Why is it ok for them to swear ...
Food

#McDonaldsCares: A Golden Card To Honor Health Care Heroes

5 years ago
Solidarity is the only way forward to overcome COVID-19 and we’ve seen tons of awesome initiatives in Lebanon by various businesses, NGOs and even on an individual level. Health front-liners, from nursing, doctors, administrative teams, ...
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