The Central Bank, as expected, has failed to control the currency peg's implosion despite his recent promises to launch an online platform for exchange officers and start providing dollars. No one in his right mind is expecting the U.S dollar to go back to LL1,500 but no one expected it to reach a record high in less than 24 hours. Why did that happen? At this point, it's hard to say but we cannot but…

In this week's WTF news, Hassan Diab's so-called technocrats cabinet has decided to reschedule their weekly Thursday session to be held on Wednesday for one reason: Amal's candidate to the Ministry of Economy, Mohammad Abou Haidar, turns 40 on Thursday and would have exceeded the legal age by then. It gets better though: One can argue that this is a technicality as this man needs to fill a vital position, but a closer look at…

Going down to the streets is the only option that has proven to be efficient since October 17, 2019. Just looking back at how the authorities, from the president to the current parliament and new government, have handled every single problematic issue shows that all should go down, and that #KellounYa3neKelloun was and is still a spot-on slogan! If you memory has failed you, here are few reminders: - They brought a new government that…