Posted By
Najib
Jun 10, 2020 05:23
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 but ordinary Lebanese with real problems can't? If we were to resort to the Lebanese penal code, it clearly "criminalizes defamation against public officials and authorizes imprisonment for up to one year in such cases. It also authorizes imprisonment for…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 10, 2020 03:53
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, Red Cross volunteers and more, were the ones facing the highest risk of exposure to COVID-19, and deserved every bit of support. For that sake McDonald's Lebanon went above and beyond by awarding the McDonald's Golden Card, a first of…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 10, 2020 05:58
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…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 10, 2020 05:34
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…
Music
5 years ago
The Beatles never performed in Beirut but they did make a refueling stop at Beirut’s airport back in 1964 on their way to Hong Kong. The trip included several refueling stops and lasted over 24 ...
Critiques
5 years ago
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 ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
Antoine Dagher, the Head of Group Ethics & Fraud Risk Management Department at Byblos Bank, was killed in the parking lot of his building in Hazmieh. Early reports are saying he was hit in the ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Back in April, Economy Minister was threatening and fining bakeries that reduced the pack of bread from 1000g to 900g. Yesterday, he issued an official statement stating that the pack of bread will be reduced ...
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