PM Nawaf Salam’s Expected Cabinet

Update: The new government was officially announced on February 8th. Deputy Prime Minister: Tarek Mitri Ministry of Defence: Michel Menassa Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Youssef Raji Ministry of Telecommunications: Charles el Hajj Ministry of Energy: Joe Saddi Ministry of Industry: Joe Issa el Khoury Ministry of Interior: Ahmad Hajjar Ministry of Justice: Adel Nassar Ministry of Social Affaires: Hanin Al Sayyed Ministry of Finance: Yassine Jaber Ministry of Health: Rakan Nassreddine Ministry of Environment: Tamara…

20-Year old Killed in Faraya Road Rage Incident

A man called Jonathan Chamoun with two other accomplices killed Khalil Khalil because he cut them off with his car. The murder happened earlier today when Chamoun followed the victim to a hotel in Faraya and ran him over. It was Khalil's sister who found her brother lying dead on the ground. The incident sparked widespread anger in Faraya, with locals demanding the arrest of the culprits. The main road in Faraya was blocked by…

The National News Agency Has a “Fact Check” Team

There were few tweets today about an Iranian plane landing at Beirut's airport without being on the flight schedule, prompting the head of the Airport Security Brigadier General Fadi Kfouri, to forbid it from disembarking and force its pilot to leave the Lebanese airspace. While I was verifying the story, I came across a "Fact Check Lebanon" article on the NNA website, which clarified that the plane was on the flight schedule but didn't inform…

Emirates & Air France Airlines to Resume Flights to Beirut

Air France announced yesterday that it will resume flights to Beirut on February 13th with five weekly flights; its low-cost subsidiary airline, Transavia, will also resume its flights to Beirut three times a week. As for Emirates, it will relaunch its daily flights to Beirut & Baghdad on February 1st. Lufthansa and Swiss Air have not yet resumed flights to and from Beirut, citing security concerns.
Critiques

It’s Time for an Overhaul of the Lebanese Finance Ministry

10 months ago
Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam hasn’t been able to form a cabinet yet due to disputes between the various political factions over few key ministries, including the finance ministry which was held in the past decade ...
Critiques

Lebanese Southerners Return to Destroyed Houses & Villages

10 months ago
Hundreds of displaced Lebanese families accompanied by the Lebanese Army tried to return to their villages in the South, only to find scenes of massive destruction, villages laid to waste and Israeli troops still positioned ...
Baladi

Rafic Eid Becomes The First Lebanese To Complete The Dakar Race

10 months ago
Rafic Eid & Ihab Hakim made history this year by becoming the first Lebanese motorcyclists to compete at the Dakar race, and Rafic went even further to become the first Lebanese to complete the race. ...
Critiques

A Consensus Government is a Waste of Time

10 months ago
Judge Nawaf Salam secured more than two-thirds of the 128-member parliament to become prime minister, and is expected to form his cabinet this week. However and as always, there are complications that might cause a ...
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