Posted By
Najib
Aug 10, 2019 05:59
Another ministry whose performance has been questionable ever since the government was formed is the Education Ministry. Right before the official exams and instead of comforting students, the Minister was reminding them that cameras will be installed to monitor their every move, and then when students were anxiously waiting for their results, the Ministry's website reported that students had passed the Baccalaureate exam when they had in fact failed. The lists that were updated first…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 10, 2019 05:40
When the new government was formed, I asked around about the new Health Minister and everyone told me he's an excellent doctor and a great fit for the job. I don't know if he's that good as a physician, but his performance as a minister so far is nothing to be proud of. No serious actions have been taken to cut down smoking and implement the No-Smoking law, he's attacking supplement stores claiming protein drinks…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 10, 2019 05:12
The Daily Star issued a blank issue today to take a stance on the deteriorating situation in Lebanon, calling on officials to wake up before it's too late. The print edition listed on the 10 blank pages inside a list of woes including the ongoing government deadlock, the ever-increasing sectarian rhetoric, unemployment rates and public debt, the dangerously high pollution level, illegal weapons and the garbage crisis of course. The real question that one has…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 08, 2019 06:02
Anywhere in the world, authorities try to support local industries by lowering taxes and offering preferential rates on raw materials, electricity consumption and other services. Anywhere except Lebanon of course. Knowing that we have over 5000 industries employing over 125,000 Lebanese families, these industries are struggling year after year due to the deteriorating economy but more importantly illegal competition and imports and no serious initiatives are being taken to help them out. The industry sector…
Critiques
6 years ago
Since the hot topic has been censorship in the past few weeks in Lebanon, I thought I feature this [Legal-Agenda] article on how Kamal Jumblatt, who served in the early 1960s as Lebanon’s Interior Minister, ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Experts at the World Resources Institute (WRI) published a report on the world’s most water-stressed countries and regions and Lebanon was on top of the list along with Qatar. The findings revealed that a quarter ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Iraqi VP Nouri al Maliki and religious far-right conservatives were outraged after a Lebanese violinist played a rendition of the Iraqi national anthem prior to the game between Iraq and Lebanon at the Karbala International ...
Art
6 years ago
LADE unveiled a massive mural in Hamra last week under the hashtag #YouAreANaturalLeader. The mural aims at creating an opposite standpoint on the gender roles in the society and focus on women’s ability to lead, ...
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