Posted By
Najib
Apr 07, 2024 04:27
A recent report by Lebanese newspaper Nidaa al Watan has revealed 45 highly irregular transactions between a brokerage company called Optimum and the Central Bank. The transactions took place between 2015 and 2018 and amounted to 8 billion dollars, where Optimum would acquire bonds from the Central Bank, then sell them back at a higher fictitious price to help the Governor cover up the central bank's losses by reporting these transactions as a profit. What's…
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Najib
Mar 31, 2024 04:27
Laura Dudas, an Ottawa councillor, has officially asked council to recognize Ottawa as "The Shawarma Capital of Canada". The council is expected to vote on this motion at their next meeting. I have no idea how many Shawarma places Beirut has but Ottawa has nearly 200 restaurants which is a lot. The real question is how many good ones are there. I looked up reviews on Yelp, Tripadvisor & a couple of other website and…
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Najib
Mar 31, 2024 04:02
The Lebanese American University HQ & academic centre, which has been present in New York since 2013, is now LAU's first global branch campus, making LAU the first MENA-based university to have a campus in New York. The NY LAU campus will be offering an in-person BS in International Business and four master’s programs to be offered online and in person, namely MBA in Business Analytics, MBA in Global Business Administration, MS in Computer Science,…
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Najib
Mar 30, 2024 03:50
An impressive lineup of over 200 exhibitors will welcome guests between April 18 and 21 2024 at the Beauty & Wellbeing Forum, a first of its kind forum in Lebanon. The event is co-organized by Hanady Dagher, the founder and the managing director of Hanady Dagher for Public Relations and Dr. Jade Nehme and will take place at the Forum de Beyrouth under the auspices of the Ministry of Information, the Ministry of Economy &…
Baladi
1 year ago
Zambo is one of the most unusual celebrations in Lebanon and it takes place in Mina, Tripoli every year right before the start of the Orthodox Lent. Participants from all different cultural, social and religious ...
Lebanon
1 year ago
Bustan El Zeitoun, an olive oil from the Southern town of Abra, has been rewarded once again at the EVOOLEUM Awards 2024, an international platform whose aim is to ensure production efficiency and meticulous selection ...
Information
1 year ago
In this year’s edition of The World Happiness Report, Lebanon received a score of 2.7, the second worst score before Afghanistan. Lebanon ranked 142nd out of 143 countries, and is the least happy country in ...
Critiques
1 year ago
Al-Akhbar reported today that the government has promised to provide financial assistance to families of martyrs and damaged houses in South Lebanon due to the ongoing Israeli aggression. The article mentions the government will pay ...
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