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Najib
Aug 03, 2023 05:06
The Lebanese government met today and agreed to increase the internet fees for Ogero users by 7 folds, which means that if you're paying 90,000 LL for a 50mb connection, you will soon be paying 630,000 LL, almost as much as the Lebanese minimum wage. While this increase is necessary for Ogero to keep operating properly, it should have come earlier and should be part of a larger plan to fix the lira rate, put…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 02, 2023 05:27
“Beirut Dreams in Color" is a short movie directed by Michael Collins about the Mashrou' Leila Lebanese rock band and feminist activist Sarah Hegazi. Mashrou' Leila was one of the most popular alternative rock group in the Middle East, and the first to promote LGBTQ+ rights. The band unfortunately had to disband in 2022 after facing accusations, harassment and threats over their songs. Sarah was an activist who was jailed in 2017 after waving a…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 01, 2023 05:57
An old picture showing rainbow cakes sold at Pain D'or resurged online few weeks ago, triggering an Anti-LGBTQ campaign against pastry shops selling rainbow cakes. The campaign even extended to include festivals that were raising colorful flags. Pain D'or responded to the controversy by issuing a statement condemning the attacks on the institution and clarifying that they have nothing to do with such movements, in referring to the LGBTQ community. While I understand that they…
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Najib
Aug 01, 2023 02:36
Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh left office today after 30 years on the job. Unfortunately, him leaving doesn't change much as Lebanon's caretake government has failed to appoint a permanent successor, and Salameh's deputy Wassim Mansouri will take over but wants "guarantees" from the government to agree on a radical set of economic measures. The only problem is that the government is a resigned one, and is barely able to meet, which means that whatever…
Critiques
2 years ago
Lebanon’s Minister of Culture tweeted today that Lebanon will suspend cultural coordination with Denmark and Sweden and their corresponding embassies in Beirut. The decision comes after the Koran burnings that took place in both countries, ...
Economics
2 years ago
Remittances continue to serve as a vital source of support for the Lebanese economy and Lebanese families as they amount approximately $6 to $7 billion per year. Despite the COVID crisis and the global recession ...
BeirutBlast
2 years ago
The director behind an upcoming movie called “The Creator” has decided to use real footage of the Beirut port crime to simulate a nuclear explosion. Footage of the Beirut port was modified to conceal some ...
Critiques
2 years ago
Three years ago, I posted about the Mseilha dam asking why wasn’t it completed yet; the Energy Ministry claimed back then works are still underway and that we have to wait till 2021 for the ...
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