Over $40 Million of PCR Tests Revenues To Be Returned to Health Ministry & Lebanese University

Following Riad Tawk's TV report on the missing PCR revenues from the tests performed at the Rafik Hariri airport, Public Prosecutor at the Court of Audit Judge Fawzi Khamis has issued a decision to return all the PCR test funds to the Health Ministry and the Lebanese University. Prior to that, the airlines had transferred the PCR revenue via bank accounts . The amount to be returned exceeds $40 million dollars, even though the below…

Suspects in Beirut Blast Probe Are Running For The 2022 Elections

Nabih Berri's Amal movement has apparently decided to nominate suspects in the Beirut Blast probe Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zaaiter for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Khalil will run in the Hasbayya district while Zaaiter will run in the Baalbeck-Hermel district. Both Zaaiter & Khalil are previous MPs and ministers and are running to preserve their immunity and escape justice. Back in December 2021, Judge Bitar demanded the immediate arrest of Khalil, however the director-general…

Tony Maalouf’s Contribution To Pfizer’s World Cancer Awareness Month 2022

As part of Pfizer's #WorldCancerAwarenessMonth2022 campaign, Tony Maalouf produced this powerful animation to illustrate how a supporting network can make all the difference in a cancer patient’s life. This support can be given in the form of medical advice from a doctor, care from a loved one, or understanding from cancer patient associations. I've been meaning to write a blogpost about Tony's work for quite some time, and I'm almost reposting his animation on Instagram.…

Between Rayan’s Tragic Death & The Chilean Rescue Team’s Heroics in Beirut

Rescue efforts to save 'Little Rayan" who fell into a dry well last Tuesday ended on Saturday but Rayan was declared dead shortly after being brought out. Whether he had died while trapped or not is still a mystery, but his story captivated the world, as everyone was checking updates by the hour during the five-day operation. I found myself checking Twitter for updates almost every other hour, hoping to hear the good news, but…
Lebanon

Lebanese Nabu Museum To Return 337 Ancient Artifacts to Iraq

2 years ago
Nabu Museum was inaugurated in 2018, but little did we know that hundreds of its antiquities were actually smuggled from Iraq following the 2003 US invasion and what the years of war and instability that ...
Baladi

Four Lebanese on Forbes MENA’s Most Powerful Business Women

2 years ago
Forbes published this year’s list of MENA’s most influential and successful businesswomen and four Lebanese women made it to the list. The ranking is based on several criteria including accomplishments achieved over the last year, ...
Fun

Lebanese Olympic Team Coach Goes Viral in China

2 years ago
Nino Fenianos, who produces hilarious videos on Insta, is also a coach on the Lebanese Olympic team this year. During the opening ceremony, an altered video of him dancing to a pop song (Tunak Tunak ...
Lebanon

[Updated] Lebanese Athletes at The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

2 years ago
Updates: – Manon Ouaiss crashed out of the Women’s Giant Slalom, she did finished however her two Slalom runs in a very encouraging 46th spot. – Cesar Arnouk is scheduled to take part in the ...
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