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Najib
Nov 24, 2021 07:12
UNICEF released a survey recently highlighting the dramatic deterioration of living conditions in the past months and the impact this ongoing crisis is having on children. The survey mentions that nearly 8 in 10 Lebanese live in poverty and 36 per cent in extreme poverty, knowing that the UN had estimated recently that 78 percent of the Lebanese lives below the poverty line – some three million people – with 36 percent of the population…
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Najib
Nov 15, 2021 04:57
Around 150K expats have registered so far to vote for the 2022 elections with only 5 days left. The number constitutes around 15% of the total expats eligible to vote, which is a very low percentage but nevertheless, is still twice as much as 2018. This being said, I am seeing a lot of comments from people not willing to register because their votes won't change much, that elections are not transparent and that the…
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Najib
Nov 14, 2021 03:06
Habib Emile Dergham, a 26-year old Lebanese photographer from Bouar, has won the "Paris Match" 2021 Grand Prize for Photography, a competition that includes over 50,000 participants from all over France. Dergham, who is pursuing a Masters 2 in fashion photography at SPEOS Institute in Paris, submitted several photos from his book “A Cry of Silence", that was inspired from the 2019 Lebanon protests. The winner of the competition gets a check for five thousand…
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Najib
Nov 14, 2021 02:38
LBCI has been following up very closely on the registration of Lebanese expats for the 2022 elections and the latest update is that we have 127K registrations till today! Here's the breakdown by continent: - Australia: 11,653 - Africa: 11,188 - South America: 3,126 - North America: 27,660 - Arab World/Asia: 31,718 - Europe: 41,654 Overall, we have almost 50K more registered expats than we had in 2018 but the aim is to get to…
Baladi
4 years ago
WASIL is a newly launched bicycle courier business in Tripoli, targeting businesses primarily and delivering packages up to 1kg. The aim is to offer an eco-friendly and sustainable service at times where gas prices are ...
Lebanon
4 years ago
Three Lebanese universities: Modern University of Business and Science, the Islamic University of #Lebanon, and Jinan University, are being accused of issuing fake diplomas to Iraqi students, after the Iraqi Education Ministry noted “the influx ...
Lebanon
4 years ago
Kuwait had already recalled its ambassador following the diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and the GCC countries, and according to Al Qabas newspaper, has just stopped issuing visas of all kinds to Lebanese citizens. The crisis ...
Baladi
4 years ago
The Lebanese Ministry of Culture has selected the film “Costa Brava”, directed by Mounia Akl, to compete at the Oscars for Best International Film. The movie has recently won the “Green Star” award from the ...
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