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Najib
Sep 23, 2021 03:40
Remember how everyone was dismissing the Venezuela scenario a year ago? Well we officially surpassed Venezuela as having the highest annual inflation rate worldwide, but we're still third overall in terms of inflation rate increase. According to Bloomberg, the consumer price index rose to 137.8% from a year earlier in August, compared with 123.4% in July, according to the Lebanon Central Administration of Statistics. Consumer prices rose 10.25% from a month earlier while food prices…
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Najib
Sep 23, 2021 03:26
This year's French educational curriculum included the Beirut blast as part of their history and geography book for the Baccaulerate. The book included pictures of the explosion and comparison to other explosions caused by ammonium nitrate, such as the 1947 explosion in Texas City, or the 2001 Toulouse chemical factory explosion. Added to that, it showcased the dangers of ammonium nitrate. Meanwhile, our history book is still stuck in 1975.
Posted By
Najib
Sep 18, 2021 06:53
Security forces raided today a warehouse in the eastern Bekaa Valley, considered a hub for smuggling operations between Lebanon and Syria, and seized 20 tons of ammonium nitrate stored inside a truck. The chemical is the same one behind Beirut's port explosion and was transported to a "safe place" according to the National News Agency . The owners of the warehouse stated that they're using the chemical as a fertilizer for agricultural use but even…
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Najib
Sep 18, 2021 06:35
Looking back at Lebanon's governments since 2005, they all had redundant and cliché names and the latest government is no different. The latest cabinet's name was declared as "Together to the Rescue” , a very bold name for a cabinet that barely has 8 months to achieve its goals and prepare for the 2022 elections. Here's the list of government names since 2005: - 2005: National Unity Government - headed by Fouad Sanioura - 2009:…
Critiques
4 years ago
Al Jadeed reporter Layal Saad was denied entrance to the Presidential Palace’s press office last week because of a previous incident that took place months ago where Saad referred to the president as ‘Aoun’ and ...
Information
4 years ago
The Gherbal Initiative launched an interactive page showing all the amounts transferred from the revenues of the Municipal Fund to all municipalities since 1993 (paid in 1996) until 2017 (paid in 2019). Here are some ...
Lebanon
4 years ago
Judge Bitar, who’s in charge of the Beirut blast, had summoned former Prime Minister Hassan Diab back in August 26, but Diab failed to appear. He then rescheduled the questioning for September 20, but Diab ...
Health
4 years ago
No words are enough to describe the passion and dedication behind the “Embrace” team. Despite all the challenges that they’re facing, their young front-liners are bringing a glimpse of hope back to a fallen nation, ...
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