Posted By
Najib
Sep 10, 2021 09:35
Note: The post is a WIP as I will keep updating it with new information & correcting existing ones. I did a quick search on each of the 24 new ministers and thought I compile them into a blogpost along with their respective pictures: Prime Minister: Najib Mikati Najib Mikati is the cofounder, with his billionaire brother Taha, of Beirut-based investment firm M1 Group. Its investments include stakes in South African telecom firm MTN, fashion…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 10, 2021 04:40
Lebanon PM Najib Mikati will officially head a 24-member government, ending a 13-month deadlock that saw the country slide deeper into financial chaos and poverty. The government was announced today from Baabda and will be the first government since the Beirut Blast. Here's the full lineup with their corresponding affiliation:* PM: Najib Mikati Deputy PM: Saade Shami Minister of Foreign Affairs: Abdallah Bou Habib Minister of Defense: Maurice Slim Minister of Energy: Walid Fayyad Minister…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 10, 2021 03:34
Lebanon has been without a fully functional government for over a year now, and is headed towards more chaos and poverty amid a worsening social and economic crisis. Despite all that, the political parties fighting over their shares in the new government don't seem too bothered by what's happening around them. Almost 20 meetings between Hariri and Aoun, and 13 meetings so far between Mikati and Aoun and the only useful thing that came out…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 10, 2021 12:59
The parliamentary law adopted in 2017 was the first to allow expats to cast their votes; however the rules were very poorly publicized, turnout was low, registered voters lists were leaked and the whole process turned out to be a big mess. To make things worse, this same law stated that the Lebanese diaspora will have the right to vote for 6 seats only in 2022, but it did not clarify which seats expats are…
Lebanon
4 years ago
The $556 million ration card program was officially launched today by the Lebanese government and a website [DAEM] was put in place to allow people to register. However and unsurprisingly, the website has crashed and ...
Automotive
4 years ago
I stumbled upon this old piece of paper from 1994, with a whole page dedicated to Lebanon entering the era of electric trains, accompanied by a small map with all the train stops. The map ...
Information
4 years ago
If you’re wondering who’s equipping the Lebanese Security Forces with anti-riot equipment to crush the anti-government protests, it’s mainly France and the list of items being sold to Lebanon is listed online on the following ...
Information
4 years ago
Autism 123, Lebanon’s only autism school is shutting down because of the economic crisis. The main reason behind the closure is the dollar shortage whereas the school has been unable to transfer any funds to ...
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