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Najib
Apr 30, 2021 06:14
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stated yesterday that France is imposing entry restrictions on some Lebanese figures for alleged corruption or for blocking the government formation. French President Macron had already proposed an initiative back in September 2020 to help Lebanon out of its crisis but it died out. Having said that, preventing politicians from entering France is not a punishment, and is not a serious move by the French authorities to pressure the…
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Najib
Apr 30, 2021 05:05
Remember that famous campaign that went viral a month ago urging the Public Works Minister to sign Decree No.6433? Well he did end up signing it but the President has refused to sign it claiming that the government should meet first and we still have two days before we lose our right to negotiate for those additional 1,430 square kilometers. Negotiations between the Israeli & Lebanese sides are expected to resume next week and it's…
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Najib
Apr 27, 2021 04:39
"Homeland is where love and freedom reside ..". A mural tribute to outspoken Egyptian feminist and writer Nawal El Saadawi was set up in Beirut yesterday by Roula Abdo, a Lebanese artist. The event was organized by several activists and writers led by Joumana Haddad and aimed at paying tribute to el Saadawi. The mural is located on the ESCWA walls in Riad el Solh square. The Egyptian feminist and writer Nawal El Saadawi passed…
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Najib
Apr 26, 2021 01:07
The long-awaited BDL platform "Sayrafa 2.0" was officially launched last week and is aimed at allowing banks to buy & sell dollars and set up a unified rate that is not subject to any manipulation. Theoretically speaking, this sounds like a great plan but the reality is very different. In fact, the platform will only allow banks to buy/sell dollars, and will be mainly restricted to importers of basic necessities. This mean that Lebanese citizens…
Architecture
4 years ago
The Mokhtara Palace is one of the most prestigious and well preserved palaces in Lebanon. The 17th century mansion, which was destroyed in 1825 during struggles between the Druze sheikhs and Emir Bachir Shihab II, ...
News
4 years ago
US President Joe Biden might become the first president to recognize the killing of more than a million Armenians a century ago, after nearly 150 lawmakers asked him in recent letters to make the acknowledgment. ...
Food
4 years ago
The Saudi authorities foiled an attempt yesterday to smuggle more than 5 million Captagon pills hidden inside pomegranates into the Kingdom. The shipment was coming from Lebanon, and the Saudis on the same day offered ...
Critiques
4 years ago
Megaphone shared a very interesting report on how Lebanon’s public debt has dropped by over 80 billion dollars since last year, mainly due to two factors: – Eurobond prices have dropped sharply – Lebanese bonds ...
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