Lebanon Has Two More Days To Preserve its Maritime Rights

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…

A Mural Tribute To Egyptian Feminister & Writer Nawal El Saadawi in #Beirut

"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…

BDL’s Platform Set to Introduce a Fourth Exchange Rate

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…

Drone Footage of The Mokhtara palace

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, was rebuilt in the 19th century by Florentine artists. The palace houses a remarkable collection of oriental crafts, books, weapons, the Kamal Joumblatt Museum, works of art and mosaics and weapons and insignia from the Second World War. Check out…
News

Will US President Biden Recognize The Armenian Genocide Today?

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

Saudi Arabia Just Banned Fruits & Vegetables Imports from Lebanon

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

Lebanon’s Public Debt Has Dropped by Over 80 Billion Dollars

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 ...
Lebanon

Lebanon Ranks 107th in 2021 World Press Freedom Index, Second in Arab World After Kuwait

4 years ago
Lebanon dropped five places from 2020 and currently ranks 107th in the 2021 RSF World Press Freedom Index report. The index is produced annually by the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and evaluates the level ...
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