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Najib
Mar 17, 2021 05:30
AUB Lecturer Makram Rabah tweeted earlier today that Abu Naji has unfortunately passed away. His old shop facing the AUB main gate, which dates back to the 1970s, was shutdown 10 years ago but he moved few meters away from it. Abu Naji was part of the AUB culture and he was the kindest of souls, always smiling and ready to help. I remember once passing by a year or two after graduating and he…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 17, 2021 04:00
Our grumpy good-for-nothing caretake PM Hassan Diab apparently has time to give interviews to foreign media. In his most recent interview with Financial Times, he was complaining on how he's stuck in office on less than than $1,000 a month and that his job "is the only job in the world where you resign and then you’re stuck". There are protests everywhere, people are invading supermarkets, COVID cases are still on the rise, vaccination is…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 17, 2021 03:41
The Lira has lost over 90% of its value in the past 18 months and there is no end in sight. However, what's noticeable is that the Lira dropped from 10,000 to 15,000 to the dollar in just one week. What changed in the last week? What are the reasons behind this quick collapse? 1- Measures against currency exchange offices & platforms: The supply & demand is what's making the Lira drop, but it has…
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Najib
Mar 16, 2021 03:08
It's been few months now that the Lira had been losing 200/300 Lira every week or so of its value, but the Lira's latest plunge has made it lose over 90% of its value in few days time and it just crossed the LL 15,000 mark today. It's hard to describe the key reason behind this recent deterioration as there are many factors involved, but the shortage of dollar tops them all. People and businesses…
Lebanon
4 years ago
Julian Elie Khater, 32, of Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of West Virginia were arrested earlier today and charged for assaulting US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after responding on January 6 ...
Lebanon
4 years ago
Soaring poverty has led to an increase in the theft of manhole covers, and more recently train parts from Tripoli’s Railway station. A manhole cover weights around 70kg and is being sold for around $100, ...
Critiques
4 years ago
A picture of a 1,000,000 LL bill has been circulating online for the past week, however it’s a fake bill that was shared by Al Khanda2 newspaper to reflect on the continuing Lebanese lira downward ...
Health
4 years ago
Last year, the head of the doctors’ syndicate stated that over 400 doctors had left the country, creating a major problem for university hospitals and for the overall medical sector. This year, Abou Sharaf declared ...
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