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Najib
Mar 09, 2021 05:41
Pope Francis told reporters after completing his historic trip to Iraq that his next destination will be Lebanon, but he did not specify the date. The 83-year old head of the Catholic Church plans to visit Lebanon & South Sudan next, and had received an invitation from Patriarch Rai to stop by Lebanon on his return from Iraq. The last pope to visit Lebanon was Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. View this post on Instagram…
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Najib
Mar 08, 2021 05:38
Zgharta MP Michel Moawad tweeted this morning that the Iranian ambassador has refused to get summoned by Lebanon's Foreign Minister, following comments made by the Iranian state-tv against Patriarch Rai. Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe had mentioned on Saturday that the conversation with the ambassador would be “frank and sincere, based on the existing friendship between the two countries", but it appears Ambassador Ghazanfar Roknabadi didn't show up. The report in question mentioned that Patriarch Al…
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Najib
Mar 08, 2021 04:55
A monument was unveiled by Beirut's governor Marwan Abboud on International Women's Day, as a tribute to the first female firefighter martyr Sahar Fares. Sahar, a 27 year old bride-to-be, was killed by the Beirut Port explosion. She worked as a firefighter medic and was among the first firefighters to arrive at the port. Here's her tragic story as told by NYTimes: Ms. Sahar called Mr. Karaan on Tuesday evening to show him the fire…
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Najib
Mar 08, 2021 04:16
The first electric Lebanese car was launched in February in the cheesiest possible way, but we have yet to see a first drive. All they did in the launch was drive the car real slow and that's about it. We didn't see the interior of the car or any car details for that sake, not to mention that the venue they chose for the launch looked like an abandoned construction site without any noticeable media…
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The 2020 Corruption index has marked Lebanon as highly corrupt and ranked it 149th (out of 180) with a score of 25/100. Other countries with a similar ranking include Iran, Guatemala, Nigeria, Mozambique and Cameroon. ...
Critiques
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Kfardebian municipality issued a statement later today following the fiasco that happened at the Mzaar slopes, and decided with Mzaar Ski resort to end the ski season for safety considerations and to help reduce the ...
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Joseph Al-Hajj registered back in January to get his vaccination slot, but never received any feedback from the authorities despite having priority as an 80-year old. In the mean time, the Health Minister was too ...
Lebanon
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After having shut down all their branches in mid-2020 due to the economic crisis, Reebook & Adidas stores are set to reopen in Lebanon by April after Azadea had acquired the franchises to both brands. ...
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