Lebanon Minimum Wage (in $) Has Dropped by Over 90%

The minimum wage in Lebanon is LL675,000 which was the equivalent of $450 prior to October 2019, is now worth 70$ ONLY! And given the rate at which the LIRA is deteriorating recently, it will only get worse. While dropping the 1515 peg may seem like a sound idea, this is not how it was supposed to happen, as the dollar shortage is driving the prices up and given that we need dollars to buy…

Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad is Joining The World’s Longest Zoom Meeting

The Lebanese Ministry of Information tweeted yesterday that minister Abdel Samad has received an invitation to host the longest Zoom meeting in the world that is expected to last more than 28 hours. The event is organized by Lebanon news online and is expected to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest virtual talk through Zoom. They will be discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and the meeting will include over 100 guests from the Arab…

Netflix “Inhuman Resources”: Starring Eric Cantona, Directed by Ziad Doueiri

I put "Inhuman Resources" on my to-watch list a while back because it featured Eric Cantona, but I hadn't noticed the director is Ziad Doueiri until I began streaming it. Doueiri is a Lebanese-French director whose movie "The Insult" became the first ever Lebanese movie to be shortlisted for the Oscars under the Foreign Language category. "Inhuman Resources" is a French Netflix mini-series with just six episodes. Cantona plays Alain Delambre, a 57 year old…

The Lebanon Outsourcing Initiative by B.O.T

A new and exciting initiative was launched this week aimed at linking global companies to Lebanese professionals in the digital, technology, creative, finance and other fields. The , launched by Bridge. Outsource. Transform , will offer "optimized directory that connects expert Lebanese skillsets powered by freelancers, agencies and companies, to global organizations and professionals seeking specialized services". BOT is the first socially responsible outsourcing platform in the MENA Region that provides Data services executed by…
Critiques

World Bank Might Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Funding After Lebanese MPs Got Vaccinated

4 years ago
The head of Lebanon’s COVID19 vaccination committee, Dr. Abdel-Rahman Bizri is set to resign today after a number of 75+ members of parliaments got vaccinated without his knowledge. World Bank Regional Director has already reacted ...
Health

Beirut’s Crisis Observatory Study: No Herd Immunity Before 2025

4 years ago
A study conducted by the Crisis Observatory at the American University of Beirut warned that Lebanon will not reach herd immunity before the summer of 2025 at this slow pace. In fact, Lebanon has only ...
BeirutBlast

Why Was Judge Sawwan Recused from Investigating the Beirut Port Blast?

4 years ago
The Court of Cassation decided today to recuse Judge Fadi Sawwan from investigation into the Beirut port blast case, following a memorandum submitted by former ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter (both suspects) on ...
Critiques

Why Are We Vaccinating Reporters & Journalists Next Week?

4 years ago
Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad has been lobbying for weeks now to give journalists and reporters priority in receiving the vaccine shot, and it looks like they will get vaccinated starting next week according to ...
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