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Najib
Oct 05, 2020 04:49
One of the most popular and most controversial sports figures in the biking world Lance Armstrong took part in the "Bike for Beirut" event today along with tens of other cyclists to raise awareness and funds for organizations helping residents affected by the Beirut Port explosion. Armstrong and the participating cyclists passed by the port and close to the huge crater where the explosion took place. The funds will be distributed to four organizations including…
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Najib
Oct 05, 2020 04:34
RHUH's CEO Firas Abiad warned back in August that the hospital is running very low on its medical supplies due to the financial crisis, and that they will be empty-handed very soon if the pandemic spirals out of control. Today, RHUH was informed by distributors that they will stop delivering medical supplies following the decisions taken by the syndicate. Given that the hospital has been the primary one for treating COVID-19 patients, and the drastic…
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Najib
Oct 03, 2020 08:08
Lebanon’s Interior Ministry announced yesterday a weeklong lockdown of 111 towns and villages across the country due to a high number of coronavirus infections. The decision was taken based on the numbers provided by the new official COVID-19 map, but many towns are disputing the numbers and some people are claiming the map uses place of origin, not place of residence, to register someone’s infection, but this hasn't been denied or confirmed yet. Nevertheless, assuming…
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Najib
Oct 03, 2020 02:54
The answer is NO. The amendments introduced do make the illicit enrichment law a much better one but the draft passed does not extend to the president, the prime minister, speaker of parliament, members of parliament, ministers and others who enjoy immunity. The bill's wording does include everyone, but Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said we need a session to amend the constitution in order to waive immunity for everyone and that did not happen.
Lebanon
5 years ago
Three weeks after US placed sanctions on Berri’s top aide finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil, Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker came out today to announce that Lebanon and Israel have asked that the United States mediates talks ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Our foreign currency reserves have reached a critical level ( $18 Billion ?) and the Central Bank was expected to stop subsidizing fuel, wheat and medicine a while back. The Beirut port blast delayed things ...
Health
5 years ago
Lebanon launched a new portal to map the daily number of COVID-19 cases across the country. The portal, which includes a color-coded map indicating the risk level per area, is a joint work between the ...
Critiques
5 years ago
France’s youngest president ever Emmanuel Macron held a news conference today to discuss the situation in Lebanon and accused the country’s political leaders of collective betrayal for failing to form a government within the agreed-on ...
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