Tag: Lebanon
“Barbie” decision from that country! Banned on the grounds that it is against social and religious values
Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammed Murtaza stated that the US-made Barbie movie will not be released on the grounds that it violates “moral and religious” values and highlights homosexuality. Murtaza made…
3 years after the explosion of the port of Beirut, meditation, immense emotion and anger
Hundreds of Lebanese gathered around the families of victims to commemorate the three years of the double explosion at the port of Beirut, which killed more than 200 people. Their…
inauguration of a new part of the public hospital in Beirut, three years after the explosion
Three years ago, during the gigantic explosion that devastated Beirut, the human toll was extremely heavy with more than 220 dead and 6,500 injured. The hospitals of the capital had…
Lebanon three years after the explosion in Beirut
Friday, August 4, marks three years since the blast in Beirut port, one of the largest non-nuclear blasts ever recorded, which killed at least 220 people, injured thousands and damaged…
Explosion of the port of Beirut in Lebanon: the impossible investigation?
It was three years ago, on August 4, 2020, a double explosion destroyed the port of Beirut and part of the Lebanese capital. The blast left 220 dead and more…
Lebanon: the challenges of the Central Bank in a country in full paralysis
The Banque du Liban has turned the page on Riad Salamé. Due to political differences, no successor has been named to take over and it is its first vice-governor, Wassim…
Wassim Mansouri takes over the management of the Central Bank of Lebanon after the departure of Riad Salamé
After weeks of uncertainty, the first vice-governor of the Banque du Liban announced that he agreed to take over from Tuesday Governor Riad Salamé, whose fifth term expired on Monday.…
Riad Salamé leaves the head of the Central Bank without having a successor
Pursued by the courts in France and Germany for embezzlement and illicit enrichment, the governor of the Banque du Liban Riad Salamé leaves his post on Monday July 31 without…
Lebanon: Hezbollah leader calls homosexuality “real danger” and calls for “killing”
For the second time in less than a week, the secretary general of Lebanese Hezbollah has violently attacked the LGBTQ+ community. During a speech on Saturday July 29, Hassan Nasrallah…
The trampling of the Koran causes outrage in Muslim countries – protesters in Iran and Lebanon burned Swedish flags
The foreign ministries of several Muslim countries have invited Swedish diplomats for an interview due to the trampling of the Koran on Thursday. Demonstrations against Sweden continued on Friday in…