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Beirut · BeirutOpposition deputy governor Peram, the son of Daah, the son of Abed, announced on the evening of Wednesday, that he would run in the upcoming presidential election on June 29th. Peram's announcement came during a folk festival he had organized at the ancient youth center in the capital, Nashkot, to attend his victory. He had already run as the leader of the anti-emissions movement "Ara" for the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections, which he ran i…See the Story
Beiram announces his presidential run -- June 2024.
Beirut · BeirutAbout "Rai" for publishing/Beirut, in 2023, the poet and translator Zahid Abdul-Jod Al-Owrer released a new collection of poems called "Two Heavens" consisting of 96 pages of average pieces, most of which are based on the idea of " existential rape" in a poetic language that is intense and often hidden, never moving away from the features of visible life and its experiments, towards the encoded and the unknown and the newly conceived, [...]See the Story
In "Two Winds" -- trying to organize the world.
Beirut · BeirutSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Nabih Berri, received at the second presidential headquarters in Ain al-Tineh the ambassadors of the Committee of Five: the French Herve Magro, the Saudi Walid Bukhari, the Egyptian Alaa Moussa, the Qatari Saud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and the Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America in Lebanon, Amanda Beals, on behalf of Ambassador Lisa Johnson.
During the meeting, the general si…See the Story
Berri followed up with the ambassadors of the “Khamasiya” on the presidential file and met Hamiya and Al-Bisri - Al-Banaa newspaper | Al-Binaa Newspaper
Beirut · BeirutNews (Nakshawtook) -- A group of doctors who were staying on Tuesday organized a protest break, in the maternity and childhood hospital square, following the Ministry of Health's failure to sign a contract with them six months ago, based on a cable and a warrant from the doctors' cable. And Dr. Salahuddin Sayyed Muhammad -- who's one of the doctors in protest -- said in a news release, that the ministry had abandoned the contract he had signed w…See the Story
Resident doctors continue their protest against the Ministry breaking their agreement.
Security · BeirutThe Director of the General Security, the Chairman of the Security Commission for the National Guard, Muhammad Bassami, looked at the headquarters of the General Security in sports, the leadership's readiness...See the Story
The sculpture team is showing the security plans for the gendarmerie.
Immigration · BeirutThe European Union will support Lebanon, both financially and politically, until the end of 2027, Enlargement and Neighbourhood Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said amid calls from the Middle East country for help in returning migrants to their country of origin.See the Story
EU vows to double efforts as Lebanon requests migrant return support
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Inflation · BeirutLebanon has experienced a remarkable decrease in inflation, dropping to double digits for the first time in nearly four years. This change comes as local businesses increasingly opt to price their goods in U.S. dollars rather than the Lebanese pound. Economic Transformation Amidst Crisis Since the financial collapse in 2020, triggered by Lebanon defaulting on $30 billion in international bonds, the nation’s economy has been in a dire state. This…See the Story