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Lebanese military warns #Israel against oil exploration on borders - Xinhua | English.news.cn
▻http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/07/c_137450302.htm

The statement was released following a meeting between the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Head of Mission and Force Commander Stefano Del Col and a senior delegation from the LAF.
It also came after Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri expressed his worry on Wednesday about Israel’s intention to start oil exploration in July 2019 in the Karish field, which is very close to the Lebanese waters.

Berri also voiced concern over the intention of the French oil and gas giant Total S.A. to postpone its oil exploration in Lebanon’s Block 9, which borders Israel’s maritime zone and contains waters claimed by both sides.
Total was supposed to start operation in 2019 but has postponed it till the spring of 2020, said Lebanon 24, a local news agency.

“This is a very dangerous step,” Berri was quoted as saying.

On December 14, 2017, the Lebanese Council of Ministers approved two exclusive licenses for oil exploration and production in blocks 4 and 9 for a consortium composed of Total S.A, Eni International BV and JSC Novatek.

#Liban #France #Total #

World Bank : Lebanon : Developing an internet ecosystem to keep young talent at home
▻http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/12/23/lebanon-developing-an-internet-ecosystem-to-keep-young-talent-at-home

The World Bank is introducing a new investment lending approach to capture this. Pending the approval of Lebanon’s Council of Ministers and its ratification by the Lebanese parliament, the Mobile Internet Ecosystem Project (MIEP) aims to develop a local ‘internet ecosystem’ to help Lebanese talent to remain in the country, bring local skills up to international standards, and boost the global competitiveness of Lebanon’s traditional industries through ICT.
▻http://www.mie-p.org

Lebanon offers a unique regional testing ground for crowdsourcing and other open source innovation. It hosts a number of top universities in the Middle East and has a highly educated population, providing the critical base for putting ideas into practice. Many Lebanese are bilingual or trilingual, making it easier for them to develop of applications for international markets. The economy operates in multiple currencies.

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As part of the MIEP project, staff from universities and from Lebanon’s technology eco-system worked this November to co-create the Mobile Innovation Hub (MiHub), a collaborative space for addressing Lebanon’s critical economic challenges and the pressure caused by its brain drain. Together, they emphasized the need for Lebanon to develop its competitive edge by using the mobile internet to produce successful innovators and problem solvers.
▻http://lebanon.innovationhubs.org

(Je référence pour l’info, hein, pas par enthousiasme ; je crains que – généralement – ce genre de choses ne soient que des pièges à pognon pour financer une poignée de startups lancées par des enfants de la bourgeoisie libanaise.)

Nasrallah: conflict in Middle East political, not sectarian | Al Akhbar English
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/nasrallah-conflict-middle-east-political-not-sectarian

Bringing up the current political stagnation in Lebanon, the Hezbollah chief said his movement would back its main Christian ally, Michel Aoun, in the country’s long-delayed presidential vote.

Lebanese parliament is tasked by the constitution to select a president, a decision that has already been put off 14 times as the war in Syria continues to divide rival political blocs.

Nasrallah blamed the political paralysis on external factors.

“Lebanese political factions are restrained by regional vetoes and these decisions are responsible for Lebanon’s presidential vacuum,” he said on Monday.

#state_security : One man’s den of corruption
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/state-security-one-man%E2%80%99s-den-corruption-0

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A State Security officer escorts an official to the Lebanese parliament. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) A State Security officer escorts an official to the Lebanese parliament. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)

State Security is just a fancy name for what is in fact a den of incompetence and corruption. In this so-called directorate, the talents of around 2,500 officers, noncommissioned officers, and servicemen and women are squandered, as well as millions of dollars each year in taxpayer money. Is it not time to abolish, or at least rein in the corruption at the General Directorate of State Security that has not made any noteworthy achievement in years?

Radwan Mortada

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#Lebanon #Abdo_Faddoul #Antoine_Lahd #Articles #Elias_Kaikati #George_Qaraa #Hezbollah #Major_General_Nabih_Farhat #Michel_Suleiman #Ministry_of_Telecommunications #resistance

The ABCs of the grades and salaries scale
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/abcs-grades-and-salaries-scale

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A woman holds a placard saying “The people pay the price for corruption” during a protest for the grade and salaries scale to be passed by the #Lebanese_parliament. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) A woman holds a placard saying “The people pay the price for corruption” during a protest for the grade and salaries scale to be passed by the Lebanese parliament. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)

If it goes ahead, the parliament session scheduled for May 27 will theoretically be dedicated to deliberations ahead of passing the proposed wage scale and new tax adjustments. At the same time, the Union Coordination Committee (UCC) plans to hold a sit-in at Riad Solh Square.

Maha Zaraket

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#Economy #Articles #Beirut #George_Adwan #Ibrahim_Kanaan #Lebanese_economy #Lebanon #NSSF #UCC

Lebanese presidency: May 25 is not the deadline for regional efforts
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-presidency-may-25-not-deadline-regional-efforts

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Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid/Pool) Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid/Pool)

Though the Lebanese are anticipating May 25, the constitutional deadline for electing a new president, regional and international powers aren’t concerned with this date. They are only interested in maintaining security and stability in the country.

Hiyam Kossayfi

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#Opinion #Articles #FPM #Future_Movement #Hezbollah #Lebanese_Forces #Lebanese_presidential_elections #Lebanon #Michel_Aoun #Michel_Suleiman #Saad_Hariri #Samir_Geagea

The #wage_scale will save the economy, not impede it
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/wage-scale-will-save-economy-not-impede-it

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Public sector workers protest for the wage scale to be approved by the Lebanese parliament on April 29, 2014. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) Public sector workers protest for the wage scale to be approved by the Lebanese parliament on April 29, 2014. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)

The assault on the proposed wage scale – which includes wage increases for public sector employees – continues. Instead of seizing the opportunity to launch serious discussions based on real arguments and facts, and away from the controversy and the clamor about the wage scale and its implications, we have had a torrent of hyperbolic warnings that the pay hike could lead to a Greek-style economic collapse, or even an economic version of the May 7 conflict of (...)

#Opinion #Articles #Lebanese_Central_Bank #Lebanese_economy #Lebanon #Salim_al-Hoss

Berri in Tehran : #Iran Wants to Reassure Its Arab Neighbors
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/berri-tehran-iran-wants-reassure-its-arab-neighbors

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A handout picture released by the Iranian presidency shows the Islamic Republic’s President Hassan Rouhani (R) meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker #Nabih_Berri in Tehran on November 25, 2013. (AFP - HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY) A handout picture released by the Iranian presidency shows the Islamic Republic’s President Hassan Rouhani (R) meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Tehran on November 25, 2013. (AFP - HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY)

Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri’s visit to Tehran proved timely, taking place on the heels of an Iran-West #nuclear deal. In meetings with Iranian officials, Berri learned of Iran’s next moves.

Nicolas Nassif (...)

#Lebanon #Articles #united_states

#Lebanon: Minister’s Tobacco Ties Stall Smoking Law
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-minister%E2%80%99s-tobacco-ties-stall-smoking-law

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Former director of the national program to reduce smoking, George Saade, confirmed that during the discussion of the draft law in the Lebanese parliament, everyone agreed that health warnings on cigarette packets should be clear and explicit. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) Former director of the national program to reduce smoking, George Saade, confirmed that during the discussion of the draft law in the Lebanese parliament, everyone agreed that health (...)

#Culture_&_Society #Articles #Mohammed_Safadi #Smoking_Ban