📌يوسف خليل، وبعد فوات الأوان، يعترف بفداحة الهندسات المالية (صح النوم!)

📌بصفته مديرًا لدائرة العمليات في مصرف لبنان، منذ عام 1994 حتى أصبح وزيرًا في الحكومة عام 2021، أشرف على استراتيجية الهندسات المالية التي تم تنفيذها منذ عام 2016، والتي قدم فيها مصرف لبنان المتعطش للدولار…

Corruption could undermine EU financial package, Lebanon's finance minister tells Nada Maucourant Atallah thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024…

LOT of questions raised by the new EU's 1 billion aid package. Its lack of conditionality contrasts with past pressure from donors to enact political reforms.
(Even) the Minister of Finance told me that corruption could hinder its impact.
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For five-plus years the EU insisted there would be no significant aid to Lebanon without serious political reform, and Lebanese politicians refused to make any reforms and gambled that the EU would eventually blink. You'll never guess who won the standoff apnews.com/article/lebano…

Shame on the EU
Shame on Cyprus
Shame on Lebanon

Lebanese authorities have mismanaged the economy - including billions of dollars from donor countries, scapegoated, deported and used Syrians as a bargaining chip to get more €€.

Now they are being rewarded for it by the EU

UNICEF warned conflict in south Lebanon was taking a heavy toll on kids, with 1,000s out of school & healthcare 'critically impacted', via AFP News Agency.

'We are deeply alarmed by the situation of children & families forced from their homes,' Edouard Beigbeder, Lebanon rep for UNICEF.

Entre Israël et le Hezbollah, Emmanuel Macron et son ministre des Affaires étrangères Stéphane Séjourné, cherchent-ils à refaire le 'coup' de Jacques Chirac et de Hervé de Charette en 1996, quand celui-ci avait fait la navette entre Tel Aviv et Beyrouth pour aboutir finalement à…

14 civilians (among them 2 Syrians wounded (2 seriously) when an Israeli strike hit a house close to where they were in Srebbine, southern #Lebanon - few km from border

In a historic step towards justice for victims of war crimes, the Lebanese gov’t has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to file a declaration providing the ICC with jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed on Lebanese territory since Oct 7

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French FM in Beirut: renewed momentum for diplomacy as focus shifts away from Iran-Israel escalation, writes Nada Maucourant Atallah

Israel set September deadline for tens of thousands of northern residents to go back home.

“There's a risk of war in summer'
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La vue pendant ma visite maintenant 🇵🇸❤️✌🏼 #HarvardUniversity

As a result of this expensive racket, many Gazans are turning to crowdfunding.

I know there are so many campaigns circulating, but please consider donating to the Mortaga family’s 🙏

The father is very ill & needs medical care.

gofund.me/efd37d55

Lebanese authorities have arbitrarily detained, tortured, and forcibly returned Syrians to Syria in recent months, including opposition activists and army defectors, Human Rights Watch recent report says

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How much must Palestinians pay to escape Gaza? At least $5,000 for an adult and $2,500 for a child, paid to a firm with ties to the Egyptian army and intelligence services. Amid fears of a looming Israeli offensive in Rafah, prices show no sign of falling. economist.com/middle-east-an…

‼️‼️BREAKING: SciencesPo Paris, the top university in France which hosts a dual degree program with Columbia, has just launched a Gaza Solidarity Encampment. This officially marks the spread of the protests to Europe. So incredibly proud of my peers🔥🇵🇸💪

Excellent read by Nada Homsi on how a series of Israeli assassinations on Lebanese territory has revived memories of civil war-era espionage
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With a heavy heart I announce that my 18-year-old younger sister, Lara Sayegh, was killed today on her way from Gaza City to the south. She and my mother were reaching Egypt for safety. My angel collapsed as she was walking on the “safe route” past the Israeli checkpoint, in an…