This Is Beirut 2024-03-28 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Childcare responsibilities are one of the main obstacles to women's employment in Lebanon, according to a new World Bank Group report released on Wednesday. Expanding the availability, affordability, and quality of childcare services, while tackling social norms around their utilization, can support women in joining or remaining in the workforce ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Antoine Habib, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Banque de l'Habitat, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Scott Short, Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The aim is to offer technical and logistical expertise to the bank to help low- and middle-income people who will benefit from the institution's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 20:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, discussed on Wednesday the follow-up to health-related topics in the budget for fiscal year 2024, such as hospitals, hospitalization and drugs for chronic and incurable diseases. At the end of the meeting, Kanaan said that caretaker Health Minister Firas al-Abiad is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 20:01 - Reading : less than a minute
The Traffic and Vehicle Management Authority announced in a press release on Wednesday that it will open its doors at the Dekwaneh center on Thursday, March 28, 2024 for the registration or formalities of new cars and motorcycles with chassis numbers ending in 0, 1 and 2. Tuesday, April 2 is for those with chassis numbers ending in 3, 4 and 5. ...
2024-03-27 19:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Once again, the Lebanese economy is bearing the heavy brunt of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. Initial estimates indicate losses of around USD 2.5 billion in a country already struggling economically. The military conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is far from over, which makes it difficult to gauge its impact on Lebanon, a country ...
2024-03-27 19:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
One year to the day after their open strike on March 24, 2023, the Ogero employees' union is staging a warning strike, today, Wednesday, which will be followed by two others on Wednesday, April 3, and Thursday, April 4. The union has given the government "a deadline until April 15 to respond to all demands without exception." These demands ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-26 23:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Public Administration Employees Association announced in a statement that "some ministries are taking arbitrary measures that have no legal basis, in a suspicious attempt to enslave employees, or an attempt to offer obedience and groveling at the expense of the employee's dignity." The statement said, "Of these behaviors, one ministry asked ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-26 21:46 - Reading : less than a minute
Landline area codes no longer start with a 0, but with a 2 for fiber-optic subscribers. In other words, if you use internet via fiber optic in Beirut, your area code is no longer 01 but 21. Therefore, 01, 04, 05, 06, 07 and 08 are replaced by 21, 24,25, 26, 27 and 28. Many callers discovered this accidentally when trying to reach other ...
Maurice Matta 2024-03-26 12:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Recently, Antoine el-Hajj, the sole civil judge presiding over rental disputes in Jounieh, issued a ruling directly addressing the deadlines outlined in the Rental Law. This decision explained the legal validity of the law since 2014, thereby confirming the enforceability of the nine-year grace period from that point onwards, which expired ...
Liliane Mokbel 2024-03-23 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The real estate sector is going from bad to worse. Hindered by a scarcity of bank loans and a grim outlook for the country's future, both supply and demand have been severely crippled. Agents are leaving for more promising markets abroad. This represents an endless ordeal. “Speaking real estate investments in Lebanon at this juncture is a bad ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 22:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Caretaker Minister of Finance, Youssef el-Khalil, issued three decisions on Friday regarding the extension of payment deadlines for certain taxes to give taxpayers more time and avoid late payment fines. The deadline for filing a personal declaration for property tax on built real estate or on a portion of real estate with income exceeding ...
Mario Chartouni 2024-03-22 11:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Reading the media, whether left-wing or right-wing, it is common to come across the term "consumer society" (or "consumerism"). The expression may seem confusing because, ultimately, everyone, in all countries, consumes to satisfy their needs. Criticism From All Sides A consumer society is characterized by a culture centered around the ...