I would like to introduce you to the concept of soft power and money.

We all heard about the US-made Japanese-launched "UAE" satellite right? Media covered it in all Arab countries and Lebanon dedicated live feed and talk shows.

Today a Tunisian-made Russian-launched satellite was sent to space. No Arab media covered it, and no Lebanese TV channel covered it or bothered mentioning it. It is simply not a priority and fake "Proud to be Arab" BS rhetoric in play. Tunis simply does not own the Arab media.

And then there are the 130 countries that "are yet to administer a single dose," according to UNICEF. But remember, there was one country that was offered ahead of most and in big batches, unethically.

@monajem: Sputnik V is priced at $20 (two doses) globally. [source]

In Lebanon, Pharmaline has a monopoly on getting it, and the company owner Jacques Sarraf said the vaccine will be offered at a “very cheap” price of $38!
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No government formed.
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@lorienttoday

Saad Hariri told reporters that President Michel Aoun had given him a government proposal on Sunday that was along sectarian lines with a blocking third for Aoun. Hariri handed journalists his own proposed list of ministers.

Exchange rate increased from 11,500 to 12,500 LL for a dollar.

Hariri's formation is very good and unique, the foreign affairs minister is also the agriculture minister... somehow.

And the minister of justice happens to be the daughter of an ex-minister loyal to the Hariri family.

Hariri cares so much about industry and agriculture during our economic collapse, he didn't even dedicate independent ministries for them but rather placed them as secondary tasks for other ministries.

The formation also includes a BDL official in the position of ministry of finance. He's placing a pillar of the collapse in a position that needs to find a solution.

QasQas and Barbir roads are cut by prostesters.

KSA peace deal is simply a surrender deal presented to Ansarullah to kneel and accept surrender. No new terms presented today and KSA is not acting as a belligerent in this war but rather is acting as a mediator which isn't acceptable after all what they have done.

QasQas

It's collapsing more and is now close to 14,000 LL to a dollar.

Paper sent by Aoun.

I hate exams

Confirmed now:

The Saudi regime who proposed peace today is currently attacking the Yemenite capital San'a, striking the airport.

What a goodwill move.

Israel’s Mossad director and other Israeli officials successfully lobbied Trump to remove sanctions on Dan Gertler, a mining magnate accused of playing the middleman in corrupt deals that robbed the D.R. Congo of hundreds of millions of dollars.

www.bloombergquint.com/am… (19 ⁠March 2021)

By: @MaxBlumenthal