Remember our bid for the UN Security Council? Well, apparently there’s another catch: Lebanon needs a fully functioning government to take up a rotating Security Council seat it is due to fill next year, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday. So once again, we are shooting ourselves in the foot; destroying every opportunity that …
Category Archive: Government
Aug 26 2009
Lebanon Calls the UNSC to Session
It could happen: Lebanon is expected to be elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for a period of two years at the end of next month, in the 64th session of the UN General Assembly. With the backing of 21 Arab nations, Lebanon’s election is almost certain. Under the Security Council rules, …
Jul 30 2009
'Brand Lebanon' Requires Foundations
Talk is brewing online concerning ‘Brand Lebanon’, an idea that there needs to be a centralized authority (thanks to A Purple Monkey for the link) to market Lebanon to the world – like a Tourism Ministry on steroids. I like the idea of thinking big. But the problem with big thoughts that do not have …
May 29 2009
In An Area Near You
I have a soft spot for economic development and construction projects, so I decided to share with you the latest projects to be tendered with construction work possible starting in a neighborhood near you: Construction of 3 Solid Waste Treatment Facilities in 3 Areas: Tripoli, Michmich and Hbaline Advanced Information and Communication Technology Training for …
Feb 11 2009
Elections Online
The Lebanese government seems to becoming more “e“. The interior ministry on Tuesday announced it has set up a website for the 2009 elections in Lebanon. Unfortunately, they used a web address which cant be easily remembered and I am unable to make out the acronym. The website is www.dgps.gov.lb. Why couldn’t they come up …
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