Roula Allam

[Roula Allam @roulaallam1]

@PoliticoForYou :(((

[Peter Harling @PeterHarling]

Lebanon certainly has an interesting way of negotiating with the IMF: It maintains and protects the central bank governor who enabled bankruptcy, delays any bank restructuring, and to artificially boost its currency presumably burns through the IMF money it received last summer

[Roula Allam @roulaallam1]

@benredd Their loss! Good luck on your next journey!

[Marcelo Ebrard C. @m_ebrard]

Recibimos a las primeras solicitantes de status humanitario en México provenientes de Afganistán , ellas forman parte del equipo de robótica de ese país y defienden un sueño : un mundo con igualdad de género. Bienvenidas!!!

[Omar Tamo @OmarTamo19]

Me while reading the capital control proposal nonsense, which was prepared without any reliable data

[مصدر عام | The Public Source @ThePublicSource]

Fighting corruption is all the rage in Lebanon these days, but what are the origins of the anti-corruption discourse & why is the political class seemingly leading the anti-corruption battle agst itself?

A (Dis)order Report, by Karim Merhej & Sintia Issa.
https://t.co/150o5i9mb7

[Ferid Belhaj @FeridBelhaj]

28K #covid19 vaccine doses have been delivered today to #Lebanon out of 2 MILLION doses that will be delivered over the coming few weeks.
Again, PRIORITY groups first. Register NOW....#NoWasta.

[Roula Allam @roulaallam1]

@FeridBelhaj 🙏🙏

[Dana Khraiche @DLKhraiche]

If Biden is serious about repairing relations with the Arab world, he should start by saving the American University of Beirut, says @IbishBlog @AUB_Lebanon @DrFadloKhuri https://t.co/P1dRIdquAw via @bopinion

[Timour Azhari @timourazhari]

Great thread on the $246 million World Bank loan for Lebanon’s most vulnerable and how it could be misused.

[Bechara Choucair @choucair]

It’s an honor to join @JoeBiden administration as White House COVID-19 Vaccinations Coordinator during this pivotal moment in the pandemic. I’m humbled to be part of the team working to ensure an efficient, equitable, and effective roll out. https://t.co/miiiST8HCj

[Roula Allam @roulaallam1]

RIP master wordsmith/spy!

"A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world."
#JohnleCarré-David Cornwell

[Roula Allam @roulaallam1]

Zaatar #mankoushe makes it on
@nytimes six most comforting foods from across the world! Unfortunately, it's getting more and more difficult for Lebanese to take a pleasurable bite!

[Roula Allam @roulaallam1]

@KimGhattas @Trevornoah @TheDailyShow Hi where can we get the book in London?

[Kim Ghattas @KimGhattas]

Anti French protests in Beirut, scary guys, beards, banners signed Hezb al Tahrir, Lebanon branch (wilayat). Reporter in tank top perfect hair and tight jeans asks: whats this “Lebanon wilayat”? He doesn’t know. Her deadpan reply: ah you’re just there to hold the banner...

[Roula Allam @roulaallam1]

@AboutHerOFCL 👏🏻👏🏻

[Kim Ghattas @KimGhattas]

After weeks of peaceful protests in Lebanon, parts of the state are turning violent. A sign of weakness and fear from those holding on to power for decades, now facing the ire of the Lebanese people for 50 days in a row. #lebanonprotests

[Larissa Aoun @LarissaAounSky]

Lebanese food bank collecting food today and tomorrow next to Annahar building to distribute to people in need in Akkar & Ersal.. This is the time to help each other #Lebanon

[Mohamad Bazzi @BazziNYU]

Lebanese journalists are facing insults, physical attacks, and death threats while reporting on nearly 50 days of anti-government protests — important piece by @bmroue https://t.co/GPdMUhJhFZ

[Roula Allam @roulaallam1]

I concur, Alice!