Zahar Roula

[Zahar Roula @roulazahar]

I am attending Whisky Live Beirut, the world’s premier whisky tasting event, which is taking place from 7 - 9 October at AVA VENUE Achrafieh. Join me at this world-class whisky event and let's enjoy the adventure together. https://t.co/4tS9Btz2P0

[Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur @SRMDharampur]

True intelligence comes from 3 core abilities: solving problems with clarity, adjusting with grace in any situation and making decisions that are thoughtful.

When these qualities grow, so does your inner strength. Nurture them a little every day and watch the shift within you.

[Nabil Rizkallah📈 @Billyrizkallah]

The Cost of Building vs. the Cost of Destruction
There is no equality between the cost of building and the cost of destruction in Lebanon. It takes decades to create an enterprise; endless resilience to return from the edge of despair time after time, that takes the last penny of the founder. It takes the team’s blood, sweat, and tears through years of sleepless nights and anxiety. But the fact is, it just takes a few minutes—maybe 30 minutes of paperwork and one minute of media frenzy—to destroy it all. There is a lack of balance, a lack of equality, between building and destroying.
A single, sensational social media feeding frenzy can detonate what a lifetime of work has built. The recent media frenzy around a 40-year-old bottled water company is proof: a social media influencer driven by an algorithm, a Government's hasty action and reaction, 48 hours later an apology for clear results. By then, the damage had already been done. This is the disequilibrium I’m writing about: when destruction is cheap and instantaneous, while building is costly and slow.
When public institutions are empowered to shutter, sanction, and shame more easily than they are equipped to verify, correct, and protect, the result is predictable: the wrecking ball swings faster than the scaffolding can rise.
Civilized societies admire builders and demand accountability from destroyers. Ours should be no different. If we truly want balance, the costs of destruction must be made to match the cost of building—not in money alone but in rigor: due process, transparent methods, validated labs, strict protocols, trained personnel, and a culture that understands the stakes. Agencies that can end livelihoods with a stamp and a microphone must be designed, staffed, and measured to protect legitimate enterprise, not erode it.
Too often, destructive power hides behind populous words. “Consumer protection” becomes a catch-all that justifies sloppy science, performative enforcement, and trial-by-press-release. Dictators in history wrapped harm in the language of safety; bureaucracies can do the same, unintentionally or otherwise. If protection is the goal, protocols and evidence—not theater—must lead the way.
Markets already punish bad products. Builders live or die by customers who can leave at any time. That natural balance is real and relentless. Layer on top of it careless intervention—ambiguous tests, unverified claims, public shaming—and we don’t make consumers safer; we make them poorer. We don’t improve quality; we stifle it. No society has prospered by vilifying its builders and deputizing its destroyers.
Lebanon knows how to build. From the Phoenicians’ purple dye and Mediterranean trade routes to the 1950s and 60s—when finance and services flourished here—we led by building. We lost our edge when overreach, over-regulation, and an ideological hostility to entrepreneurs took hold. The culture of “anti-builder” replaced the culture of “let's build”.
That post-60s posture—suspect the builder, celebrate the takedown—has turned a leading Mediterranean economy into a laggard. Until we change that culture and design institutions that can distinguish between a real public-health threat and a headline-driven pile-on, the cost of destruction will remain far lower than the cost of building. The recent needless damage should be our warning—and our turning point.

[The Knowledge Bank @xKnowledgeBANK]

6 Signs Someone is Emotionally Immature.

[Lebanese Private Sector Network @LPSN_Network]

Click on the link below to explore our members' articles and learn more about our vision and actions towards a sovereign, stable and prosperous Lebanon:

https://t.co/u1nefYgzhw

#Sovereignty_Stability_Prosperity #PrivateSector #LebanonWorks #Lebanon #Economy

[Lebanese Private Sector Network @LPSN_Network]

“In times of crisis, Lebanon needs leaders with vision, integrity, and a deep commitment to the people. We are proud to see our fellow member, Haneen El Sayyed, take on the vital role of Minister of Social Affairs. May this appointment be a beacon of hope for policies that restore dignity, protect the most vulnerable, and pave the way for a stronger Lebanon.”

– Rima Freiji, President, Lebanese Private Sector Network

#sovereignty_stability_prosperity #ministry #PrivateSector #TheNetwork #LebanonWorks #Lebanon #SocialAffairs #Minister #الحكومة_الجديدة

[Lebanese Private Sector Network @LPSN_Network]

Maissa Abou Adal: I am proud to share my interview with Executive Magazine on Lebanon Works, an initiative by LPSN driving job creation and economic revival. Lebanon Works connects talent with opportunities in these challenging times, empowering businesses and individuals alike.
🌟 Join the movement! Whether you’re job hunting or hiring, be part of the change.

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💼 Explore Lebanon Works: Lebanon Works Powered by LPSN: Lebanese Private Sector Network
Thank you Executive Magazine
#LebanonWorks #LPSN #JobsForLebanon #EconomicRecovery

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

England’s emergency departments are in crisis. In December 2024 only 55% of patients attending a major unit were seen within four hours. The causes are many, but without serious change the situation will only worsen https://t.co/sGpW0Eb8Rj 👇

[michèle m. gharios @_mmgh]

#البديل في المساعدات الخارجيه في الوقت الحاضر

[AL Jadeed Tv @AlJadeed_TV]

المديرة المالية في مستشفى جبل لبنان الجامعي رولا غاريوس زهار تقدّم حلولاً للخروج من الأزمة الصحية في لبنان عبر برنامج #البديل
الليلة 10:10 مساءً بتوقيت بيروت على #الجديد
@DaouMark

[Zahar Roula @roulazahar]

@rami_kiwan @nawafasalam Thank you for sharing Rami

[Lebanese Private Sector Network @LPSN_Network]

تعليق المهل

القطاع الخاص يعاني بفعل الحرب والتدمير والأزمات المتعاقبه
منعاً لهدر الحقوق ودعما له في هذه الظروف الصعبة
لا بد من تمديد المهل
الضرائبية
والتعاقدية
والقضائية
تعليق المهل هو حل مؤقت لكنه الانسب

#اقتصاد_حر_لوطن_حر #تعليق_المهل #لبنان #الأزمات #اقتصاد #القطاع_الخاص

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

Dear enemies,The Black Swan is now the most influential (that is, discussed/mentioned) 21st C book.
While almost all books have a half-life between 2 and 6 months, it does not appear to have a half-life. #Lindy

[Same with other 4 books in the Incerto. Graph is US only]

[Zahar Roula @roulazahar]

@MIREILLEKORAB True

[سكاي نيوز عربية @skynewsarabia]

محامية لبنانية تتعرض للضرب أمام المحكمة | #سوشال_سكاي

[Zahar Roula @roulazahar]

@skynewsarabia What a shame !!!!

[Joseph A. El-Khoury 🇱🇧 @J_elkhoury19]

@riachi_jean Listing Lebanon in grey will only kill any comeback of the less cash economy

[Zahar Roula @roulazahar]

@riachi_jean @marwantaher She could have been caught on the hop faced with such absurdity. It’s difficult to judge her based on a 10 seconds appearance.
Men are usually worst but women’s failures get noticed …

[Zahar Roula @roulazahar]

@riachi_jean And Lebanese young men are dying …

[Zahar Roula @roulazahar]

https://t.co/anBRQgpPMB