Akkar receives grant of $100 million. Allocation to fund Arab Highway, Lebanese University, hospitals

The Council of Ministers approved today a grant of $100 million for the Akkar caza for the next three years.

The money will be used to fund main infrastructure projects that have long been needed in the area, according to Akkar Parliament Member, Moin Merehbi.

"We will use part of the money to fund the Arab Highway continuation, which costs $300 million and another part to establish Lebanese University faculties," he said.

Among the projects that are a top priority in Akkar ...

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Garbage tender results postponed for the third time. Waiting for evaluation reports by some consultants

The results of the tenders for the cleaning, collection, and treatment of garbage were postponed until Tuesday, according to the Minister of Environment (MoE) Mohammad Machnouk. This is the third time the tender results have been postponed. The results were previously expected to be announced on Monday, then Tuesday.

The adjournment was due to not having enough advisory reports from the ministry's international consultants on the issue, read an MoE statement. The three international consu...

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Three companies accepted for the Beirut waste tender. Contracts will be awarded in the next few days

The Ministry of Environment (MOE) said today that Beirut and the southern suburbs have finally received three offers from companies that presented proposals in a tender for the collection, transport, and sorting of solid waste.

The three joint ventures are: South for Construction with Egyptian AMA, local CET-American West Coast- Austrian Saubamacher, and Lavajet-Italian Daneco-Batco.

"A fourth offer from Veolia Water was received but was rejected because it did not abide by the ten...

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One-stop-shops to sell various telecom services. Centers are expected to make these services more accessible to customers

The Ministry of Telecom (MoT) today inaugurated 13 one-stop-shops offering various telecom services provided jointly by Ogero, Touch, and Alfa.

The centers provide locals and tourists with landline telephony services, as well as mobile lines, and DSL. They also offer the possibility to pay bills and prepaid subscriptions fees. The MOT said that through these centers, telecom services will be within the reach of a greater number of users.

The centers belong to Ogero, which operates ...

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