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Merchants: The government must provide security

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The Beirut Trade Association said in a statement issued Monday that insecurity hurts business and the government must enforce its sovereignty in order to protect national unity.

The cabinet agreed on Wednesday to form a commission to deal with arms proliferation, following the clashes in the Beirut neighborhood of Borj Abi Haidar on Tuesday night between supporters of the the pro-Syrian Association of Islamic Charitable Projects—also known as Al-Ahbash—and the Iranian backed Hezbollah militants , leading to the death of three people, including Hezbollah official Mohammad Fawwaz.

Hariri chairs meeting

Prime Minister Saad Hariri chaired on Monday at the Grand Serail a session of the ministerial commission tasked with addressing weapons proliferation in Lebanon, according to a statement issued by the PM’s office.

Defense Minister Elias al-Murr and Interior Minister Ziad Baroud were present, the statement added.

Hariri returned today from an overnight trip to Damascus after meeting with Syrian president Bashar al Assad

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2 responses to “Merchants: The government must provide security”

  1. ole Avatar
    ole

    absolutely you should by the way add a reform about the taxis, for sex equality, why a woman pay less than a guy ?

  2. Constantin Avatar
    Constantin

    Absolutely, the elites should be worried from something dramatic happening, because it is them who own the businesses, the stores, the factories, the hotels, the restaurants (which create employment in the country), and they are worried that insecurity and/or incidents like what happened in Borj Abi Haidar could destroy their properties and businesses, and slow or stop the enonomy.

    People like Hizbullah do not contribute more than 5% (to the utmost) to the economy in Lebanon and for this reason they don’t care about “others” properties.

    The economy in Lebanon is definitely 75% (maybe more) in Beirut and its far suburbs like Jounieh, Zouk, Dbaieh, all the Metn coast, Bourj Hammoud, Sin-el-fil, Mkalles, Broumana, Baabda, Kfarchima, Choueifat….The economy IS NOT in the Dahieh and its slums.

    The Dahieh is economically a burden on the country and not a contributor to the economy of the country ( examples: the theft of the electricity, land, and many other governmental resources, etc…).

    Hence, HA does not care about what the merchants of Beirut want or wish for. The government’s duty is to assure the security of the hardworking people who are generating the economy of this country, this is the least thing the government should provide them.

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