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📲 🚗 A new Instagram page is putting reckless drivers on blast, and it’s already getting attention. The account is on a mission to make people think twice before picking up their phones behind the wheel. Details: https://lnkd.in/e9tuFUHd --- Share and follow 961 so you don’t miss out on more amazing #lebanese content! ❤️🇱🇧 #lebanon

🇱🇧 Shipping giant CMA CGM is set to acquire 100% of FATTAL GROUP, in a major deal involving one of Lebanon’s biggest homegrown companies. It’s a big moment, not just for the companies involved, but for Lebanon’s business landscape, with a global player founded and operated by a Lebanese family now acquiring one of Lebanon’s most established names. Full Details: https://lnkd.in/eTSk7U2H Rodolphe Saadé --- Share and follow 961 so you don’t miss out on more amazing hashtag #lebanese content! ❤️🇱🇧 #lebanon

French actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, best known for her role in Netflix's Emily in Paris, just caught attention online after sharing content related to Lebanon’s beloved saint, Saint Charbel, with her audience of over 2 million followers 🇱🇧❤️ Full story: https://lnkd.in/eUSxUEZQ --- Share and follow 961 so you don’t miss out on more amazing #lebanese content! ❤️🇱🇧 #lebanon

The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced the arrest of a man accused of running a rental scam targeting displaced families. The Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Protection Office arrested George El Achkar (born 1990, Lebanese) after tracking a series of fraud cases carried out through social media platforms. According to the ISF, the suspect used a calculated approach to deceive victims: • Fake identities: He created multiple accounts posing as a real estate agent or landlord • Fake listings: He shared ads for apartments that do not exist, targeting families urgently looking for housing • Upfront payments: He convinced victims to send deposits or “arboun” through local money transfer services • Cutting contact: After receiving the money, he blocked the victims and disappeared Authorities are urging anyone who may have been affected to report the case. Details: https://lnkd.in/dfcWCngN

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We’re building some interesting tech projects in the 961 labs. Right now, several initiatives in planning are focused on wartime needs and worst-case scenarios. If you’re an experienced developer or engineer and want to use your skills to build something meaningful for Lebanon, something that could be used by many people, while pushing the limits of what’s possible, reach out. Will be pushing to the millions of people that read us and the over 1 million that follow us. Pinging Kamal Shehadi MITAI Lebanon #Lebanon

🇱🇧 On this day in 1945, near the end of World War II, Lebanon declared war on Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan Full Story: https://lnkd.in/duQ59Y7A --- Share and follow 961 so you don’t miss out on more amazing #lebanese content! ❤️🇱🇧 #lebanon

🇱🇧 There's A New Bill In Lebanon To Ban Social Media For Those Under 14 📱 A draft law has been submitted by MP Tony Frangieh that would ban social media use for anyone under 14 in Lebanon. Lebanese Ministry of Information, Paul Morcos, PhD, also called for the development of a national plan to regulate how children use the internet and mobile apps. The move comes as several countries push similar restrictions. Australia led the way with a ban on social media for users under 16. The debate has intensified after social media whistleblowers alleged that major platforms deliberately designed their apps to be addictive for children. Details: https://lnkd.in/daj4CYwD --- Share and follow 961 so you don’t miss out on more amazing #lebanese content! ❤️🇱🇧 #lebanon

🇱🇧 Lebanon's Ministry of Economy and Trade, Amer Bisat, Just Met Binance To Discuss Opportunities In Crypto Space Details: https://lnkd.in/dQ9x53PY --- Share and follow 961 so you don’t miss out on more amazing #lebanese content! ❤️🇱🇧 #Lebanon

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