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The file is not limited to "Basilis"; it includes other vessels and suspicions of importing Russian fuel at a cheaper price and selling it at a higher price while concealing its source. We await the decision of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, and we are preparing additional reports on files at the Ministry of Energy to submit them in the coming weeks.

The delay in paying for the ship cost the state large fines, even though it was requested without allocated credits for it.

The final word remains with the judiciary.

There is a common ground that has become almost ready for discussion.

It is very important that we preserve the insurance sector, in cooperation of course with the Ministry of Economy, to reach a legal formula that satisfies everyone and is implementable.

It is not the government that prevented him... it is he who doesn't want to and can't! Otherwise, all the talk is populist.

It was delayed by five years, and the state's share fell below 50%.

After nearly two years at the Ministry of Energy and Water, its outcome is: supply has dropped to two hours, the latest Zouk and Jiyyeh plants are shut down, people are left to generators at an additional cost approaching $2 billion a year, and Electricité du Liban, which had about $700 million in its fund, has become bankrupt.

Corruption is eating away at the country and the citizen is paying the price out of his own pocket

With the stroke of a pen he raises generator tariffs by 10% under the pretext of a network longer than 300 meters

He is selling us fake achievements by cancelling the gasoline tax that he himself had already let through

The Energy Minister Joe Saddi is selling us fake 'achievements' by canceling the gasoline tax, which he had already signed off on, and with the stroke of a pen he raises generator pricing by 10% under the pretext of a 'network longer than 300 meters'! This decision will give generator owners additional annual profits on top of their imaginary profits exceeding $300 million!!!! Who is this increase for? Corruption is gnawing at the country and the citizen is paying the price out of his own pocket! Note that we previously rejected this measure because it opens the door to manipulation and corruption!

Because standing by the citizen is not done with slogans; it is done by cancelling the unjustified increases that the citizen is paying for out of his own pocket

If you really care about the people, Mr. Minister Saddi, start by cancelling the additional profits of the station owners and the importing companies

Backing down from a mistake is a virtue, even if it came late and after we raised our voice

And if the minister had reservations, why did he rush to sign the decision? A reservation is not an achievement and does not absolve one of responsibility

Whom exactly are you raising your voice for? For the government? For the minister? Or for yourselves? The minister belongs to you, and the decision was approved in the Council of Ministers and you are represented in it

The speed of the answer reflects the speed at which water reaches citizens' homes.

Instead of being in a state of emergency, it turned out that the plan needs a long-term geological study.

This week we received the minister's answer to a parliamentary question we had submitted on 14 July 2025 regarding the ministry's plan to confront the water crisis in the summer of 2025. Between the date of the question and the arrival of the answer, two summers and a dry winter passed, while citizens are still waiting for water and waiting for the ministry's plan.