Lebanon Restarts as Beirut Reports Lowest Virus Cases albawaba.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from albawaba.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Exiled Turkish mafia boss cornering the govt with corruption claims
Peker, who had close ties with the government until recently, also accused Turkish ministers and their family members of being involved in international drug trafficking
Updated 24 May 2021
May 24, 2021 01:59
JEDDAH: Videos from an exiled Turkish mafia boss are putting Ankara under pressure, with his latest video making serious allegations about state corruption.
Sedat Peker, who lives in Dubai, has been making headlines and shaking up social media with his claims about prominent political figures in Turkey.
His videos aim to reveal his deep connections to the government and also seek revenge against those who discredited him in favor of rival mafia leader Alaattin Cakici, who was released from prison last year.
2020-12-24 21:35:56 GMT2020-12-25 05:35:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIRUT, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) Lebanon s hotels have seen a sharp decline in their occupancy rates during Christmas and New Year season this year due to COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, industry experts said. The situation is very bad. Most of the people visiting Lebanon during this time of the year are Lebanese expatriates who have houses in the country and do not need to stay in hotels, Pierre Ashkar, president of the Syndicate of Hotels Owners in Lebanon, told Xinhua.
Ashkar noted that occupancy rate stands between 10 percent and 15 percent in Beirut while it is non-existent in mountains and other areas outside the capital.