{"id":63614,"date":"2022-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/63614\/public-buses-donated-from-france-arrive-in-lebanon"},"modified":"2022-05-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T00:00:00","slug":"public-buses-donated-from-france-arrive-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/63614\/public-buses-donated-from-france-arrive-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Buses Donated From France Arrive In Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"The first batch of <B>50 public buses<\/b> landed in Beirut hours ago from France in a bid to upgrade the transport system&#8217;s existing vehicles that have become extremely old and limited in number. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1st batch of buses offered to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a>  by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/France?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#France<\/a>  arrive to Beirut port.<br>A worthwhile saluting initiative!<br><br>But some questions:<br>\u2022Are they adapted to the city &#038; its poor infrastructures (mainly size etc.)<br>\u2022Are there enough local management procedures to optimize operation? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YoY9WWwGDZ\">pic.twitter.com\/YoY9WWwGDZ<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Joseph Bahout (@jobahout) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jobahout\/status\/1528638773818494976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  In an effort to improve Lebanon&#8217;s decaying public transport system, an agreement between the now caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh and the French Minister of Transport stipulated the donation of these buses to Lebanon. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gGNpVcZpdg\">pic.twitter.com\/gGNpVcZpdg<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ali Hamie | (@alihamie_lb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alihamie_lb\/status\/1501891327742599169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  This donation comes in light of skyrocketing fuel prices, and an even more dire need for a reliable transportation network. <br \/>  <br \/>  It was also presumed that Spain would sign a deal to finance the revival of the railway system, but there have yet to be any details on that. 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