[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @AzarsTweets Mike Azar Mike Azar posts on X about bank, $147m, middle east, $837m the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXX [#](/creator/twitter::776228798/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXX -XX% - X Month XXXXXX -XX% - X Months XXXXXXX +84% - X Year XXXXXXX +13% ### Mentions: X [#](/creator/twitter::776228798/posts_active)  ### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::776228798/followers)  - X Week XXXXXX +0.07% - X Month XXXXXX +0.23% - X Months XXXXXX +1.10% - X Year XXXXXX +2.80% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::776228798/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) [currencies](/list/currencies) **Social topic influence** [bank](/topic/bank), [$147m](/topic/$147m), [middle east](/topic/middle-east), [$837m](/topic/$837m), [more info](/topic/more-info), [$800m](/topic/$800m), [$37m](/topic/$37m), [dividend](/topic/dividend), [future](/topic/future) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@albertkostanian](/creator/undefined) [@riachijean](/creator/undefined) [@donminu8](/creator/undefined) [@elonmusk](/creator/undefined) [@sapiosapienme](/creator/undefined) [@vision2030lbci](/creator/undefined) [@jadghosn](/creator/undefined) [@ibrahimkanaan](/creator/undefined) [@middleeastinst](/creator/undefined) [@drnickfn](/creator/undefined) [@jadkhuri](/creator/undefined) [@hibazinati](/creator/undefined) [@bcdemontesquieu](/creator/undefined) [@alazraq199](/creator/undefined) [@argusmedia](/creator/undefined) [@quetzalquantal](/creator/undefined) [@moadaher](/creator/undefined) [@ramzinassif](/creator/undefined) [@jessicaobeid](/creator/undefined) [@omartamo19](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) is exceptionally profitable. In 2024 revenue was $837m & net profit was $147m (17.5% margin) its highest ever with $800+m cash in the bank. Compared to XX nearby airlines MEA ranks near the top in profitability. More info about MEA👇" [X Link](https://x.com/AzarsTweets/status/1996965775907733952) 2025-12-05T15:31Z 21.7K followers, 32.4K engagements "Separately something very interesting is that MEA reported $37m of losses from bad debts in 2024 compared to profit of $147m so a huge percentage. It has written off in total nearly $XX million of bad debts. This is multiples what other airlines report in terms of bad debts. I can't tell exactly what this is but it seems some combination of MEA paying to maintain the Beirut airport and MEA's sales/agents not paying up. Given the public ownership of the airline it would be useful to understand what these costs entail. Most people who fly MEA for business know there is a black market for tickets" [X Link](https://x.com/AzarsTweets/status/1996965794794643687) 2025-12-05T15:32Z 21.7K followers, 2000 engagements "Also interestingly MEA has nearly $XXX million in cash in the bank and pays BDL an annual dividend of $XX million per year. The company has done very well since 2017. It's annual revenue profit net profit and cash balance since 2017 👇. National carriers do seem to do well during war time as foreign carriers cancel flights (our neighbor's national carrier experienced the same)" [X Link](https://x.com/AzarsTweets/status/1996965799311904816) 2025-12-05T15:32Z 21.7K followers, 2201 engagements "This statement by Riad Salame did not get enough attention yesterday and the interviewer didnt even realize what was being said. RS is saying that the old dollar deposits in the Lebanese banking system are originally LBP deposits that were converted to USD at some point in the chain. Therefore the solution for these dollars is different than it would be for fresh dollar deposits brought in from outside Lebanon. In other words his solution is that all of the old dollar deposits should be returned to their owners in full but in their original value of 1500 LBP to USD and not in real dollars as" [X Link](https://x.com/AzarsTweets/status/1994322095438782877) 2025-11-28T08:26Z 21.7K followers, 37.5K engagements "And needless to say Lebanese earning real dollars got caught up in the scam. Currency devaluation is a natural mitigant to government mismanagement. However BdL found a way to disable this mitigation which allowed the mismanagement to grow for decades at huge cost" [X Link](https://x.com/AzarsTweets/status/1994323212100911164) 2025-11-28T08:31Z 21.7K followers, 3917 engagements "The circulating Gap Law draft must be quite old. If the version that goes to Parliament is anything like this that would be problematic. It defers every fateful national decision to future open-ended decrees and administrative decisions. (and makes it impossible to analyze.) For example none of these are clearly specified in the draft: the amount and form of the government contribution the use of BDL gold and other BDL-owned assets the payment priority/waterfall in respect of the depositor certificates what happens if the certificates mature unpaid (incl. the effectiveness of the" [X Link](https://x.com/AzarsTweets/status/1998060133683708046) 2025-12-08T16:00Z 21.7K followers, 3707 engagements
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@AzarsTweets Mike Azar
Mike Azar posts on X about bank, $147m, middle east, $837m the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXX #
- X Week XXXXXX -XX%
- X Month XXXXXX -XX%
- X Months XXXXXXX +84%
- X Year XXXXXXX +13%
Mentions: X #
Followers: XXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXX +0.07%
- X Month XXXXXX +0.23%
- X Months XXXXXX +1.10%
- X Year XXXXXX +2.80%
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Social Influence
Social category influence finance currencies
Social topic influence bank, $147m, middle east, $837m, more info, $800m, $37m, dividend, future
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @albertkostanian @riachijean @donminu8 @elonmusk @sapiosapienme @vision2030lbci @jadghosn @ibrahimkanaan @middleeastinst @drnickfn @jadkhuri @hibazinati @bcdemontesquieu @alazraq199 @argusmedia @quetzalquantal @moadaher @ramzinassif @jessicaobeid @omartamo19
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) is exceptionally profitable. In 2024 revenue was $837m & net profit was $147m (17.5% margin) its highest ever with $800+m cash in the bank. Compared to XX nearby airlines MEA ranks near the top in profitability. More info about MEA👇"
X Link 2025-12-05T15:31Z 21.7K followers, 32.4K engagements
"Separately something very interesting is that MEA reported $37m of losses from bad debts in 2024 compared to profit of $147m so a huge percentage. It has written off in total nearly $XX million of bad debts. This is multiples what other airlines report in terms of bad debts. I can't tell exactly what this is but it seems some combination of MEA paying to maintain the Beirut airport and MEA's sales/agents not paying up. Given the public ownership of the airline it would be useful to understand what these costs entail. Most people who fly MEA for business know there is a black market for tickets"
X Link 2025-12-05T15:32Z 21.7K followers, 2000 engagements
"Also interestingly MEA has nearly $XXX million in cash in the bank and pays BDL an annual dividend of $XX million per year. The company has done very well since 2017. It's annual revenue profit net profit and cash balance since 2017 👇. National carriers do seem to do well during war time as foreign carriers cancel flights (our neighbor's national carrier experienced the same)"
X Link 2025-12-05T15:32Z 21.7K followers, 2201 engagements
"This statement by Riad Salame did not get enough attention yesterday and the interviewer didnt even realize what was being said. RS is saying that the old dollar deposits in the Lebanese banking system are originally LBP deposits that were converted to USD at some point in the chain. Therefore the solution for these dollars is different than it would be for fresh dollar deposits brought in from outside Lebanon. In other words his solution is that all of the old dollar deposits should be returned to their owners in full but in their original value of 1500 LBP to USD and not in real dollars as"
X Link 2025-11-28T08:26Z 21.7K followers, 37.5K engagements
"And needless to say Lebanese earning real dollars got caught up in the scam. Currency devaluation is a natural mitigant to government mismanagement. However BdL found a way to disable this mitigation which allowed the mismanagement to grow for decades at huge cost"
X Link 2025-11-28T08:31Z 21.7K followers, 3917 engagements
"The circulating Gap Law draft must be quite old. If the version that goes to Parliament is anything like this that would be problematic. It defers every fateful national decision to future open-ended decrees and administrative decisions. (and makes it impossible to analyze.) For example none of these are clearly specified in the draft: the amount and form of the government contribution the use of BDL gold and other BDL-owned assets the payment priority/waterfall in respect of the depositor certificates what happens if the certificates mature unpaid (incl. the effectiveness of the"
X Link 2025-12-08T16:00Z 21.7K followers, 3707 engagements