World Happiness Report 2023: Lebanon & Afghanistan at the Bottom

The World Happiness Report released its annual ranking of the happiest & unhappiest countries in the world and Lebanon was ranked at the bottom along with Afghanistan. The report uses six key factors to measure happiness including GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and corruption. I guess we don't need to explain much as to why Lebanon is so poorly ranked, despite the numerous displays of "fake" happiness we see on…

Lebanon Postpones Daylight Saving Time Until April 21 For Ramadan

A memorandum was issued today by the Lebanese government to postpone Daylight Saving Time, which was set to start on Sunday March 26, until April 21 which marks the end of the Ramadan month. In other words, people fasting during the holy month of Ramadan won't need to do so for an "additional hour". I wasn't aware that one can postpone daylight saving especially when all our phones, laptops, servers and systems switch automatically now.…
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Tourism Minister Shut Down Illegal Wazzani Restaurants Based on a 10-Year Old Complaint

1 year ago
I’ve never been to Wazzani but I’ve known for years that there are tens of unlicensed restaurants and cafes there open right on the river. Wazzani is an area right next to the blue line ...
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Lebanon Caviar Imports Increased From 0.5 tons Last Year to 3.2 tons in 2022

1 year ago
You’d expect luxury goods imports to decrease dramatically when an economic crisis hit a country followed by a dramatic currency collapse, but that doesn’t appear to be the case in Lebanon where caviar imports, as ...
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If Only The TotalEnergies Rumors Were True …

1 year ago
News were circulating last week that TotalEnergies might delay its offshore gas exploration in Lebanon due to security reasons, but they turned out to be rumors yet I wish they were true. In fact, no ...
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An Additional 16 Billion Dollars in Public Debt: Salameh’s Farewell Gift

1 year ago
BDL added a footnote to its latest bi-monthly BDL balance sheet where roughly 16 billion dollars was added to the public debt owned by the Lebanese state to the Central Bank. The reasoning behind it? ...
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Al Arz Ski Station Lift Sabotaged

1 year ago
The main Al Arz ski lift was sabotaged last night few weeks before the opening of the ski season. The culprits climbed to the top of the hill at 2700m and cut or shot at ...
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239 Schools in Lebanon In Urgent Need of Repairs

1 year ago
According to Legal Agenda, the ministry of education received 2.1 billion dollars between 2016 and 2021 to enhance schools and make sure all students have access to an education. Out of these two billions, 270 ...
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Mother Searching for Her 4 Disappeared Kids Has Passed Away

1 year ago
The Civil War ended 30 years ago but there’s still no justice for thousands of disappeared and their families. Em Aziz is still waiting to know the fate of her four children (Azizz, Ibrahim, Mansour, ...
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Aren’t The Firefighters Who Died in the Beirut Explosion Worthy of a Presidential Medal?

1 year ago
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun is spending his last week in Baabda giving out interviews and medals of merit. That’s not very different from any other president, except Aoun appears to be keen on awarding medals ...
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