Dentist Elie Jasser Stabbed to Death in His Ablah Clinic

A Lebanese Army Sergeant called Salim Fahed stormed Dr Elie Jasser's dental clinic in Ablah Zahle and stabbed to him to death with a sharp object. The motive? The sergeant's fiancee was still hurting after her dental appointment so he figured he'd go and complain by killing her dentist! The worst part is that a video showed the murderer walking calmly out of the clinic wearing his mask as if nothing had happened. This is…

A Documentary on The Assad Regime’s Mass Graves

Al Jazeera shared few days ago a haunting documentary on the mass graves in Syria under Assad's rule, including an interview with an unnamed witness that helped dig graves around Damascus. The harrowing testimony by the grave digger provides a stark reminder of what the Syrian people has been experiencing under the criminal Assad regime. As for us Lebanese, it reminds us of the hundreds, if not thousands, of political prisoners still missing in Syrian…
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General Security Passport Renewal Platform Powered by an NGO?

2 years ago
Update: General Security changed the “Powered by Hani Saliba Foundation” to “With appreciation for Hani Saliba Foundation efforts”. SMEX, an organization which advocates for digital rights, shed light last week on new service offered by ...
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No Budget For Lebanon’s Supervisory Commission For Elections

2 years ago
During the 2018 elections, over 7000 violations were recorded by LADE (Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections) including volunteers intervening in the voting process, votes being moved out from ballot boxes, bribes, and over 200 cases ...
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Energy Minister is Blaming Lebanese For Consuming More Electricity in Winter

2 years ago
Why are we barely getting 4 hours of electricity per day? Is it because of decades of incompetence and short-sighted solutions? Is it because of political and sectarian interference in the energy decision-making? Is it ...
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We Are Paying $200M For Two Extra Hours of Electricity

2 years ago
Lebanon’s Energy Minister Walid Fayyad signed yesterday a deal to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria. The deal is expected to bring up to 250 megawatts of electricity a day within two months, which translates ...
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Minister Ali Hamieh Doesn’t Believe Lebanon had a Public Transportation Crisis

2 years ago
If you haven’t met yet our new Public Works & Transport Minister, he was on TV the other day claiming that Lebanon never had a transportation crisis before 2019, and that the government never really ...
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What’s Happening to the Lebanese Lira Exchange Rate?

2 years ago
If you’re wondering how the Lebanese Lira rate has been improving steadily over the last few days, after dropping to an all-time low of 33,000 last week, here’s why: – Following the decision by the ...
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Is Abdallah Al-Saei a Hero?

2 years ago
I’ve seen a lot of comments yesterday following the incident that took place in Jeb Jennine where a young man called Abdallah Al-Saei held dozens of people hostage in a BBAC branch to get $50,000 ...
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What Happened To The Tayyouneh Investigation?

2 years ago
Following the Tayyouneh clashes that took place in October 2021, the Lebanese Military court had originally charged 68 people with murder and sedition, but there hasn’t been any updates since then into this incident that ...
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