An Inmate Sitting For Official Exams At Baabda’s Women Prison For The First Time

A female prisoner at Baabda’s Women Prison sat for Lebanon's official exams as she hopes to pursue an education after her release. This is the first prisoner to sit for official exams at the prison according to the MTV report and she was visited by Education Minister Elias Bou Saab who "decried the deplorable conditions of the jail, saying that what he saw today was not something anyone should have to bear". I have 3…

How Captain Saadeddine Dabbous Became MEA’s First Ever Lebanese Pilot In 1952

The above picture was shared yesterday by LiveLoveBeirut and includes Captain Saadeddine Dabbous who is Middle East Airlines' first ever 6pilot, as well as his sons and two grandsons who also work for MEA Airlines. Two of them are captains and the two others are first officers. The Dabbous family has three proud generations of pilots, which is quite amazing but what's even more amazing is how Captain Saadeddine Dabbous became the MEA's first pilot…
Lebanon

Uber Now Available In Jounieh

8 years ago
After launching back in July in Beirut, Uber is now live in Jounieh and its coverage has extended to the following areas: Baabda, Mansourieh, Zalka, Jal El Dib, Cornet Chehwan, Aoukar, Mtaileb, Bayada, Zouk Mosbeh, ...
Lebanon

Pictures Of The Skybar Beirut Fire

8 years ago
A big fire broke out around 2am today at Skybar Beirut causing some major damages. I’m not really sure what happened as I was unable to get in touch with anyone yet but I read ...
Animals & Wildlife

A Happy Story From Zahle This Time

9 years ago
via Annahar When I wrote about the 7 year old child that got killed by a pitbull in Zahle last week, I attacked those who are training dogs for illegal fights and stated that this ...
Lebanon

What I Told NPR About The Lebanese Sisters Show

9 years ago
The sisters drawn by a designer – via Glamroz It’s not everyday that you get interviewed by one of the most popular radios in the US (NPR) and I thank Alice Fordham for that opportunity, ...
Critiques

How Did Zein El Atat Become A Goodwill Ambassador? WTF Did I Miss?

9 years ago
The UN An organization has apparently appointed Zein el Atat as an ambassador of goodwill for human rights for the International Human Rights commission. This guy was banned at some point back in 2011 and ...
Humor

Catchy Headlines To Make A Pointless And Useless Story Go Viral

9 years ago
I am sure you’ve all clicked on such titles only to find out the story is lame and stupid. I wouldn’t go as far as to say “Journalism is dying” in Lebanon but the amount ...
Lebanon

#CharlieHebdo: Lebanese Demonstrate In Beirut And Paris In Support Of Freedom Of Expression

9 years ago
via Gino Lebanese regrouped at Samir Kassir Square in Downtown Beirut at 4pm today to honor victims of the Paris attack and in support of freedom of expression. Lebanese flags were also spotted in the ...
Automotive

Santa Arrested In Dbayyeh and Jdeideh

9 years ago
via LebISF I believed the news for a second but it turned out to be a stunt from the Lebanese ISF on Twitter. Santa was helping the officers in their road safety awareness campaign. ...
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