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A Map of Every Quarry in Lebanon

7 years ago
What started as a simple survey of all quarries in Lebanon has shown how widespread they are and worst of all, that the overwhelming majority is located OUTSIDE of the areas designated by the National ...
Animals & Wildlife

Over 90 Dogs Poisoned, 40 Already Dead, at Tripoli Dog Shelter

7 years ago
The owner (3ammo Mahmoud) of a dog shelter in Tripoli woke up today to find over 90 dogs poisoned and tens dead. The ones still alive are struggling and need medical assistance. The owner has ...
Information

[Updated] Lebanese Woman Sentenced to 11 years in Prison For Insulting Egyptians in a Video

7 years ago
Update Sept 10 2018: Mona is set to be released after her prison term was cut to one year and suspended. Great news! This is crazy! A Lebanese woman called Mona el-Mazbouh has been sentenced ...
Art

Google Lets You Find Your Art Doppelgänger

7 years ago
I’ve been wanting try this feature since January but it wasn’t available in Lebanon (still not available). Basically The Google Arts & Culture app released an update few months ago that helps you find your ...
Critiques

First #ElectricVehicle Charging Station Launched in #Lebanon

7 years ago
In case you’re wondering on which planet our politicians are, we just launched our first EV charging station in Lebanon, dubbed “a good environmental step in the sector”, while half the country has been complaining ...
Critiques

Generator Bills are The Highest in Years This Summer

7 years ago
Remember when we were promised 24/7 electricity in 2015? Then in 2017? Then before summer is here? Instead, the highest generator bills we paid this year were in May and June this year and the ...
Fun

Has Anyone done an Ancestry DNA Test?

7 years ago
I’ve been tempted to try the Ancestry DNA test for quite some time now, to have more information on my heritage, and the ethnic groups and geographic regions I originate from. I’ve looked online and ...
Critiques

Saida Facing a New Waste Crisis?

7 years ago
A couple of years ago, I was reading an article on how the notorious Saida garbage mountain was being transformed into a Green Park following a rehabilitation project led by The United Nations Development Programme ...
Lebanon

The Hashish Connection [1988] in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

7 years ago
One of the blog’s readers sent me a link to an 1988 documentary on the illegal trade of Hashish in the Bekaa valley. The documentary is called The Hashish Connection and is available, not for ...
Lebanon

Short Film: #Lebanon Wins the World Cup

7 years ago
I posted about this short film three years ago when they had just released the trailer. Now that the World Cup is back, I just noticed the movie is out. Here’s the synopsis: Beirut, on ...
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