Critiques
Lebanese Authorities Couldn’t Secure a Crane To Resume Rescue Efforts!
5 years agoI am writing this post while rescue efforts are still underway in Mar Mikhael. Lebanese are holding their breaths in hopes of a miracle as a heartbeat was apparently felt from under the rubble (potentially ...
Baladi
Meryl Streep Donates $25,000 to KAFA’s Beirut Relief Work
5 years agoOscar-winning actress Meryl Streep, often described as the “best actress of her generation”, has donated a generous $25,000 to Kafa’s relief work supporting women who lost their houses, or have been injured/traumatized as a result ...
Lebanon
Yazbeck Wehbe Shares His Father’s Struggle During The Great Famine of Mount Lebanon
5 years agoThe Great Famine of Mount Lebanon between 1915 and 1918 lead to the death of half of the population of Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate. It was one of the worst foreign campaigns led by any regime, ...
Critiques
Don’t Blame Lebanese (Only) For Re-electing The Same Politicians, Blame The System
5 years agoWhenever pro-Sulta people want to defend their leaders, they resort to the latest election results and the fact that our MPs were elected by the people. Those same people are the ones who blame the ...
Critiques
Why Fairouz?
5 years agoFrench President Macron began his trip today to Beirut by visiting Fairouz, and was met by protesters outside the diva’s house denouncing the newly appointed government and the ruling parties. Why did Macron choose Fairouz? ...
Critiques
Let’s Give Them a Chance? Why Should We?
5 years agoNow that we’re done with Hassan Diab, we have an upgraded version of him in the form of Mustafa Adib, and once again we have people asking to give him a chance, and hoping he ...
Baladi
Proclamation of the State of Greater Lebanon: Full Text
5 years agoSeptember 1 marks 100 years since the proclamation of the state of Greater Lebanon. Back in 1920, General Gouraud sat next to Maronite Patriarch Elias Peter Howayek at the porch of the Pine Residence in ...
Baladi
French President Macron to Meet Fairouz Upon Arriving to Lebanon
5 years agoL’Orient Le Jour confirmed this morning that French President Emmanuel Macron, who is coming back to Lebanon on September 1st, will visit Lebanon’s voice of hope, unity and love Fairouz at her house in Antelias. ...
Critiques
Why Didn’t The Authorities Handle The Port Threat like They Did with The Khaldeh Incident?
5 years agoHeavy clashes between Hezbollah and local tribes erupted today in Khaldeh and lasted over 4 hours. Two were killed, a Lebanese and a Syrian citizen and three members of the same family were wounded. The ...
Critiques
Health Ministry Wants Hospitals to Report Injured Protesters to Security Forces
5 years agoTwo days after Human Rights Watch documented the use of lethal force by Lebanese security forces against protesters, a memo issued by the Health Ministry is circulating online where the minister is asking hospitals to ...