Posted By
Najib
Jul 08, 2022 02:53
Lightyear, the prequel to Pixar's Toy Story franchise, was banned in Lebanon back in June for featuring a brief kiss between a same-sex couple. 13 other Middle Easter and Asian countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and the UAE, decided to ban the movie because of that scene. Today, the Lebanese General Security has decided to ban the latest Minions movie from cinemas without officially stating the reason behind the ban. According to Megaphone…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 19, 2022 04:06
This is not the first time El-Shark posts offensive and insulting material, but this time they overstepped their boundaries. At times where Ukrainians are living in fear of a Russian invasion and are standing together to face this imminent threat, Al Shark thought it would be "funny" to share a fake UNHCR poster asking people to adopt a Ukrainian to protect her from Russians, and above all they used a Russian model's picture. The Embassy…
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