LADE Report On Municipal Elections: 647 Violations Reported, Up by 107% From 2010

The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections just released its report on the municipal elections that took place yesterday. The report covered the Beqaa and Beirut elections and stated that the Ministry of Interior did not handle the electoral process seriously and that the voting and counting procedures were not properly followed. Here are some of the points raised by LADE, which is a civil, independent and nonprofit organization specialized in elections and how closely they…

20.14% Voting Turnout in Beirut: Beirutis Don’t Want Change … Yet

by Yasmine Darwiche The Beirut municipal elections are over, the turnout was very low when compared to other regions, Beirut Madinati lost and the Beirutis List has won. A lot of people are upset and disgusted by the results, but I think we all knew deep inside that the likelihood of an outside list winning in Beirut is almost impossible especially when all the political blocks in the country rallied against them. So what do…
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Caught on Video: Selling Votes for $200 in Zahle

9 years ago
The Interior Ministry should investigate that video and take the necessary measures. There has been talks since the morning about bribes in Zahle yet the ministry insisted there was no proof. This looks like clear ...
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Municipal Elections: All Polling Stations Should be Wheelchair-accessible

9 years ago
The way they are carrying her up the stairs doesn’t look that safe to be honest The ISF tweeted earlier today pictures showing officers carrying a woman in a wheelchair up the stairs in order ...
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Someone is Suing MTV Over Their Road Safety Campaign

9 years ago
A Lebanese lawyer apparently got offended by MTV’s brilliant road safety campaign and is planning to sue them. Sandrellah Merhej, the lawyer in question, wants to stop the ad because it is disrespectful to religious ...
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Racist Joke on one of LBC’s TV Shows

9 years ago
Elie Sleiman on MTV’s Menna w Jor featured two jokes from the LBC TV show Haram as part of his “Joke of the week” section. I’m really glad Sleiman picked up these jokes because one ...
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Is This still Acceptable in #Beirut These Days?

9 years ago
PS: I cropped the lower part to make the picture less gruesome. There are so many wrongs in this picture that I don’t even know where to begin, whether with the fact that these poor ...
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“Beirutis List” Apparently Got The Wrong Lighthouse in Their Logo

9 years ago
Update: Comparative picture done by Lina Ghaibeh. The picture above has gone viral yesterday and shows the lighthouse in the Beirutis List logo versus the authentic lighthouse in Manara. I can’t confirm if Beirut-Madinati is ...
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Chi.N.N Got Cancelled

9 years ago
Chi.N.N’s host and producer Salam el Zaatari just posted on Facebook that the show got cancelled following his appearance on MTV’s Menna W Jerr show. I watched his segment on Menna W Jerr and I ...
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Get Connected to Syrian Mobile Phone Carriers from Within Lebanon

9 years ago
Two years ago, I was driving from Kobayat to Andkit and we ended up somewhere where I got a message welcoming me to Syria and telling me to enjoy roaming with Syria’s operators. I thought ...
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