A Tsunami Drill In Lebanon

We witnessed few days ago a huge fire in Baabda that destroyed an entire forest just because the Fire Department wasn't equipped properly and our firefighting helicopters couldn't be used, and yesterday it rained for few hours and the roads got all jammed and flooded with water, and today I am reading that Lebanon had a tsunami drill in Byblos yesterday. Of course we should be conducting tsunami drills in Lebanon and I am glad…

Baabda Massive Fire: Another Reason To Fund The Civil Defense Units

Picture taken from GreenResistance A massive fire destroyed yesterday a great part of the Betshai forest in the Baabda area. Residents claimed it was the biggest fire they've seen in years and some of them blamed the civil defense units and the authorities for their inefficient and late response. At this point, we are all to blame for what happened, because we are not taking the whole civil defense issue seriously. These firefighters are volunteers…
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Internal Security Forces Not Allowed To Use Their Cell Phones While On Duty

11 years ago
I didn’t see any official press release from the ISF, and I don’t think it’s because of Whatsapp that the ISF took this decision. In all cases, and since ISF is active on Twitter and ...
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Jal El Dib Residents Back To The Streets To Demand A New Bridge

11 years ago
It’s been almost two years now that the Jal el Dib bridge got dismantled and there are still no plans to build a new one. Honestly, I think we need a bridge there, because while ...
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ISF Launch #زغير_البيت Child Safety Awareness

11 years ago
The Internal Security Forces launched the #زغير_البيت campaign on Twitter last week to raise child safety awareness, and the importance of putting children in car safety seats when driving. I thought the hashtag was quite ...
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Former Minister Fadi Abboud And News Anchor Dima Sadek In Favor Of Legalizing The Cultivation Of Marijuana

11 years ago
Picture From The Daily Star Lebanon’s former Tourism Fadi Abboud called for the “legalization of the cultivation of marijuana, and the authorization of its use for medical purposes and exportation” a couple of weeks back ...
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Against Approving The Wage Scale Draft

11 years ago
via Al-Akhbar I am glad the wage scale draft submitted by the Syndicate Coordination Committee did not pass yesterday, not because the banks and economic committees’ arguments convinced me, nor because I believe the current ...
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Answering ReThinkIsrael’s BuzzFeed Article: The 13 Delicacies That Are Israeli .. Aren’t Israeli

11 years ago
Picture from Al-Abraaj ThHank you Rumzz for writing this. Read the full article [Here]. Cultural appropriation is at least inappropriate. Israel has colonized Palestinian indigenous land and displaced and dispossessed Palestinians. Now it is claiming ...
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On April 13: The Lebanese Civil War Mentality We Need To Get Rid Of

11 years ago
When I first saw the announcement above, I wasn’t really sure if I should laugh at it or criticize it, and as it went viral and Lebanese started commenting on it, I noticed that few ...
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According To BuzzFeed: Hummus, Halloumi Cheese, Cactus Fruit, Falafel, Shawarma, Labneh, Kibbeh and Baba Ghannoush Are Israeli Delicacies

11 years ago
This BuzzFeed article by ReThinkIsrael is so ridiculous and disrespectful to international cuisines that I don’t know where to start. The author could have simply stated there are things you could eat in Israel, but ...
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