How the Lebanese’s dark humor will keep them “sleeping with the fishes”

El dawoule gher2ene - Picture from We are Lebanon Facebook Page A nice read by Ziad Naboulsi. Whether it’s a car explosion, people burning tires, armed clashes between militias or floods you’ll find the Lebanese making fun of the situation and inventing jokes. It is amazing how they have the ability to turn any national disaster into jokes and comments. This is one of the little things that this fragmented and divided country has to…

Wadih al-Absi no longer Sagesse’s financier

Sagesse Team - Picture from Sagesse Team Facebook Page Lebanese businessman Wadih al-Absi declared during a Press Conference yesterday that he will no longer be Sagesse's financier for the 2012-2013 season. He claimed that ever since he entered the Sagesse Club, he called for keeping politics away from sports yet he finished his Press Conference by attacking a rival political party. Honestly I am glad he left the team and I hope others will follow…
Critiques

Should Lebanon stop receiving Syrian refugees?

12 years ago
Young Al-Qaeda recruits heading to the training camp north of Lebanon I honestly couldn’t stop laughing when I heard everyone talking about the Syrian refugees in the past few days and whether we should keep ...
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Amine Maalouf brought me to Lebanon

12 years ago
Picture taken from TheBeirutSpring A nice read by Journalist Ana Maria. Amin Maalouf brought me to Lebanon. I first read Samarkand. I couldn’t leave the book until I was done with the last page. Then ...
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Culture Minister Gaby Layoun approves the demolition of Amine Maalouf’s residence

12 years ago
Picture from The Beirut Report The decision was taken almost two months ago yet the demolition works only started today and so far are going quickly. By tomorrow, the residence of Amine Maalouf, the author ...
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A suggestion for Kfardebian’s municipality

12 years ago
On my way down from Mzaar on Sunday, I took the Kfardebian road and noticed groups of people walking up to the snowy areas all the way until I reached a roundabout where tens of ...
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Bad Experience at ABC Achrafieh’s Grand Cinemas

13 years ago
My friend went to watch yesterday “The Impossible” at Grand Cinemas in ABC Achrafieh and I was truly surprised to hear what happened during the session. I’ve always had good experiences at Grand Cinemas and ...
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Racism against Malagasy Workers

13 years ago
A report on LBCI to raise further awareness on racism against domestic workers Here’s an excerpt from a report by Afrik.com on women fleeing poverty in their country Madagascar to work in Lebanon, and the ...
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Sorry bass .. .WTF?

13 years ago
You know what is the thing that upset me the most about those two videos? Her singing and destroying a Melhem Barakat song! Why you ask? Because I had no expectations for this show whatsoever ...
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Lebanese Saleh Basma and Chawqy Arab stole $8,000,000 from Tyr citizens

13 years ago
Several investors in the southern city of Tyre have reportedly become victims of embezzlement, radio Voice of Lebanon said on Thursday. “Saleh Basma and Chawqy Arab pretended to be businessmen and cheated their victims into ...
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