Twisted logic

On July 26 2012, Sonya was killed by her brother in Bab Al Raml neighborhood of Tripoli because he suspected she was in a relationship. Not a single person protested her death in Tripoli, instead some of them wondered whether she was a good girl or not . On August 29 2012, 19-Year-Old Hanadi Nuaimi was abducted in Tripoli. As a result, several roads were blocked with burning tires in the area of al-Tal in…

It’s not just hate or poverty: Tripoli needs better media coverage

I've been following up on the situation in Tripoli and the deadly clashes between various factions there and I have to say that the media is playing a very negative role in their coverage. I agree with Mustapha that the events in Tripoli are not the outcome of stark poverty and wretchedness in that miserable part of Lebanon, and with Habib as well that we need to know the actual details in this grand scheme…
Critiques

Is the smoking ban law good or bad for Lebanon?

13 years ago
The smoking-ban law 174 goes into effect on September 3 and will affect all Lebanese restaurants, cafes, pubs and nightclubs. Now we all agree that smoking is bad, but that doesn’t give the government the ...
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How bad is it in Tripoli?

13 years ago
Arguile is a must even during clashes in Lebanon: Picture from Al-Akhbar Despite the heavy deployment of the Lebanese army and security forces yesterday night, the clashes are still ongoing and the army vehicles are ...
Critiques

Beirut’s Imaginary New Fire-Station

13 years ago
Picture from Al-Akhbar Isn’t it ironic how all this information is available to the public and no one can do anything about it? Firefighters in Lebanon need substantial financial support to do their jobs properly ...
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Arab tourists fleeing Lebanon during Eid al-Fitr

13 years ago
Beirut Souks (Picture taken yesterday around 9pm) The few Arab tourists we had left for the summer fled or were evacuated by their embassies in the past few days due to the recent unfortunate events, ...
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Ogero DSL modem disconnecting randomly

13 years ago
I’ve been very pleased with the connection and speed ever since I switched from Wise to DSL few months back, but I’ve been having some weird issues that I was only able to figure out ...
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Airport road closed … again!

13 years ago
LBCI: The families of the pilgrims who were abducted in Syria have blocked the airport road to protest the state’s failure to secure their release. Just like I’ve been saying for months now, Lebanon needs ...
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FAIL: Free Internet at “Al Mashieh” Park in Tripoli

13 years ago
Photo by Abdallah The idea sounds great at first but as one of our readers pointed out, he was unable to connect to this alleged “free internet” provided by the government from 3 different phones ...
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FAIL: Katya Bachrouche of Libya

13 years ago
Katya Bachrouche of Libya competes in the women’s 800m Freestyle heats This is the comment that showed underneath Katya’s picture on the official London Olympics website. [Link] Why Libya? It doesn’t even sound the same ...
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