125 Lebanese Workers To Return Tomorrow from Kazakhstan

A special MEA flight was sent earlier today to Kazakhstan to get the Lebanese implicated in the brawl that took place at CCC. It all started when a Lebanese engineer published an indecent picture on Instagram with his Kazakh female colleague that offended Kazakh employees who decided to beat up all the Arab employees in the company. I saw a video that allegedly shows the engineer and the girl having sex live but it wasn't…
Architecture

Old Lycée Abdul Kader School Building to Be Merged into a Mall

6 years ago
First there were rumors that the 160-year old building will be destroyed or modified, but then the Minister of Culture intervened and listed the Lycee Abdel Kader old school building as a heritage building. Fast ...
Critiques

14-year Old Student Shot Himself After Failing Brevet Exam

6 years ago
14-year old Abbas Hussein Yazbeck tried to commit suicide earlier today after failing his Brevet exam. Abbas shot himself in the head and was rushed to the hospital where he’s still under intensive care. The ...
Critiques

Hadath Municipality’s Only-Christian Policy is Short-Sighted & Inefficient

6 years ago
The Hadath Municipality Christians-only policy is not recent. In fact, it’s nine years old and I’m surprised Mohammad Awwad, the 27-year old journalist who brought this issue back to the spotlight, didn’t know about this ...
Art

Souk el Ahad (Beirut’s Flea Market) No More?

6 years ago
Every city has flea markets and Souk el Ahad was Beirut’s most popular flea market, but not for long. There’s been talks for months now about shutting down and relocating Souk el Ahad and they’ve ...
Critiques

Racist Campaigns Will Not Solve Illegal Foreign Workers Crisis

6 years ago
Whenever I write about the Syrian refugees crisis in Lebanon, I can’t help but re-read two and three year-old posts about the same issue, and realize that not only things are getting worse, but the ...
Critiques

Beirut Municipality Removing Violations on Ramlet el Bayda Beach

6 years ago
It’s hard to mention violations on Ramlet el Bayda’s beach without the Eden Bay coming to mind, but it’s no longer a priority apparently or maybe they’re legit now (because Lebanon right?). Remember the sewage ...
Critiques

Students Paying the Price of Education Ministry’s Bad Management

6 years ago
“Ya Tokho ya Kserlo Mokho”. There’s no middle ground apparently when it comes to education ministers in Lebanon. Back in 2014, Education Minister Bou Saab handed all students passing statements. This year, Education Minister Akram ...
Critiques

Arab Drama TV Shows Helping Normalize Domestic Abuse

6 years ago
DW shared a two-minute video showing excerpts from the latest Ramadan TV shows where women are being abused by their husbands or parents, and explaining how these shows are helping normalize domestic abuse against women. ...
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