Posted By
Najib
Jan 10, 2019 05:12
After months of speculation over its fate, the Minister of Culture has finally listed the Lycee Abdel Kader old school building as a heritage building and therefore can no longer be destroyed or modified. Back in November, rumors spread that the building was being sold and that there are plans to demolish it, but the owner quickly denied these allegations. Students and parents protested and even signed a petition to stop its demolition and their…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 09, 2019 05:39
We were reminded once again in the past few days on how mediocre our infrastructure is. Heavy rains and snow turned the streets into rivers of water and mud, highways were flooded, damaged and closed, people were stranded for hours in traffic. There's no doubt that we're not used to such storms all the time, but given how badly prepared the authorities were and the shitty condition of our roads, I think we're quite fortunate…
Critiques
6 years ago
A couple of years ago, we had a similar storm to the one happening right now in Lebanon and the Health minister at the time decided to close schools and NURSERIES as well, assuming all ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Update: According to MTV, the man got robbed and his bike was burned, so he resorted to stealing another. If that’s really the case, then the judge was more than fair. (Thanks Joelle) A man ...
Critiques
6 years ago
I read an article a couple of days ago about MP Rola Tabsh, a Sunnite, visiting a church and stating that there’s nothing with what she did. I didn’t look into the matter because I ...
Critiques
6 years ago
According to a recent LBCI report, the solid waste plant in Ghosta is set to shut down due to differences with the Interior Ministry & Finance Ministry. I believe this may be linked to the ...
Critiques
6 years ago
There’s a viral video being shared on Facebook of a Peruvian-Japanese scientist called Marino Morikawa, who used nanotechnology to clean up a polluted lake in a couple of weeks only. Morikawa used to go fishing ...
Critiques
7 years ago
When I shared a video of a French protestor urging his fellow #GiletsJaunes protestors not to destroy his workplace, I got plenty of comments arguing that violence actually worked in France and that it’s about ...
Critiques
7 years ago
The last thing that comes to mind is connecting to the airport’s WIFI when I’m flying from Beirut Rafic Hariri’s airport, but last week I remembered they were planning to enhance the internet once and ...
Critiques
7 years ago
December 12 marks the 13th anniversary of Gebran Tueni’s assassination but also the 11th anniversary of Lebanese Army General François al-Hajj’s assassination. Two men coming from different backgrounds but fighting for the same principles and ...
