When Hisham Haddad Mocks a Lebanese Talent

Earlier this year, I posted on how "Lahon w Bass" was a much better show than Adel Karam's and I still think it's much better mainly due to its host Hisham Haddad, but something changed in the new season and Hisham is no longer as funny as he was and is committing the same mistakes Adel used to do. Basically he's mocking everything and anything just for the sake of mocking, and in his most…

On Rebecca Dykes’ Murder: The Problem is not Taxi Services, But The Casual Culture Of Violence Against Women

A Lebanese man & Uber driver named Tariq H was arrested following the murder of Rebecca Dykes, and he confessed few hours back to killing the British diplomat. The driver picked up the victim from Gemmayze but didn't drop her at her destination in Achrafieh, instead he took her towards the Matn area where he tried to rape her and when she resisted he strangled her then threw her in a dumpster. Needless to say,…
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Will #Lebanon Become a Petroleum-Rich Country? Is this a Good Thing?

8 years ago
Lebanon’s cabinet was celebrating yesterday the passing of the petroleum decree and our Energy & Oil Minister announced afterwards that Lebanon will start exploratory drilling off the Lebanese coast in 2019. Obviously this is big ...
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Yet Another Dull Christmas Tree in #Beirut

8 years ago
It was great seeing a decent Christmas tree in Martyrs Square in Beirut last year after years of ugly ones but it appears that we’re back to square one. In fact, I thought I spotted ...
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Yet Another Violent Demonstration in Awkar

8 years ago
We’re all outraged by Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the Lebanese government has fiercely condemned it, and we’re all in favor of protesting peacefully near the U.S. Embassy ...
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Verbal Violence Against Lebanese Women in Common Language & Sayings

8 years ago
The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) along with the UNFPA has launched a campaign aimed at shedding light on the verbal violence facing women in the common language and sayings. They basically reversed these ...
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Cedar Lounge’s Christmas Tree: Good Idea, Bad Execution

8 years ago
Using recyclable materials to come up with Christmas trees is definitely not a new idea and a great one, and it’s good to hear that some people are setting up environmently-friendly trees in Lebanon but ...
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Who’s Behind Beirut 2022?

8 years ago
I found a FB page called Beirut2022 in my saved posts and I have no idea who’s behind it or why it was created in the first place. I remember seeing something similar to it ...
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Traffic Apps Cannot Help Solve Lebanon’s Worsening Traffic Problem

8 years ago
December is here which means three things: Shopping, Christmas and more traffic. Our economy loses around $2 billion dollars on a yearly basis due to the chronic traffic problem and there’s no will from the ...
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HRW On Lebanon’s Garbage Crisis: “As If You’re Inhaling Your Death”

8 years ago
Human Rights Watch issued a 67-page report on Lebanon’s waste crisis and the health risks of burning waste. They found that “Lebanese authorities’ lack of effective action to address widespread open burning of waste and ...
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