Iranian Hackers Target President Aoun, PM Hariri’s Email Accounts

French newspaper Le Figaro reported two days ago that the Iranian authorities have sponsored a large-scale cyber attack on Lebanese servers, and that they targeted "the personal email accounts of both President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri during the recent crisis caused by the unexpected resignation of Hariri in Riyadh, as well as those of the ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs, the army and several Lebanese banks". The report continued that the…

What Independence?

Almost every year for the past decade or more, we're faced with a series of events or an unprecedented crisis that undermines our independence and leaves us wondering on why we're celebrating this day in the first place. And just in case everything is going smoothly on the Lebanese political scene, Israeli jets violate our airspace to undermine our sovereignty. Every year we find ourselves asking the same question: Why are we celebrating this day?…
Critiques

Georges el Rif Killer Sentenced to Death

8 years ago
Beirut’s Criminal Court issued the verdict in the case of George al-Rif killing, sentencing the accused Tareq Yateem to death and acquitting his friend Lynn Haidar. Yateem was arrested after stabbing George el Rif 15 ...
Critiques

Barely 90,000 Lebanese Expats Registered to Vote

8 years ago
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants announced yesterday unofficially that over 85,000 Lebanese registered online to vote in the upcoming elections. The minister seemed proud about the number but I think it’s a very ...
Beirut

Beirut Street Named after PM Saad Hariri

8 years ago
Beirut Municipality issued a statement yesterday where they agreed unanimously to name one of Beirut’s streets after PM Saad Hariri. Streets are usually named after martyrs, historic and famous people but it’s also common to ...
Critiques

Freedom of Expression Above All

8 years ago
Whether you like Marcel Ghanem or not, I think we can all agree that he is the best TV host we have in Lebanon and that his show is among the most popular and respected ...
Critiques

Alarming Statistics That Show The Reality Of Sexual Violence In Lebanon

8 years ago
I was watching a report on LBC on Sunday regarding sexual violence in Lebanon and the numbers they showed are quite scary to say the least. More importantly, they shed the light on the pathetic ...
Critiques

We’re Making Hariri Jokes, but the Joke is Really on Us!

8 years ago
Ever since PM Saad Hariri announced his resignation from KSA on Al Arabiya channel, we’ve all been receiving tons of jokes, memes and videos and while most of the jokes are quite hilarious, the sad ...
Critiques

There’s Already a FreeSaadHariri.com Page

8 years ago
Ever since PM Hariri resigned, I’ve been receiving tons of jokes and videos and apparently someone even came up with a website asking to free Saad Hariri. That’s what we’re so good at as Lebanese, ...
Architecture

Video Showing the Middle East’s Oldest Brewery Getting Demolished

8 years ago
The Laziza brewery (“Laziza Grande Brasserie du Levant”), which was established in the early 1930s and closed in 2003 got demolished a couple of days ago to make way for a new project called “Mar ...
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