We have a New Head of The CyberCrimes Bureau

Major Suzan Hajj Hobeiche is no longer the head of the Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Bureau as she was re-assigned presumably for ‘liking’ an anti-Saudi Arabia tweet by Comedian Charbel Khalil. According to reports, liking this tweet was the tip of the iceberg after she had received several warnings over expressing her political views and opinions online. The new head of the bureau is Albert Khoury. To be honest, I thought Charbel Khalil's tweet was…

Disgusting Lebanese Football Fans

Corruption, match-fixing, attacking referees, tricking young players, mismanagement and disgusting sectarian fans. That's not what football is about and that's why football is doomed in Lebanon. I wish I could share MTV's optimism in promoting the league and offering a better coverage but I've lost hope a while back in this sport in Lebanon.
Critiques

Helping Lebanon’s Veteran Actress Renee Deek

8 years ago
Renee Deek is a veteran Lebanese actress and one of the leading stars of the pre-civil war period. She performed in several plays with her most memorable one being her role in The Two Maids ...
Critiques

Ahmad Al-Assir Sentenced to Death

8 years ago
Islamist Cleric Ahmad al-Assir has been sentenced to death for the 2013 Abra clashes that resulted in the death of 18 army soldiers. Assir’s brothers and seven other militants were also sentenced to death while ...
Critiques

Few Thoughts on Miss Lebanon 2017

8 years ago
Perla el-Helou, a 22 year old business administration graduate, was crowned Miss Lebanon 2017 last night. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I thought this year’s candidates were more mature (and beautiful) than ...
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Fayruz New Album “Bebalee” is Out!

8 years ago
When the first song from the new album “Yemken” came out, it didn’t feel like a Fairouz song to me but it was just one song so I thought I wait for the whole album. ...
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Lebanese Parliament Finally Votes to Criminalize Torture Practices

8 years ago
Lebanon has finally amended its penal law to criminalize all acts of torture. Even though Lebanon had ratified the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Convention) ...
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About that Tripoli Beauty Parlor’s Controversy

8 years ago
A picture of a foreign worker holding the Arguile pipe for a customer at a beauty parlor has gone viral in the past couple of days. To be honest, when I shared the picture, I ...
Critiques

Almost $100 Million Dollars in Aid Money Did not Reach Refugee Children in #Lebanon

8 years ago
Hundreds of millions of dollars were given to Lebanon, Turkey & Jordan: the three countries with the largest number of Syrian refugees, but a 55-page report by Human Rights Watch that tracked pledges made at ...
Automotive

ISF Launches New Campaign To Crackdown on Texting & Driving Offenders

8 years ago
Policemen in civilian clothes is apparently part of the latest ISF campaign to enforce traffic law and fine texting & driving offenders. I watched the below report twice and looked up on the ISF Facebook ...
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