French-Lebanese Who Took Over Front National’s Leadership After Le Pen Has Quit

Remember Jean-Francois Jalkh? The 59 year old French man of Lebanese origins who took over Front National's leadership after Marine Le Pen stepped down temporarily? Well he barely lasted few days in office and had to turn down the job after an old interview dating back from 2000 emerged where he allegedly made comments denying the use of Zyklon B gas in Nazi gas chambers. “I think we should be able to discuss this problem…

Ex-PM Salim el Hoss (88-year old) Starts Hunger Strike

I had to read the story twice to make sure they're talking about Lebanon's former prime minister Salim Hoss because a hunger strike at 88 is not really that easy to pull. In fact, he's apparently taking meds so it looks like a symbolic one-day strike to shed the light on the 800+ Palestinian prisoners currently staging a hunger strike. For those who did not hear the news, around 1000 Palestinian inmates are on an…
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Malak el Taouk Reopens in Zouk Mosbeh

8 years ago
Malak el Taouk issued a statement today clarifying that early investigations showed that neither bacteria nor germs led to the death of the Syrian worker and that they will publish the official Ministry of Health ...
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UAE Bans Import of Apples from Lebanon

8 years ago
It doesn’t look like Lebanon’s apple crisis is going to end anytime soon as the UAE has just banned imports of fruits and vegetables from five Middle Eastern countries, including apple from Lebanon. The reason ...
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Jou3an? 3o2o …

8 years ago
Snack Chouchou has recently opened in Jounieh and the above is their idea of promoting their delivery service. Their delivery number is 71/302080 so they decided to highlight the 3020 in big letters as “3o2o”. ...
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Lebanese Ministry of Telecom Website Got Hacked for 6 Hours Yesterday

8 years ago
The Lebanese Ministry of Telecom official [website] got hacked yesterday in the afternoon and only got fixed around the midnight. What’s funny is that I wanted to tag the ministry or minister to inform them ...
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An Idiotic Response to The Zouk Mosbeh Food Poisoning Incident

8 years ago
We’ve all heard about the food-poisoning incident that took place in Zouk Mosbeh two days ago. Basically three Syrian workers apparently got food-poisoned after Malak el Taouk and one of them died. The Malak el ...
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There’s a New Night Club in Town Only For Teenagers (Aged 12 to 18 years)

8 years ago
Glow Pub is Lebanon’s first teens-only night club. It recently opened in Furn el Chebbak and only admits kids aged 12 to 18. Obviously smoking and alcohol are prohibited in the club and to make ...
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Why I’m Losing Interest in Football

8 years ago
I’ve always been a passionate about football. I follow most of the leagues, mainly the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga, I look forward to the World Cup & Euro, I love the ...
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Mar Mikhael Flyers “Politely” Asking Pubs to Close Down on Good Friday

8 years ago
Several bars and pubs in Mar Mikhael received a flyer asking them in a polite way to close down on Good Friday. Unlike the threatening memos that are sometimes distributed during Ramadan by fanatic groups ...
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