Posted By
Najib
Mar 31, 2017 02:39
When asked to choose between Lebanon and Armenia, Lebanon's Tourism Minister Avedis Guidanian answered "Armenia". Guidanian was a host on Mona Abou Hamze's "Talk of the Town" show and the answer came during the "Heik wou Heik" section where he had to choose between two options. You'd think that he rushed his answer and replied instinctively but he did hesitate on previous questions and refused to comment when asked to choose between "Israel & Turkey"…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 30, 2017 04:19
Justice Minister Salim Jreissati issued a memo addressed to State Prosecutor Judge Samir Hammoud asking to stop all sorts of temporary arrests over social media posts criticizing leading politicians and to refer such cases to the concerned juridical bodies. This doesn't mean that you can escape punishment if you bash the President but it should hopefully stop the cyber-crimes bureau from detaining and interrogating online activists and users over Facebook posts. Unfortunately and based on…
Critiques
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Architecture
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Critiques
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Critiques
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Beirut
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Critiques
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Critiques
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Automotive
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