Should Electoral Lists be Public or Not?

If you go on and select your area, village and sect, you will get a full list of all voters in that village including their full name, their father and mother's names, their date of birth, sect and register number. We're not the only country to have their voters lists made public but the real problem is who's using this data and for what purpose. While electoral lists don't show details such as phone numbers,…

2017 Corruption Index: Lebanon Still Corrupt AF

The 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index placed Lebanon at the 143rd spot out of 180 countries and 14th out of 20 countries in Middle East and North Africa. The report did state that Lebanon is taking small yet positive steps towards fighting corruption and increasing transparency and integrity, like the passage of the Access to Information Law, Lebanon joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the ratification of the national budget for the first time since…
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Berdawni River Turns Red

6 years ago
People have been sharing pictures of a red Berdawni river since yesterday. It appears that color originated from a chemical or a dye from a nearby factory in Hzerta. This is not the first time ...
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UN Listens: Submit Your Ideas Today

6 years ago
During the past few years, living in the shadow of the conflict in Syria, it’s easy for many to assume the UN just works with refugees in Lebanon. This though, is far from the case. ...
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UNDP Latest Poverty Assessment Report: 30% of Lebanese are Poor

6 years ago
The last “Rapid Poverty Assessment in Lebanon” report conducted by UNDP was back in 2008 back when the Syrian Crisis hadn’t begun yet. That’s why a more recent one was conducted over a year ago ...
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Lebanese Army is Getting 32 New M2A2 Bradleys from US

6 years ago
The Lebanese Army will be receiving a total of 32 M2A2 Bradleys from the US army, as part of a larger US Military assistance program announced in 2017 that includes light attack helicopters and unmanned ...
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Teleferique is Retiring its Main Cable After 25 Years

6 years ago
Teleferique is closing for the next three weeks as they’re planning to replace their main cable with a brand new one after 25 years. The Teleferique was founded in 1965 and links Maameltein to Harissa. ...
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German President Visit to Lebanon is the First in 120 Years

6 years ago
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is visiting Lebanon in the coming days, which will mark the first visit by a German head of state in 120 years! He will be in Beirut from January 29 till ...
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Lebanese Swiss Bank Employee Stands up to Armed Thieves

6 years ago
The last thing you’d expect during an armed bank robbery is for an employee to stand up to the thieves and try to talk them out of it. Masked armed men robbed the Lebanese Swiss ...
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Virgin Megastore Iconic Opera House Closes Down

6 years ago
Even though the news has been out for over a month now, Virgin Megastore has officially announced yesterday that its flagship branch at Beirut’s Opera house is closing down in an emotional FB farewell message. ...
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