More on the Match-fixing scandal that hit Lebanese Football

Mahmoud al Ali - Football Player part of the National Team and one of the masterminds behind the match-fixing scandal Few days ago, 24 Lebanese Football Players and two officials were charged of involvement in the match-fixing scandal that has been ongoing since 2006. The charges varied from a life-time ban and a $15,000 penalty to 1 season ban and meager penalty of $2000. Having said that, I still believe the charges aren't harsh enough…

Hala Issam Fares won the French Lottery

Lebanese Hala Issam Fares was reported yesterday to have won the French lottery worthy over 160 million euros. That's great news as she can buy herself now a private jet plane, a castle, an apartment in France, a Ferrari, a yacht in Monaco. Oh wait, she already has all those since her husband is a billionaire. I guess she has all the luck one could ask for.
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Tourist numbers still in freefall in 2013

12 years ago
[High-Res] – Via ZiadKamel The number of total arrivals for the month of January 2013 dropped 15% when compared to last year’s total, noting that the 2012 total had also dropped by 2% from 2011 ...
Events

Miss BAB (Big Arabian Beauty) Pageant on LBCI

12 years ago
[YouTube] Miss BAB (Big Arabian Beauty) contest is happening tonight on Ahmar bel Khat el Arid. I tried googling “Big Arabian Beauty” and the finds on the first page were either irrelevant or highly inappropriate. ...
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Woman dies after Self-Immolation in Tyre

12 years ago
That’s pretty messed up. A 38-year-old woman died Wednesday after setting herself on fire in south Lebanon, security sources told The Daily Star. The woman, the wife of a municipality policeman from the southern town ...
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Run Gloria Run

12 years ago
Gloria Nasr was born in Beirut but has been living in France since 1995. She is planning a 5000km run for Peace from Paris all the way to Beirut. She will start her run on ...
Humor

Fun Facts about Sheikh Ahmad Al-Assir

12 years ago
Source He’s an Android fan (Samsung S2 maybe?) and he drinks what looks like a Contrex or a Nestle Pure Life Pink Bottle. This post reminded me for some reason of Mark’s Ultimate Water review.
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UK Ambassador Tom Fletcher

12 years ago
Picture Taken from AUB Online Collaborative I haven’t had the chance to attend any of the British Embassy’s events yet but I always follow up on Ambassador Tom Fletcher’s interviews, blog posts and articles as ...
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No Parking For Trucks at the Marina Dbayyeh

12 years ago
You can’t really blame the municipality or police officers as it’s very hard to spot a truck stationed in Marina Dbayyeh with all the buildings and towers there. On a serious note, the only place ...
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17 kidnappings in 9 months in Lebanon

12 years ago
The last of the 17 victims Mohammad Awada was freed yesterday. PS: I don’t think LBC should count Raja al-Zouhairy as he apparently kidnapped himself to draw attention. ...
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