Migrant’s workers rights and obligations booklet in Lebanon

I was checking out on lebmanbojumbo's blog the "Migrant's workers rights and obligations booklet in Lebanon", and I honestly don't know what to think of the Cultural Practices and Social Manners sections . Here are some of the recommendations for all domestic workers coming to Lebanon and my comments: - In Lebanon, people may sometimes speak with a loud voice but this does not always mean that they are angry with you or don't like…

Minister Fattoush sues MTV over Jeita Grotto report

Minister Nicolas Fattoush filed a lawsuit against MTV's Joyce Akiki over a report she did on the Jeita Grotto and the "Mapas" company that's supposedly managing the Grotto. Looking at the video, local authorities should be the ones investigating this minister and not him suing journalists. Added to that, I am wondering now if it was also "Mapas" that got Jeita Grotto in the N7W competition and made us lose hundreds of thousands of dollars…
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Beaten Ethiopian worker commits suicide

13 years ago
[YouTube] The Ethiopian woman who was beaten in front of her embassy by a Lebanese called Ali Mahfouz has committed suicide. According to LBC, she was being treated in Deir el Salib when she killed ...
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Prime Minister Najib Mikati tops Lebanon’s billionaires

13 years ago
Forbes released its World’s Billionaires 2012 list with Carlos Slim Helú hanging on to the top spot with $69bn, followed by Bill Gates. [Link] As far as Arab billionaires are concerned, HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin ...
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Patriarcat Towers in Beirut

13 years ago
Divine apartments for sale starting 599,000$. ...
Automotive

Mother of potholes

13 years ago
Watch out on your way up to Dbayyeh right after Hotel Royal. In case you missed this huge pothole, the Dbayyeh municipality made sure to keep a manhole cover open few meters later. ...
Automotive

Dbayyeh bridge

13 years ago
What the hell happened here? ...
Critiques

After SOPA & PIPA, it’s time to Stop LIRA!

13 years ago
The Lebanese government is trying to kill freedom of expression on the internet by imposing the Lebanese Internet Regulation Act, or LIRA. The man behind this proposal is Walid el Daouk, the minister of information. ...
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Confiscated Rotten Meat (Update)

13 years ago
According to LBCI, the list of restaurants/hotels/pubs/butchers who bought rotten meat exceeds 190 names. [Link] I think they should publish the full list in the papers. ...
Food

Rotten Products sold in tons to Hotels/Restaurants in Lebanon

13 years ago
[YouTube] I thought at first I was hearing the same news again and again but it turns out there are been several raids on several storage houses distributing rotten products to hotels and restaurants in ...
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