After Scream 6, Barbie To Be Banned in Lebanon?

Scream 6 got banned in Lebanon and the Middle East due to one scene that included LGBTQ+ characters, and it looks like Barbie is set to be banned as well as it includes gay characters. The Barbie ban wasn't confirmed but I wouldn't be surprised if it joins the long list of banned movies in Lebanon. After all, Lebanese authorities do know how to set their priorities straight and keep reminding us that they live…

2023 Municipal Elections To Be Delayed

The 2023 municipal elections were supposed to take place next month but will most likely be postponed, even though Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi had confirmed his preparedness to hold the elections. The lack of funding, logistical issues and ongoing strikes by the majority of Lebanon’s public workers and teachers are the reasons being raised by those in power to delay the elections, but none of them are convincing. In fact, the funding required barely equals…
Critiques

Megaphone Co-Founder Jean Kassir Summoned for Interrogation

1 year ago
A protest in solidarity with Jean Kassir and Megaphone is planned tomorrow on Monday April 3rd at 11am in front of the Justice Palace. Kassir was summoned for interrogation by two members of the State ...
Art

Souraya Zakharia: Lebanon’s Most Famous Doll Maker

1 year ago
Souraya Zakharia, a famous Lebanese doll maker from the 60s was featured in MEA’s Cedar Wings Magazine February 1994. Zakharia was a UN arts and crafts consultant and “had collaborated with several countries on traditional ...
Food

Portable Saj: is it Worth it?

1 year ago
Who doesn’t love Saj Manakish or simply Saj Bread? Unfortunately they’re best enjoyed when right out of the Saj and it’s hard to find that that often, especially when you’re abroad. Buying the big old ...
Art

Nayla de Freige Awarded Prestigious 2023 “Grand Prix Du Rayonnement Français”

1 year ago
L’Orient-Le Jour CEO and Baalbeck Festival President Nayla de Freige was awarded yesterday during a ceremony in Paris the “Grand Prix Du Rayonnement Français – Prix du rayonnement francophone” in the presence of France’s First ...
Lebanon

Baalbeck School Principal Offering Bribes to Cover Up Sexual Assault Charges

1 year ago
A six year old girl was sexually assaulted at a Baalbeck school by a classmate, however when the mom reported the incident to the high school principal, he tried to shut her down by offering ...
Business

Lebanon has The World’s Highest Nominal Inflation Rate at 139%

1 year ago
According to World Bank’s latest Food Security Update report, Lebanon has the highest nominal inflation rate in the world at 139% followed closely by Zimbabwe at 138% and Argentina at 108%. The food inflation rate ...
Lebanon

U.S. Sanctions Notorious Lebanese Drug Dealers Noah Zaaiter and Hassan Daqqou

1 year ago
The United States Department of the Treasury imposed new sanctions today against six people, four Syrians and two Lebanese, for their role in the production or export of captagon, a dangerous amphetamine. The four Syrians ...
Art

Tintin au Liban (Full Issue)

1 year ago
A while back, I stumbled upon a short video depicting a Tintin au Liban parody edition. The video showed an English edition which seemingly was issued by the National Lampoon magazine, an American humor magazine ...
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