Tanker Spotted Dumping Waste In our Waters?

One of the blog's readers was trying out his new drone when he spotted a vessel facing the Jal el Dib coast dumping in the waters something that looked like either oil or their sewage waters. I'm not really sure what it is dumping, but I doubt that's legal to do so. Thank you Raffi

Would Legalizing Electricity Production & Sales Solve Lebanon’s Power Crisis?

I saw this interesting video on the Lebanese Institute for Market Studies FB page where they are promoting the idea of legalizing electricity production and distribution to solve Lebanon's Power Crisis. They are arguing that since the electricity crisis is mainly due to the financial losses that the EDL is enduring on a yearly basis and their inability to provide 24/7 electricity to all, we should encourage the private sector to produce electricity and compete.…
Critiques

Nepalese Domestic Worker & Activist Deported by Lebanese Authorities

9 years ago
The Lebanese Authorities celebrated Human Rights day on Saturday December 10 by deporting a Nepalese migrant domestic worker who “was involved in the struggle for the rights of migrant domestic workers” as reported by Human ...
Lebanon

Three Lebanese Banks Robbed in One Month

9 years ago
Four gunmen, wearing masks and black clothes, robbed BLF (Banque Libano-Francaise) in Mreijeh a month ago. On December 6, four gunmen also robbed Credit Libanais in Mkalles and today the same number of gunmen robbed ...
Fun

Vox Cinemas Now Showing 4DX Movies!

9 years ago
Four months after launching the first IMAX theater in Lebanon, VOX Cinemas just opened the first 4DX Movie Theater in Lebanon! 4DX is a motion picture technology that allows a motion picture presentation to be ...
Critiques

Lebanon’s Environment Minister Keeping His Legacy Intact

9 years ago
A group of students from l’Institut moderne du Liban (Collège Père Michel Khalifé) in Fanar were assaulted by the workers while protesting against cutting of old trees next to their school. Workers threw rocks at ...
Baladi

Prestigious “2017 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences” Awarded to Lebanese Dr. Huda Yahya Zoghbi

9 years ago
The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences is a $3 million award, the largest award in the sciences, that is given to researchers who have made discoveries that extend human life and is funded by “internet ...
Critiques

More Fiber Optics Promises: 85% of Lebanese Will Have it By End of 2017

9 years ago
Quoting Telecoms Minister Boutros Harb, 85 percent of the Lebanese population will have access to the service by the end of 2017, which means in less than a year time. Minister Sehnaoui said the same ...
Art

Four Reasons To Attend Christmas In Action Next Week [December 14-18]

9 years ago
I was introduced to Christmas in Action last year by a friend and had the honor to meet Cynthia Bou Khater few weeks back, the woman behind this year’s biggest Christmas event and IN Action, ...
Food

Trying Zaatar W Zeit’s New Online Delivery App

9 years ago
I’m really glad ZWZ has finally released a new mobile app for delivery. I order frequently from Zaatar W Zeit and I find it way more convenient to place an order online rather than call, ...
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