Snakes & Ladders Promote Homosexuality According to Education Minister Abbas Halabi

Our Education Minister has unveiled a dangerous conspiracy aimed at promoting homosexuality to Lebanese children through the "Snakes & Ladders" Game. The game which is presented within the "Kitabi - My Book", a project funded by the US Agency for International Development , was confiscated from all public schools. The minister's decision was a personal one and he justified it as to "avoid any confusion". By confusion, I suppose he meant turning lesbian or gay…

Riad Salameh Making Sure He Remains Untouchable

Lebanon's former Central Bank governor left his office with a Zaffé and is nowhere to be found ever since. He's supposedly still in the country given the travel bans imposed on him and international arrest warrants issued to his name, but he could have snuck out for all we know. In fact, and according to a recent article by Financial Times, Salameh dubbed 'The magician', has "allegedly crafted his own protection. Having left the BdL…
Critiques

Ashraf Rifi Has a Problem With Lesbians

2 years ago
Back in 2014, a judge bravely dismissed a case against a transgender woman on the basis that article 534, which prohibits sexual relations that “contradict the laws of nature”, cannot be used against homosexuals. This ...
Lebanon

US Basketball Team Coach Steve Kerr Meets Lebanon Team

2 years ago
International Basketball Week is taking place from August 17 till August 20th in Abu Dhabi and Lebanon is one of six teams taking part in this week, in addition to the US team, Greece, Germany, ...
Economics

Central Bank Forensic Audit by Alvarez: Early Findings

2 years ago
Alvarez & Marsal just completed its first preliminary forensic audit of the Lebanese Central Bank. The audit company was supposed to deliver its initial audit report in September 2022, but difficulties in collecting information and ...
Lebanon

U.S. Treasury Sanctions BDL Ex-Governor Riad Salameh

2 years ago
Reuters Iraq Bureau Chief reported this morning that the U.S. Treasury has sanctioned former Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh, along with his brother Raja, his son Nadi, his aide Marianne Howayek and his lover ...
Lebanon

Saudi Arabia & Bahrain Urge Their Citizens To Leave Lebanon

2 years ago
Saudi Arabia was the first to issue a travel warning to Lebanon following the ongoing clashes at Ain el Helwe camp, followed by Kuwait, Bahrain & Qatar. While Saudi Arabia & Bahrain urged their citizens ...
Food

Starbucks Knock-off Coffee Shop Open in Beirut

2 years ago
There’s a new chain of coffeehouses open across Lebanon called “Stories” that has a striking resemblance to Starbucks. From the logo to the colors, the cups, the straws, even the aprons, everything looks the same. ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Government OKs Seven-Fold Increase in Ogero Internet Fees

2 years ago
The Lebanese government met today and agreed to increase the internet fees for Ogero users by 7 folds, which means that if you’re paying 90,000 LL for a 50mb (100GB quota) connection, you will soon ...
Baladi

The “Beirut Dreams In Color” Movie Was Officially Nominated for An Emmy

2 years ago
“Beirut Dreams in Color” is a short movie directed by Michael Collins about the Mashrou’ Leila Lebanese rock band and feminist activist Sarah Hegazi. Mashrou’ Leila was one of the most popular alternative rock group ...
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