Asking The Wrong Questions

MTV shared yesterday a chart that showed the Ministry of Public Works spending by area, in order to "prove" that Christians areas are barely receiving 18% of the total expenditure. They picked cities that have a Shiite majority and compared them to areas of Christian majority like Matn, Jbeil, Jezzine, Zahle and Bcharreh. I am not really sure what they were trying to prove, but they failed miserably because what matters here is how this…

Do We Need A Second Airport In Lebanon?

A friend sent me the above picture few days ago and asked me if it was feasible to make use of the Kleiat airport for commercial landings and take offs. I answered that renovating the Kleiat airport is not that costly and is feasible but there's no political will to do so, which I won't discuss on the blog because it's useless. Here are 5 reasons why we need a second airport in Lebanon: 1-…
Lebanon

Cash Flow 2 Review: Should Have Stopped At 1

10 years ago
To be honest, the title should have been “Should Have Stopped At 0” because the first Cash Flow movie is as bad as its sequel. I really wanted to say a couple of positive things ...
Critiques

Why is It so Hard To Approve The Civil Defense Volunteers Decree?

10 years ago
The government failed today to pass a decree that would have made Civil Defense volunteers full-time workers because they ran out of time! The volunteers have been protesting for almost 2 months now, they vowed ...
Critiques

“Gods of Egypt” Movie Renamed to “Kings of Egypt” in Lebanon

10 years ago
via Jad Does anyone know why Gerard Butler’s latest movie “Gods of Egypt” was renamed to “Kings of Egypt” in Lebanon? I first thought it was a mistake but then I noticed the same poster ...
Humor

Lebanon is Building a Pyramid

10 years ago
Using all these piles of garbage to build new touristic sites. Why Didn’t I Think of That Before?! Pics via Farid ...
Humor

Al Jadeed Making Fun of Al Jadeed

10 years ago
Did you know that aliens are mating with humans? Did you know that there are weird looking kids out there born with horns and stuff? Did it occur to you that a potential solution to ...
Lebanon

40m-long Highline In Tannourine: The First In Lebanon

10 years ago
Check out this short video shot by Yann Traboulsi and Omar Nassar highlining over the village of Tannourine el Tahta. I don’t recall ever seeing a highline in Lebanon so this might just be the ...
Food

The Proper Way To Detox

10 years ago
Detox Juice Stand At Le Mall Sin el Fil Even though detox or “cleansing” diets are becoming more and more popular in Lebanon, I was never really tempted to try one. I’ve read a lot ...
Animals & Wildlife

Vulture Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison After Refusing To Admit Any WrongDoing

10 years ago
Locals swooped on the vulture in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil – via The Guardian I don’t have a problem with apprehending birds that have Israeli identification rings on them but to capture ...
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