UNICEF #BackToSchool Campaign: Free Education For All Lebanese & Non-Lebanese Children

All Lebanese and non-Lebanese children will be able to attend public schools for free this year. We are talking about 367,000 children, out of which 200,000 Syrians. The #BackToSchool campaign was launched by UNICEF Lebanon and the Ministry of Education after they managed to collect $94 million from international donors and organizations. I think this is very good news because any form of education is better than no education especially for refugee children. I know…

Beirut River Garbage Wall

Here are few pictures and a video taken at the landfill right on the Beirut River. Needless to say, the smell is horrible, garbage is everywhere and I even spotted someone living there. The authorities are supposed to remove all this garbage soon but what I don't understand is why garbage is thrown so randomly and all over the place? Even if we're having a garbage crisis, that's not an excuse to throw garbage everywhere.
Humor

Six Things You Didn’t Know About The #Tol3etRi7etkon Guys

10 years ago
I’m sure you’ve all read the detailed report on the #YouStink founders and how they are all part of one organization that is funded by the CIA, FBI, MI5, NSA, DIA, ABIN, MSS and tens ...
Baladi

20 Things To Do In Tripoli – Lebanon (Part2)

10 years ago
via Budkheir I’ve finally managed to compile the second part of the “20 things to do in Tripoli” series that I started a month ago. Eid Al Adha is around the corner so it’s the ...
Lebanon

Austrian Artist Injured in #YouStink Protest Dedicates Song To The People Of Lebanon

10 years ago
Here’s a pretty cool story published by Antoine Kanaan on metal-bell.com and that took place almost a month ago during the early #YouStink protests. An Austrian artist called Roterfeld was a victim of tear gas ...
Lebanon

Week38 : LiveLoveBeirut’s Best Pictures Of The Week

10 years ago
Saida Castle by RiseAboveLebanon You can follow LiveLoveBeirut on Instagram on [Instagram]. I’m also on Instagram and you can follow me [here] if you like. Camping at the Cedars – by Najib Hajjar First rains ...
Critiques

How We All Failed Tawfic Khawam

10 years ago
A week ago, I was checking out on Baby Ali under the Charles Helou bridge with a friend when we spotted a young man coming out of the station. His clothes were dirty and torn ...
Critiques

Abou Rakhoussa Market In Downtown Beirut, But For The Wrong Reasons

10 years ago
The Abou Rakhoussa market that took place yesterday in Downtown Beirut was a funny reaction to Nicolas Chammas’ press conference, where he called on demonstrators to leave the Beirut district because they were “cheapening” it, ...
Lebanon

In Pictures: My First Visit To Horsh Beirut

10 years ago
Today was my first ever visit to Horsh Beirut. The 40,000-sq-metre green space has finally re-opened to the public last Saturday after almost 25 years. I went there around 1:20 pm and easily found a ...
Food

Beirut Hunger Strikers’ First Dish Is Mloukhieh

10 years ago
I’m glad that the protesters have finally decided to stop their hunger strike. Their decision to go on an open-ended hunger strike was a brave one but badly timed in my opinion as it is ...
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