Ray Bassil Wins Gold Medal at Asian Cup, Qualifies to 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics

Lebanese Champion Ray Bassil is off to a new quest for an Olympic medal after clinching the Gold medal at the Asian Championships being held in Doha, Qatar. Ray beat all her competitors and earned herself a spot in the 2020 Summer Olympics that will be held in Tokyo. Ray has qualified to the 2012 and 2016 Olympics but failed on both occasions to get a medal. In 2016, Ray couldn't qualify to the semi-finals…

Moody’s Downgrades Lebanon Credit Rating from Caa1 to Caa2

Moody's has downgraded today Lebanon's credit rating to Caa2 after having downgraded it to Caa1 nine months ago. "Moody’s said the decision to cut Lebanese debt from Caa1 to Caa2 “reflects the increased likelihood of a debt rescheduling or other liability management exercise that may constitute a default”. The downgrade comes just after the country’s central bank ordered lenders to boost their capital buffers by some $4bn by year’s end and $4bn by next June,…
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“All Means All of them” and Daylight Saving is One of Them!

6 years ago
The European Union has already voted in favor of dropping DST, and other countries are working on it. I never saw the point of DST, and if you google it, you realize how useless and ...
Critiques

Five Ways to Fact-Check News Before Sharing Them on Social Media

6 years ago
Ever since the revolution started, more and more fake news and videos are circulating around. Fake news are a serious problem across the world as they get a lot of attention and can have dire ...
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The Artsy Side of the 2019 Lebanese Revolution

6 years ago
The talented artists of this revolution are making it even more beautiful inside out. I compiled some of the graffiti works that I received in the past week or more and shared them below. I ...
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Coldplay Unveils Two New Tracks: “Arabesque” & “Orphans”

6 years ago
Coldplay are releasing a double album on November 22nd and they’re already sharing two tracks from the projects, “Orphans” and “Arabesque”. The album’s cover image is based around a 1919 photo of Jonny Buckland’s great-grandfather’s ...
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Al Hallab Offering Knefe To Roughly 10,000 #Tripoli Protesters

6 years ago
Abdul Rahman Hallab & Sons in Tripoli were busy earlier this morning distributing Knefe to over 10000 people protesting in the streets. They had early posted a hotline few days ago offering free food to ...
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In Pictures: Lebanon ‘Whatsapp’ Protests

6 years ago
Lebanon witnessed a second day of protests today with over a million people taking the streets and asking the government, the President and the whole ruling political class to step down. Here are some of ...
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Protests in Solidarity with #Lebanon Happening All Over the World

6 years ago
A protest took place earlier today in Montreal in solidarity with Lebanon and several protests are planned across the world to support the Lebanese people in his fight against the rotten political class. Here are ...
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A Saudi-like Shisha-Tax Could Work in Lebanon

6 years ago
Saudi Arabia implemented last week a highly controversial Shisha tax that is angering a lot of people online. To sum it up, you get taxed 100% on your bill at any Shisha cafe or restaurant ...
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