Gulf News pulled a CNN
After CNN mistakenly confused Lebanon's Tripoli with Libya's few weeks back, it's time for Gulf news to do the same. Via Jad Aoun
567 thefts in 9 months in Lebanon
Here is a nice article on the number of robberies occurring and the techniques used. Weirdly enough, 381 out of the 567 robberies reported were in Mount Lebanon while only 93 occurred in Beirut. Something doesn't seem right about those stats.
Lebanon
Beirut’s beauty parlor for young girls
13 years agoBBC have a video up on a beauty parlor in Beirut for girls aged four years and up. That can’t be good. [Link] ...
Lebanon
“Ø£Øمر بالخط العريض” to be banned tonight?
13 years agoNot that I agree with the decision yet to be taken by the authorities, but I wouldn’t mind not seeing Mr.Library’s (Maktabi) face on TV tonight. Not sure if it’s only me, but I find ...
Lebanon
Cedarcom vs. MOT
13 years agoAs some 4,000 Lebanese take 3G for a test-drive this month, battles continue to rage between the Telecommunications Ministry and Cedarcom, an Internet Service Provider petitioning for the technology’s suspension. Cedarcom has taken legal action ...
Information
3G stopped?
13 years agoLooks like the migration to 3G has been stopped. [Link] Via @_Ant1_ ...
Lebanon
UAE international Theyab Awana killed in car accident
13 years agoWhat a terrible loss for the UAE national football team! The Emirati winger Theyab Awana was involved in a fatal accident when his car crashed into a truck on Sunday after leaving the national team’s ...
Lebanon
Accomplices of Mastermind behind Estonians’ kidnapping killed by ISF
13 years agoThe Internal Security Forces killed two accomplices of the alleged mastermind behind the kidnapping of seven Estonians during clashes in the area of al-Bireh in Rashaya at midnight, media reports said Tuesday. [Naharnet] Better late ...
Lebanon
Nour Merheb commits suicide
13 years agoQuite shocking to hear such news specially that Nour was very active and fighting for quite some time the unjust accusations by the Military Court against him. You can read more about this case [Here]. ...
Humor
Sa7 El Nom!
13 years agoI can’t believe the Lebanese police just found out about those theaters. I’ve been hearing about those for years. Maybe one of the movies included the use of Chawarma Djej and offended them. [Full Article]