Posted By
Najib
Jul 01, 2018 07:35
A couple of years ago, I was reading an article on how the notorious Saida garbage mountain was being transformed into a Green Park following a rehabilitation project led by The United Nations Development Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and the Municipality of Saida. The project came after the waste mountain stretched 55 meters high from the surrounding terrain and covered an area of 60,000m². Moreover, the dumpsite had no basal…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 01, 2018 07:09
One of the blog's readers sent me a link to an 1988 documentary on the illegal trade of Hashish in the Bekaa valley. The documentary is called The Hashish Connection and is available, not for free though, on and . Hashish is still being grown in the Bekaa valley and the trade is protected by armed groups with the "blessing" of certain political parties of course. There have been several calls to legalize weed in…
Lebanon
6 years ago
I posted about this short film three years ago when they had just released the trailer. Now that the World Cup is back, I just noticed the movie is out. Here’s the synopsis: Beirut, on ...
Baladi
6 years ago
Food clusters are still the hottest trend in Lebanon and the latest addition to them is an exciting cluster opening in Beit Mery. The project, which is set to open next summer, promises to be ...
Art
6 years ago
Johann Perathoner is a 32 year old French Artist who specializes in 3D design and recreates cities by offering colorful and three-dimensional works for an impressive result. His technique is “first based on a sheet ...
Critiques
6 years ago
When I wrote a blog post on those who like to ruin the World Cup for others, I never expected to read about a football fan being stabbed to death over celebrations. Yes it sucks ...
Baladi
6 years ago
USJ’s Engineering faculty (ESIB) has announced on Facebook that the ESIB campus will become smoke-free as of Tuesday June 26th and that the smoking ban should apply to both closed & open spaces. Those who ...
Critiques
6 years ago
The World Cup is a one-of-a-kind event that happens once every four years and is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. Most of the World cares about football a great ...
Fun
6 years ago
Who remembers Dara? Farmi? Kamal? Samer? Gina? Jocanda? Saber and others from the old TV series Niyyel El Beit-Beit Khalteh? They shared yesterday a picture celebrating 20 years of the show on Facebook. I had ...
Fun
6 years ago
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, is being used for the first time in a World Cup and I’m loving it so far! It’s about time we introduce technology to football and avoid referee mistakes ...
![The Hashish Connection [1988] in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley](https://blogbaladi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hashish-750x420.jpg)
