BBC Report: Lebanon Web of Corruption

Check out this lengthy BBC News Arabic report on Lebanon's electricity sector where they investigate "allegations involving multi-million dollar agreements, bribery, and shipments of substandard oil imported to fuel Lebanon's power stations, and reports on the biggest corruption investigation in the history of the country's energy sector." Add to that the environmental and health hazards that Lebanon's outdated power stations pose to people living close to them.

Lebanese Taking Part in The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

The 2020 Summer Olympics are expected to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, and there are so far 6 confirmed Lebanese athletes taking part in the the XXXII Olympiad. Here's the list of competitors along with their sport: Judo: Nacif Elias [Men's −81 kg[ Athletics: Noureddine Hadid Shooting: Ray Bassil Swimming: Munzer Kabbara Gabriella Doueihy Weightlifting: Mahassen Fattouh Photo Credits: sportscode
Economics

Funds Held by Lebanese in Swiss Banks Up By $2.7 Billion in 2020

3 years ago
EM Economist & Former and previous Director of the Geo-economics and Strategy Programme (GESP) Alia Moubayed shared some insightful figures this week on the surge in funds held by Lebanese in Swiss Banks since 2019. ...
Baladi

Buy Local!

3 years ago
Lebanon doesn’t produce much and imports most of its basic needs, but there are still plenty of Lebanese brands that we should support and that are proudly competing with imported products. The video below was ...
Baladi

Mahassen Hala: Lebanon’s First Female Olympic Weightlifter

3 years ago
Mahassen Hala will be the first woman to represent Lebanon internationally in Olympic Weightlifting after having earned the first international medal for Lebanon in the Women’s Olympic Weightlifting at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. She was ...
Information

NowLebanon is Back

3 years ago
With all these newspapers shutting down in Lebanon, it’s good to see NowLebanon was brought back to life. For those who remember it, Now Lebanon was was one of the leading news sources in Lebanon ...
Alcohol

Glenbey Scotch Whisky: Born in Scotland, Raised in Lebanon

3 years ago
Ets. Antoine Massoud & Domaine Des Tourelles have recently launched Glenbey: The first ever Scotch whiskey with a Lebanese Signature. Glenbey is a blended scotch made from a mixture of barley malt and wheat and ...
Health

Good News: COVID-19 Vaccinations Surpass Reported Infections in Lebanon

3 years ago
The number of vaccinated people (first shot) has finally exceeded the number of reported infections in Lebanon as the ministry reported yesterday that 547,596 have received their first vaccine dose while the total number of ...
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TAQA’s 180KM Open Water Swim Traverse From Cyprus to Lebanon

3 years ago
TAQA is an ISO-certified Lebanese bakery that produces nutritious and delicious healthy snacks that are wheat-free, corn free, soy free, and GMO-free, palm oil free. TAQA has been growing exponentially since 2016 and can be ...
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Follow Sayyad Samak on Twitter & Book Your Fishing Trips

3 years ago
For those of you who want to try fishing or enjoying fishing but don’t have a boat, there’s a Lebanese fisherman on Twitter sharing his daily catches and trips and he has recently started organizing ...
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