Posted By
Najib
Mar 21, 2021 12:21
A video was circulating last week where a grocery shop owner was filmed asking a customer to pay LL500 for an extra plastic bag. I heard a similar story from a friend of mine at a local supermarket. This has become common practice in a lot of countries worldwide mainly to reduce the use of plastic, but it's a different story in Lebanon. Those plastic bags are not produced locally, and given that raw material…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 20, 2021 08:02
Several marches were organized across Lebanon today in solidarity with the mothers who lost their loved ones in the August 4 Beirut blast. The powerful explosion killed over 200 people and injured thousands. Among the victims were several children, the youngest being 3-year-old Alexandra Naggear. Seven months after the explosion, families are only left with grief, an indescribable pain and no sense of justice from an incompetent government that is failing on every level. Credits:…
Humor
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