Posted By
Chadi
Jan 30, 2020 05:22
"Nearly one in two people in Lebanon is offered bribes in exchange for their votes, while more than one in four receive threats if they don't vote a certain way". I think this quote pretty much says it all. We don't have free elections, we have rigged elections controlled by war lords and corrupt parties, and until we have an independent judiciary committee and capable electoral committees to oversee elections, the same people will get…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 25, 2020 04:50
MTV reported today that newly appointed Prime Minister Hassan Diab will be moving with his family to the Serail, which makes him the first ever PM to reside at the Grand Serail ever since it was inaugurated by Martyr Rafic Hariri. It's a nice place to stay in that's for sure. Whether Diab is doing it to cut cost or for security reasons following the protests next to his residence, it's a good call to…
Critiques
4 years ago
At least 114 people were injured, with 47 taken to hospitals for treatment. Security forces didn’t spare any means to disperse the crowds, from firing tear gas, using water cannons and even rubber bullets. Most ...
Critiques
4 years ago
Three months without a government, three months of ignoring people’s demands and this is what you get. People are frustrated, they’re angry, they’re fed up and things will only get worse if this ruling class ...
Advertising
4 years ago
I took a small break from covering the revolution news and found myself going through vintage Lebanese ads on YouTube. I thought I have seen them all but I found some “new” old ones. Enjoy!
Critiques
4 years ago
As if things weren’t bad enough, Ogero head warned today that we might get disconnected from the net if the Lebanese authorities don’t secure 4 million dollars to pay the ISP providers or the companies ...
Art
4 years ago
When the October 17 revolution begun, Metropolis issued a statement suspending all its activities until further notice in solidarity with the uprising, but three months later, Annahar reported that the theater has shut down for ...
Music
4 years ago
Rene Bandali, Lebanese composer and songwriter, and the man behind The Bandali family, has passed away at the age of 70 in Tripoli. Bandali has over 200 songs to his name and shot to fame ...
Baladi
4 years ago
The U-18 Lebanese Women’s football team won the West Asia Championship today after defeating Bahrain 3-0. The Lebanese team has been impressive throughout the whole tournament and quite exceptional in attack scoring 10 goals in ...
Baladi
4 years ago
Check out these stunning aerial shots of Lebanon by the lens of Kameel Rayess. I added 10 pictures and you can check out the rest [here]. ...