New Environment Minister Favours Waste-to-energy Incinerators

Talks about implementing incinerators as part of the government's waste management plan have re-emerged recently after newly appointed Environment Minister Dr. Tamara El-Zein stated on MTV that she supports using incinerators to produce electricity from waste. Incinerators were included in the government's 2019 waste management plan, despite the efforts made by the Waste Management Coalition and several NGOs to highlight the harm caused by incinerators and explain why they won't work in Lebanon. The topic…

In Pictures: Tripoli Mina 2025 Zambo Festival

Lebanese people from different cultural, social, and religious backgrounds painted their faces and wore colorful costumes to take part in the 2025 Zambo Festival edition. The festival includes music, dancing, and feasting, and ends with all participants jumping into the sea to wash off their paint. It’s still unclear who introduced this century-old tradition to Lebanon. Some claim that Lebanese immigrants from South America started it, while others attribute it to Senegalese forces stationed in…
Automotive

70 Killed & 199 Injured in Traffic Accidents in 2025

9 months ago
Since the beginning of 2025, at least 70 people have been killed in 144 traffic accidents across Lebanon, according to YASA. In addition to that, 199 people have been injured. The roads in Lebanon are ...
Fun

Guess The Lebanese

9 months ago
Dose of Emirates featured a “Guess the Lebanese” challenge on their YouTube channel, and it was fun to watch. There were seven candidates in total, and the questions and challenges were quite relevant for identifying ...
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Fairouz Zkak el-Blat House To Finally Become a Museum?

9 months ago
We’ve been hearing about plans to turn Fairouz’s old residence in Zkak el-Blat into a museum since 2015, but they’ve never materialized. Earlier in February, the former Minister of Culture announced that work is now ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Army Finds Israeli Surveillance Device Inside a Tree Trunk

9 months ago
The Lebanese Army shared pictures yesterday of two Israeli surveillance devices discovered and dismantled in the southern region. The devices, equipped with cameras and sensors, were hidden inside a tree trunk and a rock. The ...
Lebanon

An Official Twitter & Instagram Account for The Lebanese First Lady

9 months ago
We’ve always had an official Lebanese presidency Twitter (now known as X), but until today, there was no account for the Lebanese First Lady. Nehmat Aoun, our new First Lady, shared her first tweet from ...
Lebanon

Tadmor Documentary First Public Screening in Damascus

9 months ago
The screening of Tadmor in Syria last week was nothing short of amazing, and I only wish Lokman Slim had been among us to witness this historic event. The fact that the first screening of ...
Lebanon

Lebanon’s Government Wins Confidence Vote: 95 In favour, 12 Against

9 months ago
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government secured a confidence vote in Parliament today, with 95 out of 128 lawmakers voting in favor. It took two days to finalize the vote, as more than 60 members of ...
Lebanon

A First in Lebanon: Brother & Sister Won The Lotto Jackpot

9 months ago
I’m not sure if this is the first time worldwide, but it has definitely never happened in Lebanon. Two siblings unknowingly picked the same Lotto numbers and won the jackpot, which amounted to over 124 ...
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