Off to Kobayat

I've been delaying this trip for few weeks now due to the situation in the North, and it seemed like the perfect time to go this weekend as there are festivities in most Christian villages before the feast of the Assumption on Wednesday, up until all Lebanese read Michel Samaha's confessions yesterday and the bombings he was planning for this weekend in Akkar. I am glad they caught this guy before anything happened, because it…
Lebanon

Invisible Iranian bank robber caught

13 years ago
What a freakin’ idiot! Too bad there’s no footage of what happened, or maybe there is but we can’t access it because Iran decided to switch off the internet and turn to intranet. [Link] Sadly ...
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Renovation of Nahr El Kalb Tunnel

13 years ago
I passed by Nahr el Kalb two days ago and the left side was closed for some reason. I thought it was an accident at first but once I reached the entrance of the tunnel, ...
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Another side to the Gretta Taslakian story

13 years ago
A reader going by the name of Bob left the following comment below which gives a different story to what happened to Gretta: You guys are so simple minded. You are discussing based on what ...
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Four Lebanese-Canadians Run in Quebec Elections

13 years ago
Johny Kayrouz, “Coalition Avenir Québec” candidate. One of them, Johny Kairouz, is a good friend of mine and is more than qualified for the job (IMHO). I will write a more detailed post on how ...
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What really happened with Gretta Taslakian?

13 years ago
I had posted earlier today that Lebanese athlete Gretta Taslakian was banned from the Olympic Village and had to return home after she was seen wearing Ireland’s uniform during a training session. Added to that ...
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Malicious Virus hits Lebanese banks

13 years ago
The Lebanese banks infected by the “Gauss” virus are Bank of Beirut, EBLF, Blom Bank, Byblos Bank, FransaBank and Credit Libanais. The malware, which steals system information but also has a mysterious payload that could ...
Lebanon

Gretta Taslakian (unjustly) banned from The Olympic Village

13 years ago
According to an article from L’Orient-Le Jour, Lebanese athlete Gretta Taslakian was banned from the Olympic Village in London for wearing the Irish team’s uniform during a training session and flew back to Lebanon on ...
Lebanon

Andrea Paoli last Lebanese to compete at the London 2012 Olympics

13 years ago
Andrea Paoli is our last hope for a medal at the Olympics as we haven’t had luck with any of our other Lebanese athletes. She will be competing at 11:30am in the Women’s -57kg Preliminary ...
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