Posted By
Najib
Aug 07, 2017 09:57
First Tunisia approves a new law that provides women with the measures ecessary to seek protection from acts of violence by their husbands, relatives and others, then Jordan's parliament finally votes to eliminate Article 308, a law that allows rapists to escape punishment provided they marry their victims. Meanwhile, and despite the numerous campaigns held in the past years, the Lebanese parliament has not yet abolished Article 522 of Lebanon’s penal code. The article protects…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 06, 2017 05:05
Mona Baalbaki, the previous head of Pharmacy in Rafic Hariri Hospital "has been sacked by the General Disciplinary Council for stealing a large quantity of health ministry-donated cancer medicines from the hospital and selling them for hundreds of millions of Lebanese pounds". The worst part, as per the same report, is that she was replacing stolen medicines with expired drugs given to a larger number of cancer patients, mostly women and children, without their knowledge…
Fun
8 years ago
I think we’re all aware that night clubs and beach resorts in Lebanon are not that affordable and there’s nothing wrong in complaining about that matter, but when you head out to a popular beach ...
Animals & Wildlife
8 years ago
Few months ago, I attended a dolphin show for the first time ever in Sharm el Sheikh and even though I had signed up for the full experience, I ended up not going (with Brian) ...
Events
8 years ago
It’s always great to see people who still work hard for change, when most of us might have already given up. Recycle Lebanon has been regularly cleaning up some of Lebanon’s most sought-after beaches and ...
Advertising
8 years ago
Here’s a roundup of the Lebanese Army Day ads I found this year. Let’s remember on this day all the soldiers still kidnapped by Daesh or still missing from the Civil War and whose parents ...
Food
8 years ago
IHOP officially opened on Monday at the new The Spot Mall in Choueifat for the first time in Lebanon! I was lucky enough to get dibs though, and I went down on Saturday with my ...
Information
8 years ago
Nahnoo NGO shared a live video from inside Horsh Beirut yesterday and stated that the Harsh has finally reopened to the public after a 3-month closure. Beirut’s largest green space was closed down after its ...
Art
8 years ago
Lebanese graffiti and street artist Yazan Halwani won gold in the “Peinture” (Painting) category at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie which are currently being held in Abidjan. Les Jeux de la Francophonie are held ...
Automotive
8 years ago
I wrote about the new biometric driving licenses a year ago but yesterday was the first time I see one of them, probably because the existing ones need 30 years to expire. Anyway, the new ...
