31 Wedding Dresses Hung in Beirut to Protest Article 522

ABAAD hung 31 wedding dresses on Ain el Mraysseh to protest Lebanon's law on rape that still allows a rapist to get away with his crime if he marries his victim. The 31 partially-shredded symbolize the 31 days in a month that a woman may be raped or forced to marry her rapist as explained by Alia Awada from ABAAD. The installation was done by Lebanese artist Mireille Honein. ABAAD is hoping that MPs will…

Batman to the rescue in the Bekaa

War Child is an international NGO investing helping out children and young people affected by armed conflict. They've been doing an amazing work for years now in Lebanon helping out Syrian refugees and they've just released this video under the caption "For some, fantasy is the only way to escape reality". War Child works to protect children from violence and uses creative and involving workshops to unleash the children's inner strength. This video is a…
Critiques

Malak el Taouk Reopens in Zouk Mosbeh

8 years ago
Malak el Taouk issued a statement today clarifying that early investigations showed that neither bacteria nor germs led to the death of the Syrian worker and that they will publish the official Ministry of Health ...
Critiques

UAE Bans Import of Apples from Lebanon

8 years ago
It doesn’t look like Lebanon’s apple crisis is going to end anytime soon as the UAE has just banned imports of fruits and vegetables from five Middle Eastern countries, including apple from Lebanon. The reason ...
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Jou3an? 3o2o …

8 years ago
Snack Chouchou has recently opened in Jounieh and the above is their idea of promoting their delivery service. Their delivery number is 71/302080 so they decided to highlight the 3020 in big letters as “3o2o”. ...
Critiques

Lebanese Ministry of Telecom Website Got Hacked for 6 Hours Yesterday

8 years ago
The Lebanese Ministry of Telecom official [website] got hacked yesterday in the afternoon and only got fixed around the midnight. What’s funny is that I wanted to tag the ministry or minister to inform them ...
Fun

French Presidential Elections (Round 1) Results in Lebanon

8 years ago
Who did the Lebanese-French vote for in the first round of France’s Presidential elections? The French Embassy tweeted the official results and surprisingly more people voted for Fillon (5451 votes) than Le Pen (1099 votes) ...
Automotive

#TeamLebanon Finishes First in Monza Blancpain GT series (AM Class), 27th Overall

8 years ago
And they’ve done it! #TeamLebanon which was led by Lebanese Alex Demirdjian finished in the first spot in their class at the Monza Blancpain GT series Endurance Cup, which is the first of 5 endurance ...
Baladi

First Bike Lane Prototype Introduced in #Beirut

8 years ago
After getting its first bike sharing station, Beirut just got its first official bike lane. The assembly of the first bike lane prototype was completed two days ago and the first bike tour will take ...
Fun

Shape of Lebanon

8 years ago
It’s always great to hear tourists speak so highly of our country and enjoy it that much. These five tourists toured Beirut, Byblos, Harissa, Baalbek, Saïda, Jbeil & Tyre and made a video out of ...
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