Nepalese Domestic Worker & Activist Deported by Lebanese Authorities

The Lebanese Authorities celebrated Human Rights day on Saturday December 10 by deporting a Nepalese migrant domestic worker who "was involved in the struggle for the rights of migrant domestic workers" as reported by Human Rights Watch. Sujana Rana was detained by the General Security, questioned for her involvement in activism for the rights of migrant domestic workers before deporting her. Another Nepalese migrant remains in detention as well. Instead of working on abolishing the…

Three Lebanese Banks Robbed in One Month

Four gunmen, wearing masks and black clothes, robbed BLF in Mreijeh a month ago. On December 6, four gunmen also robbed Credit Libanais in Mkalles and today the same number of gunmen robbed SGBL Bank in Kfarchima. I'm not really sure if it's the same group committing all these robberies but it's been a while since we had that many bank robberies within a short period of time. On the other hand, this is the…
Fun

Vox Cinemas Now Showing 4DX Movies!

9 years ago
Four months after launching the first IMAX theater in Lebanon, VOX Cinemas just opened the first 4DX Movie Theater in Lebanon! 4DX is a motion picture technology that allows a motion picture presentation to be ...
Critiques

Lebanon’s Environment Minister Keeping His Legacy Intact

9 years ago
A group of students from l’Institut moderne du Liban (Collège Père Michel Khalifé) in Fanar were assaulted by the workers while protesting against cutting of old trees next to their school. Workers threw rocks at ...
Baladi

Prestigious “2017 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences” Awarded to Lebanese Dr. Huda Yahya Zoghbi

9 years ago
The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences is a $3 million award, the largest award in the sciences, that is given to researchers who have made discoveries that extend human life and is funded by “internet ...
Critiques

More Fiber Optics Promises: 85% of Lebanese Will Have it By End of 2017

9 years ago
Quoting Telecoms Minister Boutros Harb, 85 percent of the Lebanese population will have access to the service by the end of 2017, which means in less than a year time. Minister Sehnaoui said the same ...
Art

Four Reasons To Attend Christmas In Action Next Week [December 14-18]

9 years ago
I was introduced to Christmas in Action last year by a friend and had the honor to meet Cynthia Bou Khater few weeks back, the woman behind this year’s biggest Christmas event and IN Action, ...
Food

Trying Zaatar W Zeit’s New Online Delivery App

9 years ago
I’m really glad ZWZ has finally released a new mobile app for delivery. I order frequently from Zaatar W Zeit and I find it way more convenient to place an order online rather than call, ...
Lebanon

Julian Assange Gives Rare Interview At The 2016 Free Connected Minds Conference in Beirut

9 years ago
The 2016 “Free Connected Minds” Conference, which is organized by the May Chidiac Foundation, took place on November 26 at Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut and the highlight of the event was an interview the founder of ...
Baladi

I Just Received The Best Gift Ever From The North Pole

9 years ago
I received yesterday a beautiful gift from the North Pole, a box that had two boxes of cookies,four milkshakes and two letters, one addressed to me and another “To a friend”. In that letter, I ...
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