In Pictures: Hundreds Protest Peacefully To #SaveKfaraabida

Hundreds joined the event held yesterday at Kfaraabida to protest against the decision to turn the rocky facade into a private yacht club and a huge touristic resort. They came with their boats, enjoyed the crystal clear water, swam with the turtles, jumped off the naturally formed rocks and camped on site. We don't need more private resorts on the beach. We don't need further privatization and pollution. The beach belongs to everyone and it…

Seven Sisters Incident Blown Out of Proportion

I read the Seven Sisters story earlier this morning and to be honest it doesn't add up, but since it has gone viral, here's what I have to say about it: - The guy who claimed he got denied entrance wasn't allowed in the first time because he didn't have a reserved seat and he wasn't exactly told an hour later that "veiled women aren't allowed in" tonight. He asked the bouncer if "Veiled women…
Animals & Wildlife

Keeping Lions, Tigers & Other Big Cats as Exotic Pets Finally Banned in Lebanon

9 years ago
Animals Lebanon has been lobbying for years to ban the keeping of big cats such as “lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, cougars, and any hybrid combination any of these species that results from ...
Critiques

Bird Scaring Devices & Cars To Be Deployed Near Beirut Airport

9 years ago
Instead of closing down the hazardous Costa Brava landfill, which is only located 200 meters away from the airport, Lebanese authorities are planning to deploy bird-scaring devices and cars to prevent any collisions at low ...
Critiques

Lebanese MP Says Women “To Blame” For Being Raped

9 years ago
Lebanese MP Elie Marouni doesn’t know much about Lebanon and doesn’t think very highly of women rights in Lebanon. When asked in a recent conference on why Lebanese women are not allowed to pass their ...
Lebanon

This is 7: What Did We Expect From The New iPhone?

9 years ago
With the lack of impressive new features in mobile phones, the battle of winning users today lies in advancing and optimizing existing features or even in the case of the iPhone 7 removing ones (headphone ...
Information

The 2016/2017 QS World University Rankings: AUB Up To 228th Place Globally, 3rd In The Arab World

9 years ago
The American University of Beirut has improved its global ranking by 40 spots and is now among the top 250 universities worldwide according to The 2016/2017 QS World University Rankings. It is also among the ...
Health

Which Hospitals are Not Contacting the Police Upon Receiving Overdose Cases?

9 years ago
Back in March, The Ministry of Public Health issued an official statement urging all Lebanese hospitals to refrain from their usual practice of reporting drug addicts to the police upon their arrival to the Emergency ...
Humor

Je gazouille Le Francais Tres Vraiment

9 years ago
There’s a Facebook page “Libanais Francophone” which aims at promoting the French language in Lebanon but there are at least 3 or 4 videos with people speaking really bad French, which is quite confusing to ...
Humor

What if Trump Were to Solve Lebanon’s Garbage Crisis?

9 years ago
Source: [Maya Zankoul] It’s going to be a great smelly wall! Thank you Maya for the laugh. ...
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