Baabda Massive Fire: Another Reason To Fund The Civil Defense Units

Picture taken from GreenResistance A massive fire destroyed yesterday a great part of the Betshai forest in the Baabda area. Residents claimed it was the biggest fire they've seen in years and some of them blamed the civil defense units and the authorities for their inefficient and late response. At this point, we are all to blame for what happened, because we are not taking the whole civil defense issue seriously. These firefighters are volunteers…
Lebanon

How To Spend One Day In Lebanon

11 years ago
I started this “How To Spend One Day In Lebanon” series of posts last year but had to stop them given the security situation at the time. However, I am hoping that this summer will ...
Beirut

Burj el Murr: Tower of Bitterness

11 years ago
Burj el Murr was built in the 1970s yet has only been used as a sniper hideout during the Lebanese Civil War. After reading about the Holiday Inn hotel being auctioned off soon, I tried ...
Information

Man Beats his Wife at Beirut Women’s Marathon

11 years ago
[YouTube] This is just a stunt (a very well done stunt) but it truly depicts how powerless some Lebanese women are when facing a violent husband. ...
Beirut

Bullet-scarred Holiday Inn Hotel In Beirut Set To Be Auctioned In Coming Months

11 years ago
via Geographylists The shareholders of the iconic Holiday Inn hotel in Beirut have been locked in a dispute for years over its future, but it appears that they’ve reached some sort of settlement as this ...
Critiques

Internal Security Forces Not Allowed To Use Their Cell Phones While On Duty

11 years ago
I didn’t see any official press release from the ISF, and I don’t think it’s because of Whatsapp that the ISF took this decision. In all cases, and since ISF is active on Twitter and ...
Information

Angry Passenger Disrupts MEA Flight From Frankfurt To Beirut

11 years ago
[YouTube] I tried looking for some footage from inside the plane but didn’t find any. That’s a pretty messed up story. ...
Automotive

Test Drive: The New Mercedes 2014 CLA Class

11 years ago
I picked up the CLA yesterday from the new Mercedes showroom and will have the weekend to drive it and test it out. It’s a brand new class from Mercedes and it’s quite an interesting ...
Information

Maronite Patriarch Rai To Visit The Holy Land

11 years ago
via JTA The Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara el Rai has decided to visit Jerusalem as part of a papal delegation in May. According to Al-Akhbar, he will be the first Lebanese Patriarch to ever visit ...
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