Posted By
Najib
Mar 20, 2012 01:18
There's an Arab proverb that says "مصائب قوم عند قوم Ùوائد", which basically means that while some people might be harmed by a certain event or incident, others might actually benefit from it. As it appears, the incident that sparked the issue of food safety was the poisoning of Randa Berri, wife of Speaker Nabih Berri during the Independence Day ceremony. This led Speaker Nabih Berri to interrupt his dinner and leave Baabda palace. If…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 19, 2012 09:07
After Beirut River turned red few weeks back, Litani River turned white yesterday due to the flow of calcified water in the river or the dumping of waste from a nearby rock factory. We still need green and we'll have the Lebanese flag!
Lebanon
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[Source] I found this cool picture of an American Navy Seal taken in Beirut in 1983. I don’t think I ever saw this Pepsi can he’s holding in Lebanon. The oldest one I remember back ...
Critiques
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Advertising
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I posted back in Jan 24 that famous Krikita ad that was invading (and still is) Local TVs and wanted to make an experiment to see if it’s possible for the girl to snatch a ...
Critiques
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I was discussing the whole rotten meat issue with few friends in the food business and I was surprised to hear the prime suspects, known as the Natour brothers, are among Lebanon’s biggest meat distributors ...
Information
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I thought it would be appropriate to mention the comments I received on an earlier post regarding Zackaria Ahmed Hankir’s arrest for having a Doshka in his car. The man in question is a highly ...
Lebanon
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[Source] Another great picture taken by Sietske. ...
Critiques
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[High-Res] [Source] I was checking out on lebmanbojumbo’s blog the “Migrant’s workers rights and obligations booklet in Lebanon”, and I honestly don’t know what to think of the Cultural Practices and Social Manners sections [Manual]. ...
Critiques
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[YouTube] Minister Nicolas Fattoush filed a lawsuit against MTV’s Joyce Akiki over a report she did on the Jeita Grotto and the “Mapas” company that’s supposedly managing the Grotto. Looking at the video, local authorities ...
