The Sorry State of The Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

As preparations are underway to welcome the displaced people at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, pictures have emerged showing the sorry state this stadium has fallen into. There's no grass left on the pitch, the seats on the stadium are either damaged or missing and the whole complex looks like it's been abandoned for decades. Credits: Nabil Ismail Credits: Nabil Ismail Credits: Nabil Ismail The same stadium that was rebuilt to host the 1997…

Lebanon Withdrew its Request To Investigate Issam Abdallah’s Murder

Almost a year after killing Lebanese video journalist Issam Abdallah and injuring other journalists near Alma al Chaab, the Israeli army struck yesterday a media guest house in Hasbaya and killed three journalists as they were sleeping. Those killed were Ghassan Najjar, a camera operator for Al-Mayadeen along with technician Mohammed Rida and Al-Manar TV's camera operator Wissam Qassim. Journalists are protected under international law during times of conflict, and last year's attack as well…
Critiques

Will The Paris Conference Do Lebanon Any Good?

1 month ago
Over 1 billion dollars were pledged in humanitarian and military support for Lebanon at the Paris conference yesterday, including $200 million dollars for the security forces. The US pledged to provide $300 million, France and ...
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Rabweh Forest Fires Have Been Raging For 4 Days Now!

1 month ago
It’s October and once again forest fires are raging and the Civil Defence are not properly equipped to contain them. The Rabweh fire has been ongoing for four days now and the rough terrain is ...
Critiques

Someone Exploited War Circumstances To Destroy Baalbek Historic House

1 month ago
While Israel was bombing Baalbek, a local exploited the situation to destroy a house that was deemed historic by the authorities. Governor of Baalbek & Hermel Bachir Khodr reported the matter and mentioned that the ...
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More than 250,000 Syrian Refugees Have Crossed into Syria Since September 23

1 month ago
UNHCR has reported that over 250,000 Syrian refugees have crossed into Syria ever since the war between Israel and Lebanon had escalated. In addition to that, over 60,000 Lebanese have crossed the border seeking refuge ...
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Minister of Culture Mortada Removed Baalbek Temple’s “Blue Shield” Last Year

1 month ago
An Israeli strike on Baalbeck today was few hundred meters away from the Baalbek Temple, a designated UNESCO World Heritage sites. There are 22 similar sites in Lebanon including Baalbek and they all carry a ...
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Now is The Time to Open a Second Airport

2 months ago
Ever since Israel started bombing Beirut’s suburbs, all airlines have cancelled their flights to Lebanon except for Middle East Airlines. However, one has to wonder if it’s really safe to fly over Beirut skies while ...
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What We Know So Far About the “Pager Explosions”

2 months ago
Today’s events may have been the largest security breach in Lebanon’s history. Thousands of handheld pagers belonging to Hezbollah members exploded leaving over 3000 injured and killing at least nine people including a child. The ...
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Coldplay is Obviously NOT coming to Lebanon This Summer

6 months ago
I have no idea who started this silly rumor, but Coldplay is not coming to Lebanon this summer and no matter how hard the ministry of tourism is presumably working to make it happen, you ...
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