Posted By
Najib
Oct 09, 2024 05:12
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 in Syria. This marks the largest flux of refugees back to Syria since 2011 and will add “another layer of complexity to an already strained humanitarian situation,” according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. On the other…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 06, 2024 04:58
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 "blue shield", an emblem designating cultural property to be protected in times of armed conflict. Back in November 2023, our so-called Minister of culture decided to remove the "blue shield" from Baalbek, claiming that Lebanon's resistance is our "hardened shield"…
Critiques
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Critiques
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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 ...
Critiques
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A gas leak at a pizza place on Bechara El Khoury Street led to the death of at least night people yesterday. The victims did not die from the explosion but suffocated from the fumes ...
Critiques
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Critiques
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Pascal Sleiman, a Lebanese Forces party member and the coordinator for the Jbeil area, was found killed in Syria yesterday evening after being kidnapped at gunpoint on Sunday. Early investigations by the security forces and ...
Critiques
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A recent report by Lebanese newspaper Nidaa al Watan has revealed 45 highly irregular transactions between a brokerage company called Optimum and the Central Bank. The transactions took place between 2015 and 2018 and amounted ...
Critiques
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Al-Akhbar reported today that the government has promised to provide financial assistance to families of martyrs and damaged houses in South Lebanon due to the ongoing Israeli aggression. The article mentions the government will pay ...
Critiques
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