It’s Been 1 Year Since the New Traffic Law Was Implemented

via ISF The ISF set up checkpoints yesterday and were distributing fliers to remind the Lebanese about the new traffic law and driving responsibly. They also shared the below video as part of their awareness campaign. This is all good but the problem is that the new traffic law is not working. In fact, it stopped working since October if not before and the ISF is to blame for many reasons that I've stated on…

Min Bya3ref: A Lebanese TV Show That Is Making Me Watch TV Again

Over the past years I found myself moving away from watching local TV towards streaming online video content. I am one of those people who spends a lot of time in front of screens, with the difference of TV now being my second screen while Laptop or Mobile is first. With the exception of the primetime news, I rarely find myself fixated on a local TV show. Many TV programs nowadays insult our intelligence, are…
Critiques

LADE Report On Municipal Elections: 647 Violations Reported, Up by 107% From 2010

9 years ago
The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE) just released its report on the municipal elections that took place yesterday. The report covered the Beqaa and Beirut elections and stated that the Ministry of Interior did ...
Critiques

20.14% Voting Turnout in Beirut: Beirutis Don’t Want Change … Yet

9 years ago
by Yasmine Darwiche The Beirut municipal elections are over, the turnout was very low (20.14%) when compared to other regions, Beirut Madinati lost and the Beirutis List has won. A lot of people are upset ...
Critiques

Caught on Video: Selling Votes for $200 in Zahle

9 years ago
The Interior Ministry should investigate that video and take the necessary measures. There has been talks since the morning about bribes in Zahle yet the ministry insisted there was no proof. This looks like clear ...
Critiques

Municipal Elections: All Polling Stations Should be Wheelchair-accessible

9 years ago
The way they are carrying her up the stairs doesn’t look that safe to be honest The ISF tweeted earlier today pictures showing officers carrying a woman in a wheelchair up the stairs in order ...
Advertising

Someone is Suing MTV Over Their Road Safety Campaign

9 years ago
A Lebanese lawyer apparently got offended by MTV’s brilliant road safety campaign and is planning to sue them. Sandrellah Merhej, the lawyer in question, wants to stop the ad because it is disrespectful to religious ...
Critiques

Racist Joke on one of LBC’s TV Shows

9 years ago
Elie Sleiman on MTV’s Menna w Jor featured two jokes from the LBC TV show Haram as part of his “Joke of the week” section. I’m really glad Sleiman picked up these jokes because one ...
Animals & Wildlife

Is This still Acceptable in #Beirut These Days?

9 years ago
PS: I cropped the lower part to make the picture less gruesome. There are so many wrongs in this picture that I don’t even know where to begin, whether with the fact that these poor ...
Critiques

“Beirutis List” Apparently Got The Wrong Lighthouse in Their Logo

9 years ago
Update: Comparative picture done by Lina Ghaibeh. The picture above has gone viral yesterday and shows the lighthouse in the Beirutis List logo versus the authentic lighthouse in Manara. I can’t confirm if Beirut-Madinati is ...
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