Municipalities are Also to Blame For The Garbage Crisis

Making good use of open manholes The majority of municipalities in Lebanon are to blame for the garbage crisis as much as the Lebanese government is. They've been doing very little to manage and recycle waste throughout the years and the end result was more than 700 illegal and unsafe dump sites. Things got even worse after the 8-month still ongoing garbage crisis when municipalities resorted to opening new unsafe dump sites and burning garbage…

A Terrifying Aerial View Of The Garbage “Mountains” Across Lebanon

This footage was shared today on طلعت ريحتكم's Facebook page prior to their "Final Warning" demonstration on Saturday at 4pm. Lebanon's trash collection crisis is now in its eight month with still no resolution in sight. The footage is quite scary and shows the severity of the garbage crisis in Lebanon, yet I believe spreading it online is more efficient than planning demonstrations at this point. Moreover, I think activists should focus more on encouraging…
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One of The Voice Kids Finalists, Zein Obeid, Is Being Bullied Online

9 years ago
Zein Obeid was one of the three finalists on The Voice Kids yesterday. The talented Syrian boy was able to prove himself throughout the whole competition and made it to the final stages after impressing ...
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A Horribly Titled Article

9 years ago
Update: Middle East Airlines issued the below clarification تداولت بعض المواقع الالكترونية خبر مضخم حول الرحلة المتوجهة من إسطنبول إلى بيروت لذا يهم شركة طيران الشرق الاوسط ان توضح ما يلي: “ان طائرة الشركة قد ...
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What Happened with Bassam Abou Zeid is An Outrage

9 years ago
via Lebanese-forces.com LBCI Reporter Bassam Abou Zeid’s boys were not allowed to take part in the First Communion ceremony in a Zouk Mikhael church because those in charge were worried that Bassam’s kids, who have ...
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Lebanese Goalkeeper Hassan Bittar Suspected Of Match-Fixing by FIFA

9 years ago
The football game between Al-Ahed Beirut and Altyn Astyn from Turkmenistan was flagged as a “suspicious match” in FIFA’s anti-corruption system and Al Ahed’s goalkeeper is suspected of match-fixing following his horrendous goalkeeping mistake. If ...
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Best Picture Oscar Winning Movie “Spotlight” Banned in Lebanon?

9 years ago
One of the biggest surprises of the Oscars last night was “Spotlight” winning the award for Best Picture. Everyone was expecting the Revenant to clinch the award, after receiving two of the biggest Oscars of ...
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If You Can’t Handle Criticism, Please Don’t Criticize Others

9 years ago
Le destin du Liban est tributaire de celui de la liberte de ses medias. L’existence du Liban est tributaire de sa liberte (Quotes from Gebran Tueni’s garden in Beirut) A lot of Lebanese cannot handle ...
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Police Certificate Costs At Least 500% More With LibanPost

9 years ago
I needed a police certificate for my wife and I last week so I called LibanPost to see if they can deliver it quickly enough. After several attempts to get someone on the phone, the ...
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Lebanese Expats are Being Punished By The Lebanese State, not Saudi Arabia

9 years ago
via AlAraby Saudi Arabia decided to freeze the delivery of nearly $4 billion of grants to Lebanon last week, then it warned its citizens not to travel to Lebanon, followed by Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, ...
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