A (Bloody) Car-Free Day In Tripoli

Picture from ManalHamwi I headed to Gemmayze today for the car-free day organized by Achrafieh2020 and everyone was having fun and enjoying their day, specially the children. Unfortunately though, the past two days have been also car-free in Tripoli due to the renewed clashes between Beb el Tebbane and Jabal Mohsen. The fights are getting worse every time and innocent civilians are paying the price every time. Nine people were killed so far and over…

No Electricity in Mansourieh For A Month Now!

When I first heard the report and knowing how much MTV likes Gebran Bassil, I thought I'd ask my friends who live in Mansourieh first and it turned out to be true. They were getting 0 electricity hours for weeks and were living off the generators. As of last week things started to improve but the cable is not fixed yet. Two questions I have to ask here: 1- I was told that a private…
Critiques

The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections Launches Money-Stamping Campaign

12 years ago
[YouTube] The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE) launched a campaign a couple of weeks back to raise awareness on people’s demands by stamping the 1000 Lebanese Lira bills with slogans. I saw few pictures ...
Critiques

Civil Defence Volunteers In Lebanon

12 years ago
Every time a major fire erupts in Lebanon like the one that destroyed the Safra Carpet Factory, the issue of crisis management and the effectiveness of rescue units is raised. Why were the fire trucks ...
Critiques

Lebanese Customs Beat Up Al-Jadeed TV Crew

12 years ago
[YouTube] The episode the Jadeed crew was filming was on the “corruption at the airport customs”! Al Jadeed TV crew were allegedly calling through speaker on acting director of Customs Shafiq Merhi to give them ...
Critiques

More booby-trapped cars coming to Lebanon

12 years ago
This is not the first time we get leaked documents about new booby-trapped cars sent to Lebanon. I hope all the reports are wrong (So far they are) but I am wondering how this document ...
Critiques

Why Wasn’t The Iran-Lebanon Football Game Postponed Today?

12 years ago
[YouTube] The two explosions that rocked the area of Jnah in Beirut today were directed against the Iranian embassy and ended up killing 25 people and injuring hundreds, but that wasn’t enough to postpone the ...
Critiques

The National Campaign “Ardi Mesh Lal Bay3”

12 years ago
[YouTube] Al Fersan Al Arbaa singing “Ardi Mesh Lal Bay3” as part of the National Campaign launched by several ministries in Lebanon. This is a very serious matter in Lebanon, specially in regards to Lebanese ...
Animals & Wildlife

Dog Hunting Season Now Open In Tripoli-Mina

12 years ago
This is horrible! There must be some other way to capture the strays and keep them away on the long run. Bourj Hammoud did the same 3 years ago. ...
Animals & Wildlife

Eagle Shot Down by Lebanese Hunters In Akkar

12 years ago
These reckless hunters must be put in jail. This photo depicting an eagle hunt down by two men who were identified as being residents of the northern district of Akkar has been circulating on the ...
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