CNN Was Right About Tripoli After All

Back in August 2011, CNN was covering the Libyan war against Ghaddafi and showed the map of Tripoli in Lebanon instead of Libya. Of course it went viral and everyone was laughing at the story, but I think we owe CNN an apology today. The reason why I'm saying that is because Tripoli has been at war for more than 3 days now, schools and shops are closed, people are scared yet there's barely any…

Here we go again: Beirut Among The 28 Official Finalists For The New7Wonders Cities

I hope we will not go through this experience again and waste money over this scam. Jeita already lost in the N7W and 10 million dollars were wasted. In case you forget about this competition, here's why N7W was a bad idea and still is today and here's a study to back this claim. Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, announces the names of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders Cities campaign on 21 October…
Critiques

#We_Want_Lebanese_Basketball_Back

12 years ago
The shameful Lebanese Federation that got Lebanon suspended by the FIBA for 4 years still didn’t resign, the President of the federation who was found guilty of stealing money from the federation is still in ...
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Lebanese politicians are the least trustworthy in the world

12 years ago
The crew on board the Polarcus Adira in the Mediterranean Sea – Picture from The DailyStar I was reading an article on the “serious concerns over transparency in Lebanon’s oil and gas process” and they ...
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Al-Manar Only TV Not To Cover Wadih El Safi’s Funeral

12 years ago
All Lebanese TVs covered live the funeral of Wadih el Safi with the exception of Al-Manar TV. It’s not a big deal but it’s just weird. Check out the New York Times’ article on Wadih ...
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A National Day Of Mourning For The Loss Of Wadih El Safi

12 years ago
The chairman and members of the Lebanese musicians union called on Saturday the President of the Republic, Michel Sleiman, and outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati, to declare a national day of mourning for the death ...
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Picture of Lebanese Director Simon Asmar Inside His Cell

12 years ago
Update: I am removing the picture as requested by few readers. You can always check it on Siyese.net Renowned television director Simon Asmar has been arrested lately on charges of murder and over financial crimes ...
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Tripoli Teacher “Disciplines” Student by Asking His Classmates To Beat Him Up

12 years ago
[YouTube] A 12 year old gets beaten up brutally by his teacher and his classmates and the excuse given by the school’s principal is that such incidents happen everywhere in Lebanon. How about I group ...
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A Message from The President of LAU Following The Anti-Tuition Hike Protest

12 years ago
Two days ago, it was reported that four students were “expelled” from LAU after they “urged other students to take part in protests” against the tuition hike. Based on what the LAU President stated and ...
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Lebanese General Security Claims Lebanese Passport Among The Best In The World

12 years ago
Taken from Abir Lebanon was ranked among the worst countries in the world when it comes to freedom of travel and visa restrictions according to the 2013 Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index however the ...
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