UAE Lifts Travel Ban to Lebanon: What does That Mean?

After Saudi Arabia lifted its travel warning back in February, the UAE today has announced that it will lift the travel ban to Lebanon. The decision was announced after a Lebanese delegation led by PM Hariri visited Abu Dhabi seeking "help in steering the heavily indebted economy out of a deep crisis". What does that mean? From the looks of it, it means we're not giving you any money, assuming we asked for some financial…

A Lebanese Family Consumes on Average 1400 Plastic Bags Yearly

The Environment Ministry launched today a campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags, encouraging people to use eco-friendly bags and preparing them for the Plastic bags ban which will begin on October 15 . After mid-October, supermarkets will be requested to incite consumers to use eco-friendly bags and they will be charging LBP100 for every plastic bag will cost LBP 100. I know most people will tell me that we have bigger environmental issues…
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Beirut Protests: The Other Side of the Fence

6 years ago
I don’t remember the last time security forces didn’t use violence to disperse protesters in Riad el Solh or Martyr’s Square or pretty much anywhere in Lebanon. It always started peacefully then a bunch of ...
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What We Can Learn from Greta Thunberg

6 years ago
A 16-year old activist was able to inspire millions to protest in the streets in the past few weeks and was addressing world leaders at the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Greta Thunberg has ...
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Lebanese Army Restores Qornet el Sawda Monument

6 years ago
First the monument was vandalized, then cleaned up, then destroyed and now the Lebanese Army has put another one back in place. The new monument is a donation from the Donnieh youth as mentioned here. ...
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A #ClimateMarch was Organized Today at Martyrs Square

6 years ago
I asked today on Facebook whether we had any climate marches in #Beirut, and someone linked me to an event planned by AUB students. The group is called Fridays for Future Lebanon, in reference to ...
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Dollar Availability is Just Another Diversion

6 years ago
As soon as rumors spread about the availability of the dollar currency in the banks, everyone started withdrawing his dollars or looking for ways to transfer them abroad. Same when gas station owners declared a ...
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Lebanese Wrestler Withdraws to Avoid Confronting Israeli Athlete

6 years ago
This is not the first time this happens and won’t be the last. Yet another Lebanese athlete forced to drop out of a competition to avoid confronting an Israeli. This time it was Lebanese Wrestler ...
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OTV Removes Racist Caricature After Facing Extreme Backlash

6 years ago
I have no idea what they were thinking. Not only is the idea behind the ad a racist one, but they went as far as using the N word! The best part is how some ...
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ESCWA Road Reopens After 8 Years, Salim Slem Works Still Ongoing

6 years ago
ESCWA road was finally reopened after almost 8 years by orders of Interior Minister Raya el Hassan, in an attempt to ease traffic. I never understood why this road was closed in the first place, ...
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