Posted By
Najib
Jul 06, 2019 03:47
Wherever you go in the world, you will find streets, plazas, institutions and other places given religious names. This is mainly due to the fact that the Church was ruling at the time in Europe for example or North America. Lebanon is pretty much the same, as we find hospitals, universities, schools, streets and even retail shops given religious names. Hospitals and universities have been there for decades, and were founded by missionaries like the…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 02, 2019 11:51
State Minister for Refugee Affairs Saleh al-Gharib convoy's was passing by the village of Qabrshmoun when gunmen opened fire killing two bodyguards. The attack came after PSP supporters closed down roads to prevent Foreign Minister Bassil from touring the region. We've all seen the videos and it's hard to judge who started shooting. It was total chaos, gunshots coming from all sides while bodyguards hysterically firing in the air to try clear the way. As…
Critiques
6 years ago
A special MEA flight was sent earlier today to Kazakhstan to get the Lebanese implicated in the brawl that took place at CCC. It all started when a Lebanese engineer published an indecent (if we ...
Critiques
6 years ago
breeds more extremism and ignorance. I don’t know why this party is allowed to operate in Lebanon in the first place as it contradicts everything our constitution stands for. I hope someone explains to them ...
Architecture
6 years ago
First there were rumors that the 160-year old building will be destroyed or modified, but then the Minister of Culture intervened and listed the Lycee Abdel Kader old school building as a heritage building. Fast ...
Critiques
6 years ago
14-year old Abbas Hussein Yazbeck tried to commit suicide earlier today after failing his Brevet exam. Abbas shot himself in the head and was rushed to the hospital where he’s still under intensive care. The ...
Critiques
6 years ago
The Hadath Municipality Christians-only policy is not recent. In fact, it’s nine years old and I’m surprised Mohammad Awwad, the 27-year old journalist who brought this issue back to the spotlight, didn’t know about this ...
Art
6 years ago
Every city has flea markets and Souk el Ahad was Beirut’s most popular flea market, but not for long. There’s been talks for months now about shutting down and relocating Souk el Ahad and they’ve ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Whenever I write about the Syrian refugees crisis in Lebanon, I can’t help but re-read two and three year-old posts about the same issue, and realize that not only things are getting worse, but the ...
Critiques
6 years ago
It’s hard to mention violations on Ramlet el Bayda’s beach without the Eden Bay coming to mind, but it’s no longer a priority apparently or maybe they’re legit now (because Lebanon right?). Remember the sewage ...
