Posted By
Najib
Feb 26, 2018 10:02
Every time I'm walking from Ayn el Mraysse towards the lighthouse, I notice a large number of fishermen gathering around one specific spot, which is where the sewers are discharged down into the Mediterranean. The smell is horrible yet they spend hours there looking for fish but I'm not really sure if they're doing it for fun or they're actually eating or selling these fish. Is this normal? I get it that some types of…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 26, 2018 09:32
The second phase of the new Jal el Dib bridge has begun and as a result, a considerable chunk of the highway towards Beirut was closed. A couple of a months ago, some were saying works have halted but they did resume and it appears they settled on the 2L model. I read reports asking Lebanese citizens to use alternative routes but there's no such thing when you're driving from Jounieh/Dbayyeh to Beirut. I heard…
Critiques
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Critiques
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I was reading the other day about a new trend in Sweden called #Plogging, whereas people go for a jog and pick up litter at the same time, and was thinking if it would work ...
Critiques
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I barely commented on what happened in the past week, from Murr’s controversial comments on MTV’s high advertising rates and audience, to MTV reporting videos & posts bashing them on Facebook and the reactions that ...
Automotive
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Critiques
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The last “Rapid Poverty Assessment in Lebanon” report conducted by UNDP was back in 2008 back when the Syrian Crisis hadn’t begun yet. That’s why a more recent one was conducted over a year ago ...
Critiques
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Since we’re still celebrating Valentine this week, here’s one interesting and disturbing piece of news that Legal Agenda reported this week, whereas a Syrian student was apparently forced to sign a pledge for the General ...
Critiques
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Critiques
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I was surprised to see LAU & AUB presidents featured in Fouad Makhzoumi‘s latest electoral video, as it looked like some sort of endorsement for the candidate. However, AUB president Fadlo R. Khuri clarified the ...