Almost $100 Million Dollars in Aid Money Did not Reach Refugee Children in #Lebanon

Hundreds of millions of dollars were given to Lebanon, Turkey & Jordan: the three countries with the largest number of Syrian refugees, but a 55-page report by Human Rights Watch that tracked pledges made at a conference in London in February 2016 showed large discrepancies between the funds given and the reported amounts. As a result, more than half a million Syrian children are still out of school across the region. Donors agreed to provide…

ISF Launches New Campaign To Crackdown on Texting & Driving Offenders

Policemen in civilian clothes is apparently part of the latest ISF campaign to enforce traffic law and fine texting & driving offenders. I watched the below report twice and looked up on the ISF Facebook page and I still have no idea how they're going to spot offenders and I'm not very comfortable with it to be honest. Last time I was fined for using my phone, I wasn't yet the officer insisted I was…
Critiques

I’m Glad They Cancelled the Lebanese Army Festival in Beirut

8 years ago
I have no idea who was behind this brilliant idea, but organizing a festival to celebrate the Lebanese Army’s victory few days after parents of the martyred soldiers had buried their kids is a terrible ...
Critiques

Man Attacking Passersby & Policemen with Knives in Hay el Selloum

8 years ago
Some guy called Abou Ali was threatening people with his knives yesterday in Hay el Selloum. He is seen in the video keeping away policemen and people trying to take him down but it doesn’t ...
Critiques

How Some People Chose to Pay Respect to the Martyred Soldiers

8 years ago
The families of the Lebanese army soldiers urged everyone in a statement NOT to celebrate with guns during the slain soldiers’ funerals but some insisted on doing so and the result was one injured man ...
Animals & Wildlife

Hunting Crimes in Mount Lebanon Documented by The Committee Against Bird Slaughter

8 years ago
The indiscriminate killing of migratory birds is still ongoing in Lebanon and the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) documented one of the many massacres taking place following a visit to Mount Lebanon. I heard a ...
Critiques

Kid’s Reaction to Mansourieh’s High-Voltage Power Lines Says it all

8 years ago
The authorities been trying to force the installation of high-voltage lines over Mansourieh & Ain Saadeh for years with complete disregard to the residents’ demands and protests. Instead of figuring out other means to complete ...
Critiques

A National Day of Mourning & An Investigation Into the 2014 Events

8 years ago
The DNA tests on Wednesday verified that the remains found near the Lebanese-Syrian border belong to the missing army men and a national day of mourning was declared on Friday. The relatives of the slain ...
Automotive

Nightmarish Traffic on Dahr al Baydar Road

8 years ago
If there’s one thing that keeps me from heading to the Beqaa or visiting friends in Zahle, it’s the Dahr el Baydar – Bhamdoun traffic on the way back. Last weekend, people got stuck for ...
Critiques

7ello 3an el Yoga!

8 years ago
Yoga is the work of the devil, Yoga can lead to satanic possession, Yoga is evil. If you do yoga, you’re headed for the “Kingdom of Darkness”. Every few months, I see a new article ...
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