Posted By
Najib
Jun 16, 2019 04:30
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 situation has become so chaotic that everyone's taking extremes and almost no one's willing to figure a decent way out of this crisis. The only undeniable facts that we know of is that the Syrian crisis has taken a heavy…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 16, 2019 01:47
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 . Remember the sewage floods too last winter? Also forgotten. What seems to be a priority to the Beirut Municipality is removing a bunch of illegal bamboo beach bars and benches, set up on a beach infested by sewage waters and garbage, and surrounded by violating…
Critiques
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“Ya Tokho ya Kserlo Mokho”. There’s no middle ground apparently when it comes to education ministers in Lebanon. Back in 2014, Education Minister Bou Saab handed all students passing statements. This year, Education Minister Akram ...
Critiques
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“Political aspirants make too much of the people before election, and, if successful, too much of themselves after it”. Unfortunately, Lebanese voters have yet to learn from their mistakes and keep on voting for the ...
Critiques
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Critiques
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Two members of Beirut’s municipal council have submitted a proposal aimed at banning plastic bags in Beirut starting September 1st 2019 and replacing them with reusable bags. From what I read, the proposal was approved ...
Critiques
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“ألف ليرة أضيفت على كل نفس “أرغيلة” في المقاهي والفنادق”. I’m still trying to understand what they mean by “Nafass” Arguile. Are they referring to every flavored tobacco change or every Arguile order? Either way, ...
Critiques
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A leaked video showing Labor Union Head Bechara el Asmar making jokes on Patriarch Sfeir has gone viral today, prompting el Asmar to issue a public apology and claim that it was a slip of ...
Art
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Renowned sculptor and painter Rudy Rahme carved Patriarch Sfeir’s coffin on the trunk of an olive tree from Kadish Valley and using Bkerke’s rocks. Rahme explained that the trunk bears witness to the history of ...
Art
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Protesters marched last week in Beirut against the Kafala system, urging the authorities to end this “inherently abusive” migration sponsorship system and change the labour law to offer domestic workers more protection. NGOs and local ...
