Posted By
Najib
Feb 07, 2019 05:32
This is no joke. Mona el Khalil, the activist behind the Orange House Project in Tyre, was apparently fined by the authorities for obstructing a rail crossing! The woman has been working for years to protect turtle reserves in South Lebanon, and dighting to recognize the Mansouri and Kolaila beaches as protected natural areas. Instead of supporting her efforts, the authorities have been ignoring her for years and instead are fining her now for obstructing…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 06, 2019 05:42
Telecom Minister Mohammad Choucair has tweeted that he will work on deploying fiber optics all over Lebanon as a top priority. Now where did we heard that before? In 2013: Telecom Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui promised the same. In 2015: Telecom Minister Boutros Harb also announced a plan to have Fiber Optics within two years time. In 2016: We were also promised that 85% of Lebanese will have fiber optics by end of 2017. In 2017:…
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