Mansourieh Residents Have Every Right to Protest Against High Voltage Power Lines

I wanted to write a blogpost to sum up what's happening in Mansourieh and what's been happening for the past years but Gino has already done that. What I'd like to add are few points in regards to that matter: High Tension Power Cables & Cancer: Questioning whether high tension power cables cause cancer or not is no longer the issue if you ask me. Mansourieh residents and others should protest and stand against the…

80-Year Old Arrested For Lashing Out At Authorities

Yesterday, following the Mansourieh protests, a video emerged showing an old man lashing out at the President and a couple of ministers and resorting to name-calling and insults. The footage went viral and as expected, the man was arrested under his house in broad day light the next day as shown below. Looking at the video, you'd think they caught a serial killer or a high profile criminal, not an angry citizen fed up with…
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Maharat Troubling Report On Freedom of Expression Violations in #Lebanon

6 years ago
Lebanon’s respect for freedom of expression has always made it stand out compared to other Arab countries but the last few years have witnessed an unprecedented degradation in freedom of expression whereas Lebanon’s security forces ...
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Genocide-Deniers Freedom-Oppressors Turkish Authorities Upset over Flag Burning Incident

6 years ago
Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon has denounced the burning of the Turkish flag and wants the necessary judicial measures to be taken against the perpetrators. This comes as no surprise as Turkey has been working for ...
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Major Earthquake fears in Bisri Valley where Dam is Planned

6 years ago
While NGOs and environmentalists have been vocal for quite some time about the dam that is set to distort the beautiful Bisri Valley, the World Bank has already commenced constructing the $600 million project, reckless ...
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Lebanese Customs Made Nearly $850,000 In Profit After Holding Auction

6 years ago
Customs head Badri Daher has been bragging about this auction sale for a week now, claiming the Customs are committed to fighting corruption, and taking additional steps to enhance productivity and reduce cost. During yesterday’s ...
Baladi

Qadisha Valley Cleanup

6 years ago
It’s great to see this group of young men and women cleaning up the Qadisha valley but it’s also quite unfortunate that this valley, labeled as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in ...
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Camera Surveillance in Exam Rooms Will NOT Solve Cheating Problems

6 years ago
The Ministry of Education has requested from all schools to install surveillance cameras in an attempt to combat cheating and academic misconduct during the official exams. According to the Ministry, the schools will have to ...
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Telecom Minister Wants To Cancel The Free 60 Minutes For PostPaid Lines

6 years ago
One of the few good things that actually came out of the previous Telecom Ministries was the reduction in prices of the data bundles and the free 60 minutes for postpaid lines, but the new ...
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What is The Role Of The Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission?

6 years ago
I’m sure you’ve seen the joke circulating around the The Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission and how it’s as useless as as the transport ministry’s railway department but as a matter of fact, it’s not. I ...
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