The Story Behind The Unused Economy & Trade Ministry Cars

If you've ever looked for a parking spot next to Lazarieh building in DT Beirut, you should have probably noticed a dozen "Cherry" cars parked there and left to rot. According to this MTV report, these cars belong to the Ministry of Economy & Trade and have been parked there for over a year, without even paying the parameter fees. Why were they left there? Why aren't they being maintained or used? No one knows…

Cement Blocks removed in front of the General Security Building in Adlieh

Almost 5 years after the blocks were put for security reasons on June 21, 2014, and a couple of weeks after the newly-appointed Minister of Interior And Municipalities Raya El Hassan ordered the removal of similar blocks near the Ministry of Interior, General Security Chief demanded on Saturday, March 3, 2019, the General Security building in the Adlieh area to be cleared from the cement structures. As reported by the National News Agency , this…
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Finding A ScapeGoat For The Corruption Scandals

6 years ago
Update [October 11th 2019]: We still have no idea who hired these 5000 employees as they’re still not capable of finding a scapegoat. The President, the Prime Minister and the Head of parliament all vowed ...
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Stinking Odors From 2016 Garbage All over #Beirut

6 years ago
If you’re still wondering about the horrible smell in #Beirut and Matn areas, it’s coming from a construction site next to Bourj Hammoud’s landfill. Part of the garbage from the landfill was apparently being transferred ...
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ISF Fined Hamra’s Kaak Seller & Destroyed His Trolley

6 years ago
The famous Kaak & Picon Seller in Hamra lost his trolley and went out of business after the ISF confiscated and destroyed it. The reason is that the seller did not have a license according ...
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The Case Against The Bisri Dam

6 years ago
I’ve been reluctant to post about the Bisri Dam and the ongoing petition against it simply because there’s too much information to absorb and I didn’t want to rush into opposing a project that might ...
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No, LAU Did NOT Forbid Students from Praying on Campus

6 years ago
So someone took a paper placed by the LAU Beirut Dean of Students inside the library and shared it online to bash the Lebanese American University and claim that they do not respect people’s beliefs ...
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Who’s Behind Employing 4,580 New People in the Public Sector?

6 years ago
We’ve been hearing for few months now about the “illegally” hired new employees in the public sector yet we have no idea who’s behind it. In fact, all parties seem to be denying it and ...
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Judo Champion Nacif Elias Loses to Avoid Confronting Israeli Athlete at #JudoParis2019

6 years ago
Lebanese Judo Champion was on his way to secure a medal for Lebanon at the #JudoParis 2019 tournament but was forced to lose his game to avoid confronting an Israeli athlete in the semis. Since ...
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Disturbing Images from Msayleh’s Mental Hospital “Al Fanar”

6 years ago
Hayat Jaber Ali Ahmad paid a visit to “Al Fanar”, a mental hospital in the Msayleh area and shared disturbing images and testimonies from the place which has been neglected for over two years now. ...
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