Posted By
Najib
Jan 17, 2019 05:45
Update : The Constitutional Council Thursday annulled the election of Tripoli MP Dima Jamali after her win was contested by unsuccessful candidate Taha Naji. All other appeals were dismissed. It's been eight months now since the 2018 general elections took place in Lebanon and the appeal decisions still did not come out. Legally speaking, the deadline set for the Constitutional Council to announce the results is vague but based on previous results, it shouldn't exceed…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 09, 2019 05:39
We were reminded once again in the past few days on how mediocre our infrastructure is. Heavy rains and snow turned the streets into rivers of water and mud, highways were flooded, damaged and closed, people were stranded for hours in traffic. There's no doubt that we're not used to such storms all the time, but given how badly prepared the authorities were and the shitty condition of our roads, I think we're quite fortunate…
Critiques
7 years ago
A couple of years ago, we had a similar storm to the one happening right now in Lebanon and the Health minister at the time decided to close schools and NURSERIES as well, assuming all ...
Critiques
7 years ago
Update: According to MTV, the man got robbed and his bike was burned, so he resorted to stealing another. If that’s really the case, then the judge was more than fair. (Thanks Joelle) A man ...
Critiques
7 years ago
There’s a viral video being shared on Facebook of a Peruvian-Japanese scientist called Marino Morikawa, who used nanotechnology to clean up a polluted lake in a couple of weeks only. Morikawa used to go fishing ...
Critiques
7 years ago
When I shared a video of a French protestor urging his fellow #GiletsJaunes protestors not to destroy his workplace, I got plenty of comments arguing that violence actually worked in France and that it’s about ...
Critiques
7 years ago
December 12 marks the 13th anniversary of Gebran Tueni’s assassination but also the 11th anniversary of Lebanese Army General François al-Hajj’s assassination. Two men coming from different backgrounds but fighting for the same principles and ...
Critiques
7 years ago
I love Ragheb Alameh, I’m a big fan of his old songs mainly and the guy is still one of the best performers in the country but I think he should stay away from politics. ...
Critiques
7 years ago
We were all saddened to hear about the death of #GavinFord yesterday, and shocked to hear afterwards that he was murdered in his own apartment. Unfortunately, and instead of showing respect to the victim and ...
Critiques
7 years ago
There are over twenty inscriptions and rock reliefs carved into the Nahr el Kalb (Dog River) rocks summarizing Lebanon’s history throughout the centuries, but we still don’t have one that marks the end of the ...
