I was reading yesterday on how the anti-smoking measures introduced in France have caused a sharp fall in the number of people smoking daily, with ONE MILLION fewer lighting up from 2016-2017! The measures taken included "reimbursements for people using tobacco substitutes, higher cigarette pricing and campaigns like the national tobacco-free month". Meanwhile, Lebanon ranked third globally in smoking back in 2015 and it's easily noticeable how the number of smokers is increasing still. The…

I have no idea if the recent tensions in Tripoli led the ISF to fire at the driver instead of the car, but killing a man for failing to stop at a checkpoint is quite unfortunate and f*cked up. The ISF member who shot at Nazih Toufik Hammoud was arrested and investigations are underway, but that won't change the fact that the father of four is dead now. As far as I know, ISF officers…