Why Has The Water in Ramlet el Baida Turned Green?

The water on Ramlet el Baida turned green in the last few days, not due to some chemical waste, but because of the increase in temperature and a rare bloom of marine phytoplankton. The green color is expected to last at least few more days and it's a natural phenomenem that shouldn't stop you from hitting the beach. Someone should go check if they glow at night. On the other hand, the beach at Ramlet…

Plans for A New Bus Line (LOL) From Beirut to Tabarja

I have no idea how LBCI's anchors didn't laugh their asses off while reporting this story, and I love how they're claiming it's good news for the Lebanese people driving from Jounieh to Beirut every day. If someone had shown me this piece of news without the source, I'd think it's some school or college project or a piece by the Onion. How the hell are they going to build a highway dedicated to buses…
Critiques

Who’s Protecting Lebanese Cameramen and Reporters?

8 years ago
LBCI’s cameraman Samir Baytamouni was attacked and beaten yesterday when he was filming a report on Mansouri’s turtle sanctuary and the construction works around it. LBCI reporter Sobhiya Najjar luckily managed to get the whole ...
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Banning “Burkinis” From The Beach is Wrong

8 years ago
Yesterday, a woman called Noura posted on her Facebook that she headed with her family to a beach resort in the North called Miramar and kept being asked not to swim. She stated the the ...
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12 Gun-Related Crimes & 13 Victims in the Past Month in #Lebanon

8 years ago
There’s a list being shared online showing the names of 17 victims of violence in the past 21 days. That’s a shocking number to say the least but I did check every single one of ...
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#OnlyInLebanon: Tomatoes & Eggs are More Dangerous than Guns & RPGs

8 years ago
When unarmed young men & women protest by throwing eggs and tomatoes at politicians renewing their term for the third time illegally, they can beaten severely and humiliated in front of the cameras, and no ...
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1,400 Tons of Toxic Waste Dumped Daily in Burj Hammoud

8 years ago
Just like Saida is getting a new landfill, the Lebanese Transparency Association shared a video few days ago showing how tons of toxic waste are being illegally dumped daily into the notorious Burj Hammoud that ...
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The New Electoral Law: How Does it Work?

8 years ago
The Lebanese cabinet has finally approved an electoral law after months of ongoing debates and disputes. To be honest, I stopped following up on this matter a month or two ago and I was almost ...
Critiques

Woman Waving Flag in Horrific Grenfell Fire Believed to Be Lebanese Mother of Three

8 years ago
The above is one of the most harrowing images to come out of London’s Greenfell Tower fire where a woman is seen waving a flag from her window. The woman has apparently been identified as ...
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What Justice For Roy Hamoush?

8 years ago
Every time an innocent person gets killed by armed thugs, whether at a night club or on the road or even by accident, we start asking for justice and condemn the state of lawlessness that ...
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