Posted By
Najib
May 18, 2016 08:48
Source: AFP Two months ago, I wrote that the Lebanese cabinet is only postponing the garbage crisis with their temporary four-year long solution. Unfortunately, they weren't even able to stick to that plan and the garbage crisis is coming back as of tomorrow when the Naameh landfill closes again. I don't know if the cabinet has plans to keep Naameh landfill open for a long period but what saddens me is that no one was…
Posted By
Najib
May 16, 2016 09:43
Last Sunday a child got killed in the Bekaa when a stray bullet hit him and yesterday a 15 year old called Hussein al-Arab was reportedly hit by a stray bullet in Bourj al-Barajneh and was hospitalized. The bullet hit his heart directly but he's still alive. According to LBCI, he was walking his mother at the time. When will someone put an end to celebratory gunfire? When will those firing in the air recklessly…
Lebanon
9 years ago
Nasser & Mohammed Darwich are two Syrian children from Aleppo. They currently live in Beirut and go to school here. On Saturday, they head out to Mar Mikhail, set up set up a small table ...
Critiques
9 years ago
Update: LADE Report is out. 801 violations, bribes, fights at polling stations, military men voting illegally, delegates pressuring the voters etc … Last Sunday, 647 violations were reported in Beirut and the Beqaa including three ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
I love this campaign. It’s basically a video portraying more than 20 Arab women coming from different walks of life to celebrate difference and uniqueness. Unfortunately, we are still very far from achieving gender equality ...
Critiques
9 years ago
I spotted last week a huge Lebanese flag installed in the middle of Martyrs Square. I don’t know if it’s linked to the municipal elections or the upcoming Beirut Cultural festival but I felt like ...
Automotive
9 years ago
via ISF The ISF set up checkpoints yesterday and were distributing fliers to remind the Lebanese about the new traffic law and driving responsibly. They also shared the below video as part of their awareness ...
Critiques
9 years ago
Over the past years I found myself moving away from watching local TV towards streaming online video content. I am one of those people who spends a lot of time in front of screens, with ...
Critiques
9 years ago
The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE) just released its report on the municipal elections that took place yesterday. The report covered the Beqaa and Beirut elections and stated that the Ministry of Interior did ...
Critiques
9 years ago
by Yasmine Darwiche The Beirut municipal elections are over, the turnout was very low (20.14%) when compared to other regions, Beirut Madinati lost and the Beirutis List has won. A lot of people are upset ...