Lebanon Among The Ten Worst Countries For Women

Lebanon was ranked among the ten worst countries for women in the world and scored one of the lowest rates in terms of women political empowerment with less than 3% . The original report was produced by The WEF’s 2014 Global Gender Gap Report which measured disparities between men and women in 142 countries. In the worst-scoring nations, economic and educational opportunities, as well as political representation and health outcomes, were far worse for women…

Small Fight At Sabah’s Funeral

It appears that some journalists were not allowed to cover Sabah's funeral at first but after insisting and clashing with the organizers, they were able to get in. Why would Sabah's family give only MTV the rights to cover her funeral? It's almost as bad as the person managing Sabah The Legend Facebook page and putting ugly watermarks over all the pictures.
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When Will Assaults Against Journalists In Lebanon Stop?

11 years ago
Picture via Now This is not the first time that Lebanese security forces assault journalists during an event or a demonstration and probably won’t be the last. I really wish I could understand why a ...
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ABAAD Campaign For The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

11 years ago
ABAAD is a Lebanese NGO aimed at achieving gender equality as an essential condition to sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region. Their slogan for this year is “Through violence … Nobody comes ...
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Gulf Agrees New Contract For Domestic Workers While Lebanon Refuses To Change Its Archaic Kafala System

11 years ago
Domestic workers in the Gulf will be entitled to end of service indemnity and overtime pay for extra work. Employers won’t be allowed to confiscate their passports or documents, or forbid them from leaving the ...
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Beirut And Tripoli Slaughterhouses Temporarily Closed

11 years ago
I read in the past few days that slaughterhouses in Beirut and Tripoli were temporarily closed as they failed to meet health standards regarding the way animals are killed and how the facility is maintained. ...
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Why Are We Lebanese So Easily Offended?

11 years ago
Lebanese flag shoes are being sold at some mall apparently to celebrate Lebanon’s Independence day. I am pretty sure this happens everywhere around the world with all types of flags, whether it’s a national day, ...
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Haifa Wehbe’s Dress in Star Academy

11 years ago
I don’t like Haifa but she can do whatever she wants and wear any dress she likes. Those who don’t like such dresses can switch to Tiji or the Disney channel. Claiming that Haifa crossed ...
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Books not Boots: UK Embassy Donates $50 Million To Public Schools and Educational Projects In Lebanon

11 years ago
Public schools in Lebanon can accommodate up to 300,000 students and there are 275,000 students expected to enroll in the 2014-2015 academic year. The remaining 25,000 are usually allocated to refugees however there are 400,000 ...
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Roadster Diner To Donate A Full Working Lab To The Health Ministry

11 years ago
Roadster Diner has re-asserted its commitment to food safety and quality and has decided to donate a full working lab to the Ministry of Public Health to improve their capabilities. Of course this is a ...
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