Ahmad Al-Assir’s visit to Faraya: What if?

There's an Arabic saying that says "يعمل من الحبة قبة" which I think sums up what happened on Thursday during Al-Assir's visit when some Kfardebian residents blocked the roads to prevent him from reaching the ski slopes. I don't want to dig into the details of his visit and the number of tainted cars he had in his convoy or the reason Farid Haykal al-Khazen asked his men to block the roads and the amount…

Funny yet highly unprofessional comment

Picture via Trella I saw this screenshot yesterday taken from Tayyar's news portal during the Kalam el Nass episode with Michel Mouawad. Knowing that Michel has issues pronouncing the "r", just like some other personalities and a certain Sheikh, I laughed when I read this but this is not how you report news on an official page. Speaking of which, I think we are the only country in the world where political parties have online…
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No Photography allowed at Zaitunay Bay?

13 years ago
Picture from Ragmag Joe went to take few shots at the Zaitunay Bay with his DSLR but was not allowed to do so by one of the security guys. I’ve seen a lot of people ...
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Lebanese Women Rights and the Nationality Law

13 years ago
[YouTube] Activists from the Nationality Campaign held a sit-in three days ago near the Baabda palace to protest against the Nationality law and ask PM Najib Miqati to reconsider not allowing Lebanese women to pass ...
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Why no one wants to visit Lebanon …

13 years ago
Rio De Janeiro – #1 destination for 2013 as per the New York Times If you are wondering why Lebanon was left out of the New York Times’ top 46 destinations for 2013, or was ...
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Khadam Wa Khadamat: Press JA-PH-69 for Filipino

13 years ago
[Kwk-lb.com] Is it that hard to state the worker’s name instead of a serial number? kwk-lb.com is aimed to provide a unique service in Lebanon and the Middle East to help the employers to search ...
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The Explosive Detector Scam saga continues in Lebanon

13 years ago
I remember posting about this scandal back in 2010 when BBC conducted an investigation and found out that the so-called bomb detectors are useless. Later on and as reported by Youmna from LBC Blogs, both ...
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How the Lebanese’s dark humor will keep them “sleeping with the fishes”

13 years ago
El dawoule gher2ene – Picture from We are Lebanon Facebook Page A nice read by Ziad Naboulsi. Whether it’s a car explosion, people burning tires, armed clashes between militias or floods you’ll find the Lebanese ...
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Wadih al-Absi no longer Sagesse’s financier

13 years ago
Sagesse Team – Picture from Sagesse Team Facebook Page Lebanese businessman Wadih al-Absi declared during a Press Conference yesterday that he will no longer be Sagesse’s financier for the 2012-2013 season. He claimed that ever ...
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Should Lebanon stop receiving Syrian refugees?

13 years ago
Young Al-Qaeda recruits heading to the training camp north of Lebanon I honestly couldn’t stop laughing when I heard everyone talking about the Syrian refugees in the past few days and whether we should keep ...
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