Posted By
Najib
Oct 22, 2012 09:58
Picture from the WashingtonPost On October 19, I woke up and drove to work in Achrafieh. Around noon, I called a friend to see if we can meet up for a coffee at Starbucks Achrafieh and we agreed to meet there at 1:30. Around 1:25, I remembered I had an important conference call and pushed our meeting an hour. An hour after, I had to cancel our appointment as I got caught up at work.…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 18, 2012 10:48
Picture from Al-Akhbar A number of young men riding three motorbikes and a four-wheel drive vehicle brutally assaulted Syrian workers at a construction site in Wata al-Msaytbeh on Wednesday at midnight, the National News Agency reported. The assailants attacked and injured six workers with knives and sharp tools. Almost ten days ago, Lebanese army members raided houses in Jeitawi, Achrafieh and attacked more than 70 foreign workers, including Syrians, Egyptians and Sudanese with broomsticks. They…
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